Melting Walls Background

1. Make a new document, 500 by 500.

2. Color the background with the color F8C2D9.

3. Using a 65 black airbrush, make three circles as shown below.

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4. Go to Filter> Distort> Wave, and use the default settings. Press randomize until you get three nice wavy circles.

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5. Go to Filter> Render> Lighting Effects, and change the lighting style to Omni.

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6. Go to Filter> Stylize> Wind, and set it to From the Left.

7. Press Ctrl+F two times.

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8. Go to Filter> Artistic> Dry Brush, and change the settings to this: Brush Size: 2, Brush Detail: 8, Texture: 1

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9. Go to Filter> Sketch> Chrome, and change the settings to this: Detail: 10, Smoothness: 10

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10. Go to Filter> Stylize> Wind, and set it to From the Right.

11. Press Ctrl+F three times.

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12. Go to Filter> Artistic> Paint Daubs, and change the settings to this: Brush Size: 8, Sharpness: 7.

13. Press Ctrl+T to free transform. Rotate the picture 90 CCW.

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14. Go to Filter> Artistic> Plastic Wrap, and use these settings: Highlight Strength: 15, Detail: 9, Smoothness: 7.

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15. Press Ctrl+U to open up the Hue/Saturation menu. Check Colorize. Change the Hue to 200, Saturation to 50, and Lightness to 25.

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