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Creating an Artistic Abstract Background Effect


Create a new file. Fill the background with a brown color.

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Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

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Duplicate the layer. From layer menu select layer style>>create layers. Select and merge all the resulting layers. Press Ctrl+T and scale down a bit.

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Similarly create more duplicates and scale down in decreasing order as shown in the image below.

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Select and merge all the layers. Duplicate the layer and change the layer mode to "Linear Dodge".

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Duplicate the layer. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select rotate 180°.

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Select and merge all the layers. Duplicate the layer and hide it. Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select Warp. Select "Bulge" style from the preset warp shapes. Apply settings as shown.

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Duplicate the layer. Press Ctrl+Shift+T to rotate again. Unhide the layer.

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Keep duplicating and rotate.

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Select the background layer. Duplicate and move this layer above all the layers in layer order in layer palette. Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select Warp. Select "Fisheye" style from the preset warp shapes. Apply settings as shown.

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Change the layer mode to "darken".

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Select and merge all the layers. Duplicate the layer. From "Filter" menu select "Blur>>Gaussian Blur ". Apply settings as shown.

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Change the layer mode to "hard Light".

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From Layer menu select "New adjustment layers>>hue/saturation". Apply settings as shown.

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Click on the mask thumbnail. Apply a black to white gradient in radial mode as shown in the thumbnail.

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Creating an Artistic Abstract Background Effect Tutorial: Final Result



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