Thin streaking line effect (for lack of a better name)

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Matt_Hopkins
Aug 9, 2004
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There is one particular effect that I wish to learn how to achieve and I haven’t been able to find a tutorial anywhere for it. I also have no idea what to call the effect, which is probably a big factor in not being able to find anything on it.

An example of the effect can be found here – <http://www.aoineko.com/indexv1.html> – The navigation for the site is at the bottom left. If you click on the link "*the band" you can see the effect on the bottom image.

If you could share any ideas on how I can achieve this effect I would be most grateful.

Thanks so much!
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Lxx
Aug 9, 2004
I think the most simple way to create this effect is by using the smudge tool.

Take an image, select the smudge tool and for a brush choose a square one if you would like it nice and squared off and just drag downwards, for a solid line colour like on their images you will need the pressure quite high but you can vary it and get a different looking effect. 🙂
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BCC
Aug 9, 2004
That’s just a repeat of the last row of pixels.. select the bottom row and copy it a dozen times and you’re there. (If you’re going to use it a lot you might consider using storing your selecting as a pattern and than to use that patern with your paint bucket).

Greets, BCC
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mathagat
Aug 9, 2004
Lxx, Thanks for your reply!

I played around with the suggestion you made. I must be missing something. It doesn’t seem to be working to create that particular effect – at least the way I was trying to do it. Could you clarify on the steps?
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John Mensinger
Aug 9, 2004
An easy way to get this effect, which is essentially just a physical distortion, with enough space at the bottom of the canvas, make a rectangular selection at the bottom of the subject, choose Layer via Copy, then use Free Transorm, (Ctrl+T), on the copy and stretch it vertically downward…

Other filters can then be applied to the stretched copy, if deired, to give it some blur or jitter.
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hallinan
Aug 9, 2004
try: <http://www.the-void.dk/filters/filter.htm>

The free distort filter might work.

Andromeda Velociraptor filter (not free) might also work.

<http://andromeda.com/>
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Lxx
Aug 9, 2004
<http://www.spysa.com/tut/lineseffect/>

There you go 🙂
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mathagat
Aug 9, 2004
Lxx, I totally gotcha now! Thanks for taking the time to put together that tut. I was keeping the brush size too small to get the right effect. Using that large brush is perfect! Thanks again!
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Lxx
Aug 9, 2004
No problem, glad to have been of service 😀 And it was something to keep me away from finishing an assignment for uni for a few minutes at least… *goes back to it now*

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