Published on 04/23/2008

Create Abstract Wallpaper in
Photoshop CS

Abstract Wallpaper
Learn how to create simple abstract desktop wallpaper.

Learn how to create simple abstract desktop wallpaper.

Open a new file having 1024x768 px and 72 dpi.

Select a photo now, having pictured on it the sky. It must have the same sizes, mentioned above.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Click on the next combination Ctrl+U and set the parameters from the next table:

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Add on our picture the changed sky's picture lifted up.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Choose the instrument from here

and draw the clouds' silhouette.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient's parameters:

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Selecting the previous instrument, it's possible to represent the next clouds' layer.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient's parameters:

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Choose the same instrument

and represent the third layer of the clouds.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient's parameters:

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Choose the earlier used instrument

and try to represent several radial lines, like it is indicated on the next picture.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

All the lines should have the same color. Fill 20% on the layers.
Applying the next instrument

, represent on the lowest part of the picture a stripe, having the color 647AA5.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Stroke

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

We have to mark out all the layers, composing the picture, except the lowest stripe and click with the right mouse's button on the Merge Layers option.
Make a copy of the new made layer and apply the Free Transform selection to turn the picture around, like in the next picture.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Press on the Alt button and click between the layers, while the Alt button is pressed. This way the mirror-copy will be transformed in a mask of the basic layer.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Set the Soft Light on the layers.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Select the next tool

and represent on a new layer (4x4 px) a texture's clich??, colored in BFCBD9.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Save it!

Create a new layer and apply on it the earlier saved clich??.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Select the earlier saved clich??.

Create Abstract Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The picture is finished!

View full size here.