Abstract Background
page threeI applied the Zigzag filter to the image created on the previous page. Choose Filter > Distort > Zigzag, and use a 100 % Amount, and 7 % Ridges to get the effect shown below. The filter was applied to Layer 1. A filter affects the selected layer, only, so you can see the straight, unfiltered lines of the base layer showing through.
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It takes time to get a pattern of colors you like with the angle gradient tool, but there is no limit to how long you can try. Clicking is a lot easier than painting. Multiple examples of the complex images created with these two layers are shown on the following pages.
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