Step 1 - Setting up the Document
Create a
500x500 image in photoshop
and make the background
Black.
Using the
Type Tool, type a word in
White.
For the sake of this tutorial, I will use
Impact at
Size 60pt with the text
"WATER"Rasterize the layer (
Layer > Rasterize > Layer )
and name it
"templight".
Make sure layer "templight" is activated on the
Layer Palette.
Select All (
Select > All or Ctrl-A ).
Cut and Paste the selection and name the new layer
"Light". This makes the text perfectly centered.
Delete layer
"templight".
Step 2 - Polar Coordinates
Here comes the fun part! Activate layer
"Light" on the
Layer Palette and use the
Polar Coordinates Filter (
Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates ) and choose
Polar to RectangularThis should create the distorted image you see above. Basically,
Photoshop has just changed the image's coordinate system from a
rectangular one (x,y) to a polar one (angle,distance).
Step 3 - Wind
Use the
Wind Filter (
Filter > Stylize > Wind ) and choose
Wind for the method and
From the right for the Direction. Press
CTRL-F. Now you need to create wind that is going the opposite direction. Do the same thing as above except this time choose the option
From the Left.
Rotate your canvas to the right
(
Image > Rotate Canvas > 90 CW )
Use the
Wind Filter (
Filter > Stylize > Wind ) and choose
Wind for the method and
From the right for the Direction. Press
CTRL-F. Rotate your canvas to the left
(
Image > Rotate Canvas > 90 CCW )
to return your image to the proper orientation.
Step 4 - Back to Rectangular Coordinates
You are almost done!
Use the
Polar Coordinates Filter (
Filter -> Distort -> Polar Coordinates )
and choose
Rectangular to Polar.
Looks cool doesn't it?
Now, Select the
Text Tool and
write the text you first started with.
Color it a different color such
as Black and move it over the white to create some contrast.
You are
done!
Here's my Result
Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:30 am
