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Frozen Digital Flower


Step 1

To being, create a new document of any size, I'm using 500x500.

Step 2

Press 'D' on you keyboard to reset your foreground/background colors to black/white respectively.

Go to "Filter->Render->Clouds"

Go to "Filter->Render->Difference Clouds"

Press Ctrl + F on your keyboard two times to repeat the "Difference Clouds" filter two more times

Result:

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Step 3

Go to Filter->Brush Strokes->Cross Hatch and apply these settings:

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Result:

image 3

Step 4

Go to "Filter->Distort->Wave" and apply these settings:

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(press the "Randomize" button a few times until you get a good looking effect)

Result:

image 5

Step 5

Press Ctrl + I on your keyboard to "invert" the colors:

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Step 6

Press Ctrl + J on your keyboard to duplicate this layer.

Go to "Edit->Modify->Flip Horizontally"

Change the blending option of this layer to "Darken"

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Result:

image 8

Step 7

Press Ctrl + E on your keyboard to merge this layer with the previous.

Go to "Edit->Modify->Flip Vertically"

Change the blending option of this layer to Darken:

image 7

Press Ctrl + E on your keyboard to merge this layer with the previous.

Result:

image 10

Step 8

Now the fun part, we're going to add some color(s) to the artwork. Go to "Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Color Balance" and apply these settings:

Press Okay

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Check the "highlights" tick box and apply these settings:

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Check the "midtowns" tick box and apply these settings:

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Check the "shadows" tick box and apply these settings:

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Result:

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Adjusting the sliding bars in step number 8 is what makes the difference. Experiment with different combinations to get completely different colors and effects. I hope you enjoined reading this tutorial.

Here is another variation that was created as a signature background:

Frozen Digital Flower



Author's URL: PhotoshopForce.com
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