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| Warps & Vortexes Tutorial Author - Man1c M0g (http://forums.biorust.com/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=1) |
In the real world space is, as they say, the final frontier. In the Photoshop realm, however, warp speed is far easier to attain, and uses little more than a basic knowledge of the default tools and a few filters.
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Step 1: Create a blank 400px by 400px document
and fill it with a solid black colour. Run the Filter > Render >
Difference Clouds command from the main menu and keep re-running it until you end up with a
satisfactory cloud (the clouds themselves are randomly generated each time). |
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Step 2: Now select Filter > Blur > Radial Blur
and duplicate the settings on the left. Don't feel tempted to increase
the quality, as it also blurs the effect - we'll handle the graininess in
the next step... |
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Step 3: Press OK to render the blur effect, and then repeat step 2 again, this time with the amount set to 40, and the quality set to best. Once this is done, run Image > Adjustments > Auto Levels to increase the contrasts of the warp. |
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Step 4: Looking good! All good warp effects need a little colour, though, so go back to the menu and choose Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Now all you have to do is click the colourize checkbox and vary the Hue setting until you find a colour of your liking. And there you have it - a warp-speed effect of your very own! |
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Variations: This technique may look rather simple but it is, in fact, extremely flexible. For a slightly different texture to your warp, run the Filter > Pixelate > Mezzotint command between steps 1 and 2 of this tutorial. The filter drop-down menu has quite a few options to play with, but my favourite is the 'long lines' option, which helps create the streaky effect opposite. |