photoshop

[ realistic.fire ] +shadow
[ dodged.smoke ] +teknoledge
[ golden.rock ] +teknoledge
[ cold.fusion ] +factorX
[ enlight.boom ] +iskin

3d.studio.max

[ max.glow ] +princesnoopy
[ ghost.material ] +princesnoopy
[ object.explosion ] +ryan
[ adding.textures ] +teknoledge
[ reflected.material ] +teknoledge

macromedia.flash

[ motion.blur ] +edwin

desktopX

[ desktopX.part 1 ] +infamous

realistic.fire l 09-12-2k

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easy
photoshop 6.0, or lesser version
difference clouds, lighting effects, accented edges
reset your colors [ press d ]
[ shadow ]

[ first step]

Start a new image 200x200. Creat a new layer
[ layer/new/layer ] and name it 'fire'. Let's fill it with white color [ ctrl+backspace ] and then, render it with difference clouds [ filter/render/difference clouds ]. Repeat the filter 1 or 2 times more. You should come up with the same result as previewed on the left.

[ second step. ]

Now, Render it with lighting effects[filter/render/lighting effects]. Use the following paramaters:

[ third step ]

Last step is quite magic. Simply use the filter accented edges[filter/brush strokes/accented edges] and again, follow the parameters below:

[ sample ]

Use the layer and set it 'soft light' or other modes on your own work[layers] as to use effectively the fire you just created. Note that the fire can very much vary depending on the resolution and parameters you started from, but fortunately, the effect will always be the same. So go on, don't fear to try! :)

NOTE: this haven't been done only using ths tutorial. it is strictly a sample.