Re: Pattern How to?
There are many ways to accomplish the same thing in Photoshop; in your case, here is what I would do... It appears there are three lines (A thick solid one, a thin one with a glow, and a really thin thread like one. The image seems to just be an intertwining of these three lines across the canvas with slight color variations along the length of each thread. If this is indeed the case production of the image can be broken into the individual creation of each line. Thick Line: 1) In a new layer Create the line using the Brush tool or (if you prefer) the Pen tool. You want a thick and solid line - not a feathered line. 2) Color it a faded Cyan color (I would guess around 200 / 210 Hue with 60 / 70 Saturation) 3) Enter Quick Mask Mode (press Q) and then render Black and White Clouds (filter > render > clouds) - Play with the distribution of Black and White to achieve the desired result (I recommend using the Curves tools to do this (image > adjustments > curves / ctrl + M) 4) Exit Quick Mask Mode (press Q again) and then delete. What should be left is a slightly faded, Cyan colored, Thick, Solid line The Medium Line: 1) In a New Layer create a line with moderate thickness (in the image appears to be size 5) with 50% solid. This line should follow the approximate inverse of the Thick line (Sine vs Cosine). - It should be noted that this line changes thickness (gets thicker) as it moves towards the right of the canvas - like a twisted Ribbon. If you wish to incorporate this effect it may be best to create the Line with the Pen Tool meaning the thickness change must be created manually 2) Color this line a deeper blue as compared to the first, maybe 80 Saturation with 220 Hue 3) Add an Outer Glow that is a bright Cyan (100 sat, 210 Hue roughly). What should be left will look very similar to what they have. To make it exactly perfect play around with an Inner Shadow, but no more than 50% opacity because it is fairly faint The Thin Line: 1) It appears to just be a line that slowly changes saturation and color across the canvas. This color change can be best accomplished with a Gradient overlay. The image wont look perfect, but it should give you an idea how many of the effects are achieved. The rest is up to interpretation and specific placement. Good Luck with you recreation, tell us how it goes!