This effect was generated in Filter Forge, a Photoshop plugin that allows you to create your own filters.
Use this filter to create textured abstract backgrounds from your image.
With the Warp Selector, choose from 5 different offsets.
With the Warp Profile, choose from 5 different noise profiles.
Change the Warp Amount slider to warp the image (a low value will warp the image only slightly and a high value will create a highly abstract pattern).
Use Offset Horizontal and Offset Vertical to change the composition of your image.
Use the Add Texture Layer and Shift Texture Layer sliders for a natural media look.
Use the Gamma, Tone Boost, Hue, and Saturation controls to adjust the brightness and the colours the image.
abstract art grunge grain noise paint natural brush texture background
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