Abstract Backgrounds

[Rang3r]

Here is a link to a tut i made for beginners to make their own abstract backgrounds!

http://rsrang3r.deviantart.com/art/Abstract-Background-CS4-161449368


Here is a video tut for the same thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRJ_5vvFxFw

Post your results here if youd like...

Id like to see what ppl come up with ;)
Hope it helps

~Rang3r :cool:

[+Os. Bolt18]

Hey, this is pretty good.

>Edited so as to not look like an idiot<

A very good tut, thanks for the share!

[Rang3r]

After the first step, you're tut says "Just go crazy with the gradient tool" when you've clearly used the liquefy tool.


Clearly? i actually never used liquefy once... all you do is use the gradient tool in random directions... there is no liquefy ;)


Thanks man

[+Os. Bolt18]

Ack... oops, biig blunder there. I thought that was the liquify effect. My bad.
Hehehe. Sorry for sounding too pretentious. :P

[§partan]

Lolz. Ya. I didn't think that was possible with the gradient tool either. Just try it.

You can play around with the radial gradient (what the tut used) but I made an ok effect similar to that with the linear gradient tool as well. So idk. Try radial first, its probably better lolz.

And nice tut, thanks for the share man!

[+dd. `aNime~>kiNg]

i really dont kno wtf you got that look lol but yer :P

thanks for the share

[Rang3r]

OK here you guys go... i made a quick video tut to prove once and for all that this effect is possible with the gradient tool! lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRJ_5vvFxFw

Turned out good.... its my first video tut :rolleyes:

[WotNoName]

Great tutorial and a very effective way of making a background. Thanks for sharing.

[~flow+]

nice tutorial :)
this is really helpful for beginners ^^

[Rang3r]

Thanks guys! If you could try it out... its not a long tut... i want to see what ppl get from it... Thanks :D

[WotNoName]

I think I need to play around a bit more but here's my result

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4222/abstractbackground.png

[Rang3r]

Not bad! id say if you turn the saturation up when your adding a color it makes the details stick out a little more and gives depth. Also try using the gradient a little more... it seems like there isnt enough going on in it right now

[RiKKuXd]

Really cool

Thanks a lot!

[sector7]

i use gimp but i followed the tut as close as i could and here is my result

http://i46.tinypic.com/976xdi.png

[Blind]

Awsome tut i instead messed around with each layer instead of merging then coloring i colored each layer and it looks pretty sick. THanks for the tut +repped

also heres my outcome:




only problem is i didnt smart sharpen this yet so its a little ummm ya lol

[Matty]

thanks very much.