Neon Road

Added: Jul 12, 2005 Level: Experienced Software: Photoshop

	11. Use the Transform tool (Ctrl+T) to extend the bottom two corners. While holding the Alt and Ctrl key, click on one of the bottom corners and drag the corner away from the center.

	12. Apply a Polar Coordinates filter (Filter> Distort> Polar Coordinates).

	13. Blur the current layer using a Radial Blur filter (Filter> Blur> Radial Blur) with the following properties: Amount: 25 Blur Method: Zoom Quality: Best

	14. Use the Hue/Saturation tool (Ctrl+U) to colorize the current layer. These are the settings I've used in this step: Colorize: Checked Hue: 200 Saturation: 100 Lightness: 0

	15. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Overlay.

	16. Apply a Gaussian Blur filter (Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur) to the new layer.

	17. With the top layer selected, Merge Down (Ctrl+E) and duplicate the merged layer (Ctrl+J).

	18. Select the middle layer and apply a Motion Blur filter (Filter> Blur> Motion Blur) with the following properties: Angle: 90º Distance: 400 pixels

	19. To increase the visibility of the current layer, duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) several times.

	20. To create a larger track, select the top layer and use the Transform tool (Ctrl+T) to reduce the width of the current layer.

	21. Here is the result.