Now that we have a second working layer (Layer 1), we are going to rotate it, and apply some starting effects to get our basic starting point for the fire effect.
- Rotate Layer 1 of your image by selecting Edit > Transform > Rotate 90 CW. Your working area should look similar to this :
- Now we want to apply a wind effect to our image (layer 1) to get a harsh baseline for our future flames. To do this, simply select Filter > Stylize > Wind. Be sure to check 'From the left' since we rotated our image CW. Otherwise you'll get downard flames. You can apply more Wind if you want higher flames at the cost of resolution of the man, by pressing Ctrl+F to repeat it. I just left mine with one application. This is where we are so far :
- Now rotate your layer back by selecting Edit > Transform > Rotate 90 CCW. Your layer should be on top of the original image and look like this :
