I'm waiting for someone to proofread my general instructions on the process and variations so for now, I'll just post what I did to get this image. I started by resizing the image into a square and then used the smudge tool to mess it up somewhat. These are steps 4, 5 and 6 of the soon to be posted tutorial. I used the Difference blend mode in all 3 steps.
4. Duplicate the BG layer and flip it horizontally (edit/transform/flip horizontal). Find a blend mode for this layer that you like. My favorite one to start with is Difference. Some modes will keep it looking symmetrical and some wont. Flatten (shft+ctrl+e).
5. Duplicate the BG layer and flip it vertically (edit/transform/flip vertical). Find a blend mode for this layer that you like and flatten.
6. Duplicate the BG layer and rotate it 90 degrees (edit/transform/rotate 90 CW).Find a blend mode for this layer that you like and flatten.
02-02-2011, 04:09 PM
Ken Childs
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Here's the smudged version.
02-02-2011, 04:30 PM
denise ippolito
Ken, Awesome re-create!! I would never of guessed how you came up with that! I like that the colors seem so different in both the images-cool:S3:
02-02-2011, 05:50 PM
Steve Adkins
Great transformation, Ken. Love that Difference Blend mode! You are really on to something. TFS :S3:
02-03-2011, 12:11 AM
Indranil Sircar
This is awesome, Ken. That is some flipping! I was reading through the instruction and wondered what the original was before I saw the recreate image! What a transformation! I think your use of blend mode is very effective here. Excellent thinking. TFS.
02-03-2011, 12:54 AM
Dan Brown
Great work Ken! I will warn all of the Egrets on the west coast if you decide to attack!
02-03-2011, 01:31 PM
Brendan Dozier
Love the Kalidascope look, amazing transformation from original image. Looks like you had a lot of fun doing this one! Nicely done.
02-03-2011, 07:21 PM
Andrew McLachlan
Hi Ken, one of your best flips I think! Absolutely fabulous!!!:5
