3D Tubes
Start a new document 640x480 (or any size you want). Press the D to reset your colors to black and white.
The go to Filter->Render-Clouds
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Now apply the unsharp filter: Filter->Sharpen->Unsharp
Mask.
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Now apply the WAVE distort filter: Filter->Distort->Wave (Match this settings)
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Now duplicate this layer. Then apply the following
filter to the new duplicated layer: Apply the Gaussian Blur filter to the duplicated layer: Filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur: 2.0px
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Now set the top (duplicated layer) layer's blending mode to: "Darken", and tune the opacity down to about 70%. Now flatten the image: Layer->Flatten Image.
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Next we add some colors to it, go to Filter->Render->Lighting Effects: Now feel free to play around with the settings here to get your own result. Here is one I used. CLICK TO VIEW
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There you go, what you could do now is cut out parts of it to use for your artwork, here is an example.
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