# Spike Effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [July 4, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784 "2003-07-04T18:36:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![SBV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SBV](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SBV)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784/1 "2003-07-04T18:36:01Z")

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[http://www.vectrahost.net/](http://www.vectrahost.net/)

How did they get the spike sort of effect in the banner? Thx.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784/2 "2003-07-04T18:54:25Z")

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photoshop filter  
forgot its’ name :beam:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784/3 "2003-07-04T19:08:15Z")

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this _might_ be of some use to you - might be able to achieve the same effect by varying the opacity of the crystals 🙂

[http://www.voidix.com/crystals2.html](http://www.voidix.com/crystals2.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784/4 "2003-07-04T19:47:41Z")

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i am not sure but.

Black background  
\>  
Lighting effects (bigger - bigger crystals)  
\>  
Fresco Filter  
\>  
Extrude (play with these settings to get desired crystal effects).  
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Colout \> Contrast \> Hue

Hope this helps :thumb:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784/5 "2003-07-04T20:03:35Z")

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> \*Originally posted by fluid\_0ne \*  
> \*\*photoshop filter  
> forgot its’ name :beam: \*\*

I believe its called extrude.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784/6 "2003-07-04T20:15:57Z")

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yep, that’s the one!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784/7 "2003-07-04T21:22:58Z")

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Asphalt posted the tut i was going to, its really good.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spike-effect/24784/8 "2003-07-05T10:39:02Z")

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have any of you tried my filter effects list it turns out really good!!!