Help with spiral.

[Kathrin]

Hi everyone!

I'm new to this forum so I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this kind of question, but anyways:

I'm trying to create a spiral that looks like the one below. Does anyone know how to do that or knows of a good tutorial that might help?



Thanks in advance!

Kat

 

[dv8_fx]

I don't have a utorial, but I can make a suggestion...

Create a layer with an ellipse. make a duplicate and move it below the original layer. transform the duplicate and position it in such a way that it creates the illusion of it spiralling downwards. delete uneeded parts.

Repeat the process until you have the spiral effect.

Hope this nutty idea helps you.

 

[Kathrin]

Thanks! Haven't really thought of that, lol. It still doesn't turn out the way I want it to though, but I guess that's because the original image is a photograph or at least looks very photographic.

 

[dv8_fx]

With the right color mix plus proper hilites, it can be done. But needs to be worked with....

 

[Stric9]

I would think that you can draw the shape with the pen tool then stroke it with a brush and add fx to get what you want.

 

[raikkonen]

Funny pic with pen tool

 

[SCTRWD]

I think it's easier to make 3D spiral in some 3D program and import it to PS. AutoCAD, for example, can make perfect 3D spirals...

 

[Paul]

I made a broken spring, just a quick flick with the pen tool, then did a bevel and emboss effect, crude but it goes some way to helping i hope?
View attachment 17513

 

[raikkonen]

My 3min try with no hand painting at all.