Creating explosions and fire in Photoshop is always tricky, and an atomic explosion is a big challenge. It was for me, but after some experiments, I figured out a nice way to achieve this effect. So in this tutorial I will show you how to create that.
Here's something I've wanted to try for quite some time now: bubble textures. I don't think I've every seen these around, so I thought I'd fill the void. I made these simply by mixing some water and dish soap on a glass plate, then I put put the plate in between two stools and placed a lamp underneath. Voila!