Twisted Blast Photoshop Tutorial

01. Create a new 640x480 pixels document and create a Fibers texture using the Fibers filter (Filter> Render> Fibers.

02. Add a Motion Blur filter (Filter> Blur> Motion Blur) with these settings:
Angle: 90º Distance: 999 pixels

03. Distort the image using the Polar Coordinates filter (Filter> Distort> Polar Coordinates). Use the Rectangular to Polar method.

04. Increase the width of the strands using the Maximum filter (Filter> Other> Maximum).

05. Add a 50º twist using the Twirl filter (Filter> Distort> Twirl).