May 2, 2007 by John Dickinson | 5,434 views | Comments (3)
Here’s another example of taking a simple Shape Layer, in this case a star, and experimenting with the different settings.
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3 Responses to this post
May 2, 2007 at 11:38 pm |
Looks awesome John although the picture is actually linking to the warp effect at the moment. Still awesome though
May 3, 2007 at 6:32 am |
Thanks Brad, I’ve fixed the link.
May 4, 2007 at 11:31 am |
Cool, never noticed the “wiggle path” effect was available.
With shapes, it really has added a whole new realm of possibilities for creative backgrounds.
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