Step 1:
Start this tutorial off by making a new document in photoshop sized about 380 x 100 pixels, a nice forum signature size.
Reset your colors to black and white by pressing D on your keyboard. Now apply Filter > Render > Clouds on the background layer.
Step 2:
After applying Clouds apply Filter > Sketch > Chrome, then Filter > Distort > Wave using the default settings with both.
Change the layer mode for this layer to Lighten to get a cool effect.
Merge your layers together (ctrl+e) then apply Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen once.
Step 3:
After you merged your layers together you should be left with just one, so duplicate that layer then apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with a radius of about 2.0.
After applying Gaussian Blur, change the layer mode for your blurred layer to Overlay and leave the opacity at 100%.
That will have given it a nice bright glow.
Step 4:
Create a new Gradient Map Adjustment Layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map) and use the following settings:
Your image will now look something like this:
Now change the layer mode for the Gradient Map layer to Color.
Duplicate your Gradient Map layer then change the layer mode to Overlay and lower the opacity to 40-50%.
Step 5:
Again with the adjustment layers, add in a Color Balance layer by going to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance, use the following settings:
Now you should have some nice colors like this:
Step 6:
Now you might want to repeat the part where you merge the layers, then duplicate, blur, layer mode change etc, so you get more of a vibrant picture.
Lastly you might want to add a soft border, and of course text.
Thanks for reading.
