I've seen a lot of people ask how to get the sunburst effects and I've seen a few tutorials on how to get the effect, but the method I like the most is a really simple way of getting a great two-tone sunburst effect. I haven't seen anybody post about it yet and I hope this small guide is helpful!

Translatability: This guide was made for PS CS2. I'm not so sure if it would work with other versions of Photoshop (except maybe CS3) and it most probably won't work for other programs since it uses a preset tool that comes with PS CS2.

How to get from to in a couple seconds!

( a short 'sunburst' guide )

Today we'll be learning to achieve an interesting coloring, such as turning this: into this: or , without the use of selective coloring or any of that fun stuff.

The technique is pretty simple but I've got a bit detailed to help you out when making icons through this method. Unfortunately, this tutorial is NOT TRANSLATABLE to PSP as far as I know because it uses the Pin Light blending method.

( That's amazing! )