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Well, the image in post #2 was a conglomeration of several techniques I was experimenting with.

The colorization of the swoosh is the hard part to explain. I used the Brush Tool and created several different colored spots in a horizontal row.
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I then used the Rectangular Marquee Tool to create a thin selection across the dots.
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With the selection active, I entered Free Transform and then stretched the dots towards the top and bottom.
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Hit the check mark or click enter to accept the state change.
Command + D to deselect.
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I then turned it into a smart object and applied a smart Gaussian Blur Filter.

The actual shaping of the swoosh was done with the warp tool in the transform function. I then clipped it to a shape layer that I had made using the Pen Tool.
Of course I had to use layer masks for the blending.

As I stated, I'm not happy with the result. I'm still working on a better way.

What version of Photoshop are you using?

<blockquote data-quote="IamSam" data-source="post: 1533749557" data-attributes="member: 69670">Well, the image in post #2 was a conglomeration of several techniques I was experimenting with. The colorization of the swoosh is the hard part to explain. I used the Brush Tool and created several different colored spots in a horizontal row. [ATTACH]73321[/ATTACH]I then used the Rectangular Marquee Tool to create a thin selection across the dots. [ATTACH]73322[/ATTACH]With the selection active, I entered Free Transform and then stretched the dots towards the top and bottom.[ATTACH]73323[/ATTACH][ATTACH]73324[/ATTACH]Hit the check mark or click enter to accept the state change.Command + D to deselect.[ATTACH]73325[/ATTACH]I then turned it into a smart object and applied a smart Gaussian Blur Filter. The actual shaping of the swoosh was done with the warp tool in the&nbsp; transform function. I then clipped it to a shape layer that I had made&nbsp; using the Pen Tool.Of course I had to use layer masks for the blending.As I stated, I&#039;m not happy with the result. I&#039;m still working on a better way.What version of Photoshop are you using?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IamSam, post: 1533749557, member: 69670"] Well, the image in post #2 was a conglomeration of several techniques I was experimenting with. The colorization of the swoosh is the hard part to explain. I used the Brush Tool and created several different colored spots in a horizontal row. [ATTACH]73321.vB[/ATTACH] I then used the Rectangular Marquee Tool to create a thin selection across the dots. [ATTACH]73322.vB[/ATTACH] With the selection active, I entered Free Transform and then stretched the dots towards the top and bottom. [ATTACH]73323.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]73324.vB[/ATTACH] Hit the check mark or click enter to accept the state change. Command + D to deselect. [ATTACH]73325.vB[/ATTACH] I then turned it into a smart object and applied a smart Gaussian Blur Filter. The actual shaping of the swoosh was done with the warp tool in the transform function. I then clipped it to a shape layer that I had made using the Pen Tool. Of course I had to use layer masks for the blending. As I stated, I'm not happy with the result. I'm still working on a better way. What version of Photoshop are you using? [/QUOTE]

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