Adobe
Photoshop 7 Tutorials
Parting of the waves effect. |
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Summary:Create random shapes and
fill; rotate canvas; apply wind; rotate canvas and
apply motion blur; apply wave and ocean ripple
filters; expand canvas; apply polar coordinates;
rotate canvas; select "central" portion of image;
apply polar coordinates again. Add more
images and flatten.
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General
You may use adobe Photoshop techniques to create unusual effects. This is only one among many. |
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1.
Create a new file.
Create a new file in
photoshop (Ctrl+N) in RGB mode with a
resolution of 72dpi a black background.
I used 300 x 400 pixels. Create random
shapes in various colors. Use the lasso tool to
create various shapes and fill them with various
colors of high contrast.
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2.
Rotate Canvas apply filters.
Marquee select Image >
Rotate Canvas > 90 o CCW. Choose
Filter > Stylize > Wind. Select blast
with from the left and ok. To add some
randomization choose this filter again (Wind)
and select blast from the right.
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3. Blur and
Distort. In Photoshop choose the Image >
Rotate > 90o. Choose Filter
> Blur > Motion Blur. Use 90 o
for the Angle and 22 pixels for the distance. Play
around with the distance until you find what you
like. As you can see the higher the distance option
the "softer" the lines appear. Choose filter
> Distort > Wave. Settings used from top
to bottom: 3, Sine type, Wavelength - 10 to 25,
Amp.- 1 to 22, Scale - 70 to 1 and repeat edge
pixels on. Choose filter > Distort >
Ocean Ripple. I used 14 for the size and 6 for
the magnitude to get the effect shown on the
right.
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4. Enlarge & apply more
effects. Enlarge the canvas in Photoshop To prepare
for the next step increase the size of your canvas.
Choose Image > Canvas size add about 150
or more pixels to both the horizontal and the
vertical. Choose filter > Distort > Polar
Coordinates. Select the Polar to Rectangular
button and watch the inside out effect amaze you.
Choose Image > Rotate Canvas > Flip
Vertical. The image now is "turned upside
down". Use the marquee select tools and select the
central part of the image. Feathering about 12
pixels. Leave about 50 pixels few on top and
bottom and 100 pixels on either side. (Merge
layers) Apply Polar coordinates again.
Add another image to your liking as seen in the
largest image at the top.
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