Abstract Background


You can make different kind of abstract shapes like I’m making here.

1. Take a new file of following settings:

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2. Fill the layer with #2A0900 color.

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3. Take Pen Tool (P) pen-tool & draw a path like this.

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4. Right click on this path and convert it to Selection, take new layer and fill with any color and change the Fill Opacity to 0% from layer panel:

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5. Run the command, Layer >> Layer Style >> Inner Shadow and give the following settings:

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this effect will come:

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6. Now run the command Layer >> Layer Style >> Outerglow and give the following settings:

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This will be the result:

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7. Now run the command Layer >> Layer Style >> Gradient Overlay, give the following settings:

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this will be the result now:

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8. Press Ctrl+J to duplicate it and then press Ctrl+T to transform it, place this as show below, but change the Gradient Overlay settings as (Angle= 63Degree) & Outer Glow settings as (Opacity= 42) & (Size=24).

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9. From the layer panel click on Create Set, and put these two layers in iside the Group as show below:

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10. Duplicate this group but right clicking on the Group name and presst Ctrl+T, then select Frop Vertical to positioned the shape like this:

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11. Take Brush tool and set its opacity to 50%, press D (default black and white colors) then press X (to take White color in Foreground Color), then highlight from different places like:

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A professional Web/Graphic Designer, working as Freelancer since 2000. Designing is my passion, blogging is my hobby.
Wijdan Rohail
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