Tut: Photoshop [any version]

[BrightChild]

**credits to tech
This tutorial will show you how to create cool(imo) background/sigs/etc. Here are an examples I've created. The cool thing is, they turn out different every time.

example:

Shot at 2007-08-09


Step 1:

Open photoshop and create a new document of your size, for this tutorial I'll be using the size 500x500.


Step 2:

Next, color the background black with the paint bucket tool by clicking the paint bucket then clicking on your canvas. Make sure the foreground color is set to black.


Step 3:

Next, apply some lens flares by going to Filter>Render>Lens flare. Apply them whereever you want on the canvas. NOTE: You don't have to use lens flares, but I think you should use them until you get enough experience at this technique to move on to pictures, etc.


Step 4:


Next, apply chrome to the lens flares by going to Filter>Sketch>Chrome. Set the detail to 10, and the smoothness to 0.


Step 5:

Next, press ctrl-j to copy the background into a new layer, then with the new layer selected on the layer pallete, go to Filter>Distort>Wave. Leave all the settings on default and click randomize a few times. Then click ok. Change the blend mode of that new layer to lighten by going on the layers pallete, and click the down arrow where it says normal, then click lighten. The hit ctrl-E to merge the two layers. Repeat this step 2 or 3 times. After that you should have something similar to what I have below.


Step 6:

Next, hit ctrl-J again to get a new layer. With that new layer selected, go to Edit>Transform>flip horizontal. The change that layer blend mode to lighten and hit ctrl-E. Here is my result so far.


Step 7:

To color your design, hit ctrl-J to get a new layer, with that layer selected, go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian blur. Put the radius to 3.0 then hit ok. After that hit ctrl-B to open the color balance, then color it in as you wish. You can change the color layers blend mode to whatever you want because you get different results with each blend mode. here is my result with my color balance set with the top silder all the way over to the red, the middle slider all the way over to the megenta, and the bottom slider set all the way over to the blue, and my blend mode set at Pin Light.


That's it. You can play around with pictures of people, other designs, anything you want. You imagination is your only limit here. Enjoy.

[MrSwift]

Good shit son. +rep

[BrightChild]

Thanks Man

[Adrenalin3]

wow that looks awesome +rep
EDIT: I was experimenting with this when i came up with this:

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...ukas/cool1.png

[John Krayton]

Wow that's a good one man

+Reputation just for that.

[BrightChild]

wow that looks awesome +rep
EDIT: I was experimenting with this when i came up with this:

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...ukas/cool1.png

thats epic bro, nice work

[Ergoim]

I'm just wondering, did you do this tutorial on your own?

[Marlo]

You might like to give cred to the original author?

[BrightChild]

what makes you think i cant do stuff like this on my own?

[Marlo]

Because of where the images are hosted.

[BrightChild]

that is a very good reason...

[Carriantor]

I made this. It's nice but if I set it as my desktop backround it looks all pixely.

[Phase228]

I made this. It's nice but if I set it as my desktop backround it looks all pixely.

Make it Bigger.........1200x1000 Pixelz


and this is like Gankstir's guide.....

but either way its still pretty sick

[TwisterX]

i seen this on P2L, if u cant figure what P2L means, your either not the original person or someone ripped it off you.

[Phase228]

Pixel2life.com
am i right?