pile of chopped jalapenos, flipped diagonally (dupe layer flipped horizontally then vertically, so upper left is lower right, and text would be reversed and upside-down if there were any text), then rotated 90 degrees, in darker color blending mode.
Then run through Topaz Detail, abstract preset (more or less) and Topaz Simplify, underpaint preset with a heavier line drawn.
Merge all, dupe the base, and use lens correction to morph it. Dupe that, and do it again. Dupe THAT, rotate 45 degrees, set to "lighter color", and there you have it.
Original:
ETA: In Topaz Simplify (one of their plug-ins, distinct from Topaz Adjust or Topaz Detail (both of which I also have), there is a preset called "underpainting" that abstracts and mutes a design. One of the adjustable parameters in Simplify is the type and weight of the line that is used to define these abstracted shapes.
Here's what the flipped, rotated, topazed image looked like before I did the morphs:
OMG I'm impressed to death & what do I have to do to get one of those Christmas cards!? "D Seriously, could we do that? This is fabulous! I followed all the steps until you got to the Topaz part...what does "underpaint preset with a heavier line drawn" mean? Could you put a few more details in the Topaz part? Pretty please?
OMG is right. I love this pointy effect. But I am at a loss to follow your recipe -- for starters, I don't know how to flip diagonally. (I'm using CS5.)
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