Alright, so I thought I would post a tutorial on using and understanding the “displace” filter in Photoshop CS2 and CS3. Since the steps haven’t really changed with the recent improvements in CS3, I’ll be referencing CS2 for this tutorial, seeing as how there are still a lot of people who aren’t using CS3.

If you’ve noticed some of our posters, and or websites, you may have noticed us using ornamentation effects, fractals, as well as aged / grunge effects that help give the design some depth.

For now I’ll just be covering the “displace” filter which produces an effect like this:

If you’ll notice the background, and how chaotic it is… that’s the “displace” filter working.

In today’s tutorial I’ll be covering step by step directions on how you may achieve this same effect for your work. Regardless if you’re interested in using this effect for web, or for print, the process is the same with the exception of canvas preparation regarding the resolution you’ll be working in.

Anyway, if you’re ready to brave this tutorial, then please read on:
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Well, unfortunately we had some unexpected downtime. Our site was showing up as “expired.” Fortunately it was not, and we have resolved the issue now.

I was supposed to have a tutorial posted over the weekend, but instead I’ll be posting it in a couple hours.

Peace,

- m / Colorcubic™