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This Heart was created using Angle Gradient Tool and combining two Photoshop Filters: Brush Strokes/Accented Edges and Artistic/Paint Daubs.

	1. Open a New Document and set foreground color of your choice and apply Filter Render>Clouds four times. Name this Layer> 'Clouds'. Go to Filter>Artistic>Paint Daubs settings: Brush Size :2 >Sharpness: 4 >Brush Type: simple. Go to Filter Brush Strokes>Accented Edges settings: Edge Width:2, Edge Brightness:29, Smoothness:6.
	2. Add new Layer and Select Angle Gradient Tool > Difference Mode and apply Gradient few times. See screenshot here. Apply Accented Edges and Paint Daubs same settings as in step 1. Name this Layer 'Gradient'
	3. Duplicate (Ctrl+J) 'Gradient' Layer and name it 'Wave' go to Filter>Distort>Wave, settings here and set Blending Mode to Luminosity, and your image should look as shown.
	4. Duplicate 'Wave' Layer and apply Accented Edges and Paint Daubs same settings as in step 1, apply Filter Distort>Spherize>Amount 100>Mode: Normal. Name this Layer 'Spherize'.
	5. Add a new Layer select the Angle Gradient Tool and use the same technique as step 2, as many times as you like to create similar pattern as shown. Apply filter Accented Edges and Paint Daubs same settings as in step 1, apply Spherize Filter two times > settings as in step 4. Change Blending Mode to 'Color'. Name this Layer 'Gradient Many Times'

	6. Add a New Layer and Merge All Visible Layers (Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift+ E). Name this Layer 'Merged All'. 7.Select Elliptical Marquee Tool, holding ALT key make selection of distorted spherize part. Name this Layer 'Selection'. Keep selection on.
	8. To copy selected part on a new Layer press (CTRL+J). Use transform tool and scale to 80%. 9. Go to Image>Rotate Canvas> 90 degrees CW. Select Move Tool and move image to the right. Name this Layer 'Rotation'.
	10. Go to Filter> Distort> Shear and move points on the line as shown to create heart shape. To read more about Shear Filter Features > CreativePro.com.
	11. Apply Layer Styles> Inner Glow, settings here. 12. If needed tweak with Adjustment Layers> Curves and Levels. NOTE: As usual > Experiment with settings and have fun. More creations with same technique go here. To see Layers Palette go here.