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10-31-2003, 10:50 AM
Tutorial: Tentacular Tubes
Author: Tomsie
With extra credit to: depiction.net
Necessary tools: Photoshop 7
Steps:6
Difficulty: Beginner
STEP 1
1. Create a new 400x400 image with any background color.
STEP 2
2. Make a large, tall, and rectangular selection using the rectangular marguee tool. (My image below has been scaled down to fit this page.)
Step 1 Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentacles1.gif )
STEP 3
3. Pick two colors for your tentacle. Make the lighter color the foreground and the darker color the background. Now fill the selection with a reflected gradient.
Step 2 Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentacles2.jpg )
STEP 4
4. Next go to Edit > Free Transform then Edit > Transform > Perspective. Click on the top left or right corner or the rectangle and drag your anchor point to the center until a sharp point appears (making it look like a cone) . Since the edges aren't smooth and look bad, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian and choose a one pixel radius.
Step 3 Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentacles3.jpg )
STEP 5
5. To make your tentacle thinner, press Ctrl+T(Free Transform) and drag the side anchor points in.
Step 4 Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentacles4.jpg )
STEP 6
6. That's it! In mine below, I duplicated the layer many times, rotated them using free transform, and added a shear(Filter > Distort > Shear) effect.
Final Tentacle Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentaclesfinal.jpg )
End Of Tutorial
Author: Tomsie
With extra credit to: depiction.net
Necessary tools: Photoshop 7
Steps:6
Difficulty: Beginner
STEP 1
1. Create a new 400x400 image with any background color.
STEP 2
2. Make a large, tall, and rectangular selection using the rectangular marguee tool. (My image below has been scaled down to fit this page.)
Step 1 Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentacles1.gif )
STEP 3
3. Pick two colors for your tentacle. Make the lighter color the foreground and the darker color the background. Now fill the selection with a reflected gradient.
Step 2 Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentacles2.jpg )
STEP 4
4. Next go to Edit > Free Transform then Edit > Transform > Perspective. Click on the top left or right corner or the rectangle and drag your anchor point to the center until a sharp point appears (making it look like a cone) . Since the edges aren't smooth and look bad, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian and choose a one pixel radius.
Step 3 Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentacles3.jpg )
STEP 5
5. To make your tentacle thinner, press Ctrl+T(Free Transform) and drag the side anchor points in.
Step 4 Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentacles4.jpg )
STEP 6
6. That's it! In mine below, I duplicated the layer many times, rotated them using free transform, and added a shear(Filter > Distort > Shear) effect.
Final Tentacle Image (http://pages.ivillage.com/legend82//tentaclesfinal.jpg )
End Of Tutorial