Anyone know how to do this in Photoshop or Illustrator? I am working with CS1 and have used the wave and zig zag tools, but am not getting the effect I want. This is going to be for a logo and aI need it to be long with the peaks and valleys starting off low then increasing in size. The attemps so far have produced either a very uniform wave, or uneven results, not very effective for a slick logo. Above is the best I could come up with in Photoshop so far, using the Zig Zag filter, but is still not quite what I am looking for. Anyone have any ideas, or a link to a tutorial? Thanks. ~kort

Attached Link: Sine brushes

Sorry, got my wires crossed.  Ignore the brushes

Thanks anyway. Those ARE cool brushes, just not what I need for this project. Thanks again ZannZen. :o)

I would use the path tool, using as a guideline for the points two lines slowly pulling away from one another. Not sure if that would be precise enough for you, but if you keep the bezier curves consistent, this process should be able to yield what you want.

I've tried but I guess I must not have the touch, it get too rough and too uneven. maybe I'll try using more guides.

Attached Link: Sine wave in photoshop

I found a bit of javascript to get a sine wave into photoshop. I've only tested it in CS2. for a bit of control you can edit the values of width and phase. I used height 400, width 1000 and phase 80. set your brush size and colour before you run it or you can comment out the stroke command (5th line from the end) After you run it you can try the fish transform to get an increasing or decreasing amplitude. [](http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/prixat/?action=view&current=sne.gif)

prixat:
Thanks !! I'll try it out sometime . Jogs a memory - Something about 2 Pi radians . 

You'd need the line to remain the same thickness hey?  I was thinking you could make a uniform wave with the filter wave and then go to edit /transform/skew, perspective or transform but this would make you line thicker at the end where the waves  are higher...

It was actually easier than I thought it would be to modify the script: change this: var AmplitudeY = 100 to this: var AmplitudeY = 20+(i*(100/Width)) to set min. max. values for the amplitude. (from 20px to 100px)

You can also do this using the pen tool and still get the mechanical result.

Start with an image larger by scale than what your finished image will be.
(allows for more control)

Go to "View / Show / Grid".
(You can adjust the gridline size & sub-divisions under "edit / preferences")

- use your pen tool set for paths.
Click on the far left on a vert/horz cross line, same on the far right.

-switch to "add anchor point tool"
Set a point on evenly counted verticle lines on the same horizontal line.

-still using the add anchor tool
click once on the first added anchor, move it with your down keyboard arrow key to a cross line you desire, repeat this with the others in between the end points.
When this is done, check the handle controls on each anchor and make them spaced apart evenly / horizontally.

You can then right click on the screen, select "Stroke Path". This will paint the path with whatever width-color-and style you have set for your brush.

Right click on the screen and choose "delete path".

You can now turn off the grid by reversing the process mentioned above.

With some practice, this is a very easy, reliable and controlable process.

Have fun
ICM

Here a plugin for Photoshop called Harmonix...might help.

www.vanderlee.com/plugins_harmonix.html

Vanderlee has some great plugins. My favorite is Camouflage, so far the best for making a variety of camo textures for clothing.

Make a line, rectangular box, or gradient and select Filter > Distort > Wave.