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This tutorial is another user’s request. It’s an easy technique, but I’m sure you will be able to use it in all sorts of designs. It’s very versatile. In this case, I used this technique for a logo, but I could use it to create grids with light effects as well.
Step 1
Create a new document and fill the background with black. After that create a new layer. With the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) create a rectangular selection like the image below. After that fill the selection with black again.
Step 2
Go to Filter>Stylize>Tiles. Use 10 for the Number of Tiles, and 1% for the Maximum Offset.
Step 3
Go to Filter>Blur>Motion Blur. Use 90 degrees for the Angle and a distance of 60 pixels.
Step 4
With the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) select the bottom of the grid and delete it, so it won’t have that faded- out look.
Step 5
Go to Edit>Transform>Warp. Then select Flag.
Step 6
Double-click on the layer to open the Layer Style Dialog Box. Select the Gradient Overlay. Change the Blend Mode to Multiply and use Linear for the Style and 0 degree angle.
For the colors use red, yellow, green, and cyan.
Step 7
Add the text now and we have our first version of the logo.
Step 8
Repeat the Steps 1 to 4. Then instead of using Warp, let’s use Perspective and Distort.
Start using Perspective. Move the vertices to the center and create the perspective. After that, select Distort just to make some adjustments.
Step 9
Repeat Step 6 again and add a Gradient Overlay to the symbol.
Step 10
With the grid in perspective, we can apply the warp again and test different styles, below I show some variations.
Conclusion
This is a very quick and at the same time very useful technique. You can use it to create grids. Below I show an example of a grid I’ve created using it. Also you can create the effect without the grid but only with the gradient. There are lots of possibilities. It’s all about playing with the tools.
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Nice, that was clever!
love it.. great work! Thanks for sharing this.
i want to see some tuts from Collis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)
Fabio´s stuff is pretty amazing..basic tuts but allways great concepts…less is more(sometimes)…well done again!
Get this man a NEW (Australian Beer). Great tut man. Keep ‘em coming
Cheers
EXCELLENT TUT! I have played around with this before, but never gotten such good results! Keep it up!
Great job. Really nice tut.
I’m not too fond of the end result, but the warp and grid techniques are pretty interesting. All in all, a decent tutorial.
I love this tutorial, it opens up a brilliant new tool for me, very impressed!!
Wow. That’s a nice effect. Time to make some rainbows and a pot of gold. :)
you have an illistrator way to do this ?
Nice Idea
Great tutorial! I heart the warp tool.
easy and clean, thanks !
Yay! I was waiting for this :P
Can we have a tut on designing a vehicle wrap for cars, as in step by step and scaled for print. thx
These tutorials are amazing, the final result is great.
I love the colours as in the other tutorial to create a rainbow background.
I really love the examples at the bottom. Great tutorial.
Thanks for the tutorial.
Question… how do you adjust the thickness of the lines? In the conclusion you had one image where the lines were very thick. Can you tell me how you do that?
Thanks again.
When are we going to have members only content.. I mean, yeah its only $9, but we’ve only had one tutorial for paying extra. (yes i know we get to download layer styles) .. But I want to see some member only stuff If i’m actually going to pay for using the site.. Thanks.
another fine tutorial loving it! great technique’s
simple yet great . . . love the examples at the end I just have to try them myself
@ng – to make that one very thick, just fill the selection with white in the first step and the rest is the same…
Thanks a lot for the comments ;)
Wohoooow! Finally a tutorial which covers a technique and not just a super-advanced text-effect. I totally love that it´s so easy and fast. It´s a masterpiece!
/ Bye Tom
nice idea my friend :) thank you
Very nice effect. Thank you so much for this tutorial. They are really good quality.
Very nice tutorial and it’s very easy to create
nice presentation
Nice abduzeedoo … Simple and beautifull … this warped grids made nice effects ..
“Valeu parcero” .. Brazuka na área !!!
Something without rainbows next time? Perhaps? K thx bai.
“abduzeedo” i like the font… can you post a link where you downloaded it from
I love the effect where you have shiny drops of light amongst the grid lines… but i haven’t the slightest idea how to go about doing that myself… can anyone help?
Thanks!
PS: this tutorial and website kick booty!
i wonder why each time i want to make it blur, phostohop suddenly crash. i cant make it blur. is there any way i can do? this tutorial looks like fun to do it =(
Note* View the Image in full size, luks much better
Just finish the Cover of a Catalog i designed, nothing special but i though i’d show the technique i used which can be found here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maumin/2405176461/
- The only reason why i’m posting this is because i have seen many PSDTUT visitors complain about the quality of these tutorials. For me every single tutorial matters, and by simply altering PSDTUT method in the tutorial above, i created a different effect for the cover page which was first all black.
So my point is tht user need to calma down and remember that even a small twist in a tutorial which might not seem much for the time being can be very helpful in kept in mind for the right time.
^__^
Dude. Very cool effect!
i love waves of lights – hoping for a tutorial on how to create stunning gradients – maybe i will create one lol
Thats the muts nuts man. Looks so nice as a wallpaper with a tag under it.
I love you!
I Love You. Thank you very much for this tutorial.
nice tut, very easy too. thanks
thanks a lot
i’m going to try the 2nd one in your example. that looks awesome
Very nice. I like it a lot.
Absolutely TOP!!!!!!!!
Well an amazing post, and well explained too with the brilliant tut.
Cool Tutorial.
Sadly I have Photoshop CS and not CS2 or CS3…but I can improvise.
Anyways..it is a cool way to learn to use filters more effectively.
Thanks
Someone tried to copy your tutorial lol: (in Dutch though)
http://www.tomatesworld.be/?p=35#comment-49
Does anyone know where the MSNBC mast head tutorial is?
@Robbert: They just translated it, the final picture clearly shows the PSDtuts logo. I don’t speak that language but the last sentence seems to be a disclaimer: “Originele tutorial is te vinden op PSDTuts.com”
Very nice tutorial Fabio. :)
Thanks for Posting.
Excellent Tut.
Excellent Tutorial.
I have Photo shop CS and not CS2 or CS3…but I can improvise.