Blinky2004

Ya i agree here... that's a real way to use this effect nerinho.

Good stuff for sure. [righton]

ladyfinger007

Wilkommen Nerinho!

What do you mean by tg?

mcphil2

hey wow .. well, thnx again

by tg I mean: TalkGraphics
that?s where I found 'theKeeper'

Yes, that's where I met Mark too.

wbiss

Ooooooooh, looks like an interesting site! I've bookmarked it and will cruise on by one of these days....

mcphil2

well - another mercator, very easy, fast and just not that perfect .

It?s some Filter-action..

1. filter -> render black and white clouds.
2. filter -> pixelate -> mosaic : 15-25
Filter->Blur->Radial blur: Amount 20, zoom, best (if ur comp can handle best, if not use draft)
3. filter -> brush strokes -> Accented Edges, width 2, brightness 35, smoothness 4.
4. stylize -> find edges
5. invert (ctrl and I)
6. adjust hue/sat (ctrl and u) to change the colours.

Well I have PS in german so I don?t really know if that?s all right. Anyway, now you should have some nice and fuzzy gridlines..
Then filter -> "Distort/Spherize...". and try some steps of the Mercator Tutorial..

greetz, nerinho

Nice one nerinho [righton]

I used some of the same techniques in my "Techno Ball" that I did a while back: http://www.photoshopgurus.info/forum...=&threadid=811

wbiss

Verrrrrrrrry nice, nerinho! [righton]

mcphil2

?Gaussian: That neon-effekt looks really great. I like the unsharp/glowing lines covering the sharp ones.

? wbiss: At TG-Forums try also the Xara-Forum even if you use only PS. Some guys like GaryPriester & theKeeper & co. are very active there...
Try also searching for 'fire' in Xara - Forums. Found there some great Threads.

Yes, I use Xara X too and one of the reasons why I became a member at Talkgraphics.