Energy Pulse Background Effect

Step 1

Create a new document in photoshop that is 600x600 pixels in size.

Step 2

Press "D" on your keyboard to reset your foreground and background colors to Black (#000000) / White (#FFFFFF) respectively.

Go to Filter->Render->Clouds.

Result:

Step 3

Go to Filter->Render->Difference Clouds.

Press and hold the Ctrl button on your keyboard down, and press F five times to repeat the Difference Cloud filter 5 times.

Result:

Step 4

Press Ctrl + U on your keyboard to open up the Hue/Saturation tool.

Check the "Colorize Box" and apply the following settings:

Result:

Step 5

Go to Filter->Artistic->Plastic Wrap and apply the following settings:

And that's all there is too it, here is what my final version came out like.

As you can see this tutorial is extremely easy, and the effect looks pretty futuristic, and cool. Try adjusting the colors used in step #4, and apply different filters other than the Plastic Wrap in step #5 to get completely different results. The key to perfecting your abilities with Photoshop is practice, exploration, and more practice.