Hi everybody, so I'm a newer photoshop user. I just switched over from paint.net actually. Anyway, one of my favorite effects I made in paint.net was a gradient bars effect (as seen in this image):
Now, I really want to know how to make this in photoshop, any suggestions?
I can get close by using Render > Fibers, and using Free Transform to stretch them vertically, and finally using a Levels layer to adjust the contrast, but I could not get the lines as fine as in your example.
Filter > Stylize > Wind. You'll have to rotate the results by 90 degrees to duplicate your example.
One possible way:
Render some noise in a small rectangle on a layer by itself, paint the top edge black, use Motion Blur a couple of times to stretch it out vertically, Transform it and stretch it vertically some more, and follow up with a Curves operation...
-Noel
That's the sort of result I was getting with fibers, and I tried using noise as a starting point at the same time. It just isn't as finely lined as the paint.net effect.
And how to make multi-colored stripes?
With Noise Gradients for example.
I guess if you wanted really fine lines, you could use Free Transfer step & Repeat, but by heck it would come to some layers!
I believe that was done with a brush. Create a brush from a long narrow triangle - the custom paths shape tool has already a triangle shape that can be stretched when creating it. From the brush controls enable only Size Jitter from Shape Dynamics and set it to 100% and from the Brush Tip Shape adjust spacing as desired.
For color gradient, create a gradient layer on top and make it a clipping mask (Ctrl + Alt + G)
Trevor.Dennis wrote:
I guess if you wanted really fine lines
Honestly, I don't see a problem with the "fineness" of the lines in my example, as they are a single pixel in width, but there's always the possibility of creating any effect at a much larger size and downsizing.
-Noel
