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Digital Liquid Pipes

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Added: Aug 03, 2005 Rating:  Average Rating: 2.8 Votes: 10 Position: 10146 of 13056Average Rating: 2.8 Votes: 10 Position: 10146 of 13056Average Rating: 2.8 Votes: 10 Position: 10146 of 13056Average Rating: 2.8 Votes: 10 Position: 10146 of 13056Average Rating: 2.8 Votes: 10 Position: 10146 of 13056 Level: Experienced Software:  Photoshop

Create high-tech multilevel pipes with liquid running inside.

image 1 1. Create a new document with the following properties:

Width: 800 pixels
Height: 600 pixels
Resolution: 72 pixels/inch
Color Mode: RGB Color 8 bit
image 2 2. Ensure that the color pallet is the default black and white colors (D).
image 3 3. Apply a Clouds filter (Filter> Render> Clouds).
image 4 4. Add a Mosaic filter (Filter> Pixelate> Mosaic) with a cell size of 20 square.
image 5 5. Apply a Glowing Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Glowing Edges) with the following properties:

Edge Width: 14
Edge Brightness: 20
Smoothness: 15
image 6 6. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Overlay.
image 7 7. With the new layer selected, apply a Gaussian Blur filter (Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur) with a Radius of 3 pixels.
image 8 8. Merge Down (Ctrl+E).
image 9 9. Use the Hue/Saturation tool (Ctrl+U) to colorize the image. These are the settings I used for this step:

Colorize: Checked
Hue: 215
Saturaiton: 100
Lightness: 0
image 10 10. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and change the blending mode of the new layer to Overlay.
image 11 11. With the new layer selected, apply a Find Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Find Edges).
image 12 12. Invert the current layer (Ctrl+I).
image 13 13. Merge Down (Ctrl+E), duplicate the layer (Ctrl+J) and change the blending mode of the top layer to Difference.
image 14 14. On the top layer, apply a Plastic Wrap filter (Filter> Artistic> Plastic Wrap) with the following properties:

Highlight Strength: 20
Detail: 15
Smoothness: 15
image 15 15. Use the Apply Image tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties:

Layer: Merged
Channel: RGB
Invert: Unchecked
Blending: Normal
Opacity: 100%


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