This tutorial walks you through steps in creating a
warped effect that you can use to create artistic and profressional
background and wallpapers..
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The first step is to define
a new pattern.
- Start a new document: 60px wide, and 10px high, and for
contents, select "Transparent".
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Use the zoom tool to zoom your canvas
so we can see it a little better.
Now use the rectangular marquee tool to
draw a 30px by 10px selection on your canvas.
Then fill it with black. Then Press CTRL+D to deselect.
Now, go to Edit » Define Pattern, a screen
will popup asking for a name, name your pattern "Stripe"
then click OK.
Now you can close this document.
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Now, start a new document.
Width: 600px Height: 600px,
Content: White
- Create a NEW LAYER
- Then go to Edit » Fill
in the Fill box, Use: select Pattern, and
in the Custom Pattern options, select the pattern you just
created in the previous step. Leave the blending options alone.
Your canvas should now be filled like the screenshot on the
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Now, apply the polar coordinate filter.
Filter » Distort » Polar Coordinates
- Options: Rectangular to Polar |
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- Now apply this gradient overlay layer
style to the layer.
Gradient
Overlay
- Create a NEW LAYER, link
the new layer and this layer together, then go to Layer » Merge
linked.
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- Now duplicate this layer. (right click
on the layer in the layers pallette and select "Duplicate
Layer"). Change the Blending Mode to "Multiply"
- Now go to Edit » Transform » Rotate
Then just rotate this layer by just a few degrees to offset
it from the original..
- Repeat the above 2 steps, several times but change the
Blending mode to "Overlay" and
"Screen" and "Normal".
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Now link all the layers together (except
the background) and go to Layer » Merge Linked.
Now just fill your background layer with a color and experiment.
You can move the top layer around to create the crystal spikes
look or just leave it in the center for a warped effect type
background.
In the image to the left, I simply applied Filter » Blur » Radial
Blur, method: Zoom , and amount by about 40. |
Here's more images I made using
the associated filters:
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
PSD FILE
Filter » Distort » Spherize (3 times) |
Filter » Distort » Twirl (2 times) |
Filter-Distort » Polar Coordinates
(Rect to Polar) |
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