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This post is originally from September 14, 2007…

This is one of a few techniques, and currently my favorite, for making a three-dimensional grid in Photoshop. It is simple, and quicker than most ways of doing this.

You may see the end result featured in “Core IV Angel”, on my deviantart page:
Core IV Angel on ~EyesOfARaven’s DeviantArt

1. Start with a blank layer or document, with whatever color you want.
2. Set your foreground and background colors to the colors of the grid and it’s background. I recommend using contrasting colors, but it works with any two (be creative!).
3. Filter->Render->Fibers (Settings 64 and 64, this forms some material to work with)
4. Filter->Blur->Motion Blur (Settings 999, -90 or 90 degrees, this transforms our material into lines)
5. Duplicate Layer (Ctrl+J)
6. Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates (Rectangular To Polar)
7. Layer Style->Lighten (Or Darken, if you’re using dark on light colors - toy with the style!)
8. Enjoy your grid!

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