Photoshop Effect... How to?

[mydster]

http://www.templatemonster.com/show....g2=&order=date

See the top left corner of that layout? How would I go about getting that blue "wavish" effect? I've also seen that type of effect on pixelbrick's site.

Thanks in advance.

[khu19]

I'm not sure but you can just airbrush that with a few layers and varying opacities.

[mydster]

I was trying that... but with the airbrush I just wasn't able to get something that looked half like that.

[Technosailor]

I have an idea but I am not a guru so I can't just tell you...I need to go home and try it out and figure out exactly what to tell you. But in the back of my head, I know how to do this...

[mydster]

=)

Good stuff! I look forward to it Sketch.

[trinity0159]

Are we talking about the wave in the adobe photoshop homepage screenshot?

[mydster]

No, we're talking about the wave in the link I provided... upper left hand corner.

[platinum]

get a "pool filter" or airbrush the general shapes, then get to work on bluring it (radial blur probably).

They may have used a 3D render though

[korruptking]

I've gotten something pretty similar to that with a few simple plugins first choose the colors, difference clouds, the liquify effect. Liquify it till it looks nice n wavey (or you might be able to simply make straight liquify's then apply the wave effect) then airbrush it. Step 2, Send me $50 bi-weekly

[mydster]

0_o

Uh ok... thanks for that korruptking.

THanks platinum.

[Technosailor]

yeah, I yield to the grand pubas....

[KC]

I'm going to give it a try as well, mydster. I have a couple of actions that would probably produce the same effect. If I'm successful, I'll post the actions for you.

[platinum]

Felt like messing with it

[mydster]

=)

Awesome guys.

Platinum... that is really good. [img]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Any chance you can post a PSD for one so I can take it apart? Or even instructions on what you did?

[platinum]

Basically - fill a layer with colour, hit up the 'old pool filter get a nice looking random spread of colour... then go filters > liqify and use a "bloody big brush" to trace some nice lines over the canvas.

The psd wouldn't tell you much I don't think...

[platinum]

hehe this is actually pretty fun

[KC]

Mine isn't as elaborate as Platinum's but it was simple to do.

I worked with two layers, background and the wave layer. Using two different brushes, I added several lines of color (three shades of blue). Then I took the smudge tool and smeared the lines to create the wave. I then used the wave filter under the filter - distort menu for the finishing touch and added a drop shadow to the wave layer. I tried the liquify plugin and achieved a similar effect, but my personal preference was this.

[tcwatts]

Take a look here: http://www.voidix.com/wavy.html

It's a tutorial with the effect you want...

[mydster]

Nice... looking at voidix.com's other tuts.

URAlly and platinum, thanks for the help too.

I love this place.

[mydster]

.....hit up the 'old pool filter.....

I can't find the pool filter. >_< I'm an idiot... it must be right in my face.

[macarthur]

also you can use an effect like bevel using some abstract settings,

[Crazybanana]

I can't find the pool filter. >_< I'm an idiot... it must be right in my face.

the pool filter doesnt come with photoshop but contains in the Toadies plugin pack. you can download it here: http://photoshop.msk.ru/

[mydster]

THanks - platinum gave me a DL link last night via PM.