Custom Floral Wallpaper

Design a cool floral wallpaper from scratch with our tutorial.

Begin by creating a new file (File>New) that would have 1024×768 px and 72 dpi and apply on the new file the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to represent it in this color #DDDDDD



Find in Internet a girl’s picture:



Cut it out:



Make the girl’s layer look black and white (pressing CTRL+SHIFT+U)



Apply for this layer the next filter’s option: Filter>Filter Gallery>Cutout, and use it also on the earlier made background.





Make a copy of the new made layer, applying for the copy the filter’s option shown here: Filter>Distort>Twirl



Hide for a while the first layer containing the girl on the layers’ panel.



Select now the Free Transform option to turn over the layer, changing the sizes and pacing it the way you may see the next picture.



Change also the layer’s parameters: Fill 20%



Make a copy of the last made layer and select one more time the Free Transform option to turn the copy over and place it the way it is indicated below:



Make visible again the earlier hidden layer with the girl which is placed upper than the earlier described layers (on the layers’ panel).



Apply for this layer the next parameter: Blending Options>Outer Glow

Select now the Custom Shape Tool (U) to picture a flower, colored with #BBB1A3







Make 26 copies of the last made layer and use again the Free Transform selection to change the copies’ sizes the way it is shown next picture.



Make one more copy of the flower’s layer, changing the copy’s color on black.



Try to make now many copies of the black flower, having different sizes (using the Free Transform option for this operation).



Make the same way several more copies of the flower that would be situated on the right side of the picture. The copies should be placed lower than the girl’s layer (on the layers’ panel).



Combine in a group all the layers containing the flower’s copies from the picture’s right side (press on Ctrl button to mark out the necessary layers and make a click on the left mouse’s button to take the marked layers on Create a new group option). Apply for this group a new parameter: Opacity 30%



Now we have to download out of Internet a set of ready to use brushes for Adobe Photoshop: patterns2
All the indicated below brushes’ layers should be placed lower than the girl’s layer.
Create a new layer and select on it the brush mentioned next: patterns2.
The color in this case should be: #8A9882





The layer’s parameters: Fill 50%



Make a copy of the last made layer and use the Free Transform option to move a little the copy to other side.

Create a new layer again and select the patterns2 brush of white color.







Select now out of the same set a new brush having the white color. (Create new layer)







It’s time to create another layer (Create new layer) and use on it the same brush: patterns2, having the color #2C7C76







Change the layer’s parameters: Fill 70%



Another new layer should be created. Use the same brush out of the same set, but this time of this color: #AF5CAE







Apply the indicated below layer’s parameters: Fill 30%



Finished!

Dance Floors

In this tutorial we’ll learn to combine different photos, correct the colors, create drifting distorts.

Let’s begin by creating a new file (File>New) with 1024×768 px and 72 dpi.



Take next the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent a kind of surface, colored with #D4D2D2



Find in Internet a picture of a woman and cut it out.



Place it the way it is shown next picture:



Make a copy of the woman’s layer and choose the Free Transform option to turn over the copy. Fill 33% on the copy – layer and place the copy under the woman’s picture in a turned around way.



Select now the Rectangle Tool (U) and try to represent a stripe, colored with #FF7070, placing the stripe’s layer lower than the woman’s layer and her reflection’s layer.



The layer’s parameters: Fill 50%



Using the last instrument, it’s possible to represent another stripe, colored with #C00B0B, placing this layer also lower than the woman’s layer and the layer containing her reflection.



The layer’s parameters: Fill 50%



Attention! All the shown below layers should be placed lower than the woman’s layer and the layer with her reflection (on the layers’ panel). Create a new layer and select the Ellipse Tool (U), pres the SHIFT button and try to represent a series of small circles, colored with #F9F2A6





Make a copy of the last made layer, containing the yellow circles and choose the Free Transform option to enlarge the copy a little, changing the color also on #F9CDA6



Now we have to make several copies of the yellow circles’ layer and the layer containing the circles of this color #F9CDA6. Place the copies exactly the way demonstrated below. We have to change also the copies’ sizes with Free Transform option.



For our convenience, it’s necessary to combine in a group all the layers containing the small circles (press Ctrl button and mark out the corresponding layers and then press on the left mouse’s button to take down the marked layers on Create a new group option). Apply the next parameter for the new group. Opacity 50%



Using the Custom Shape Tool (U), we have to represent now the rays on our picture, colored with #940000







Apply the next parameters for the layer: Fill 10%



Create a new layer and use on it a standard brush of black color Brush Tool (B) to represent several small circles of different diameters the same way it is demonstrated below.



Apply for this layer the next parameters (make two clicks on the mouse on the layers’ panel).
Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss





Make a copy of the last made layer and choose once again the Free Transform option to turn over the copy and to place it the way it is shown below. Fill 80%



Combine in a single group all the layers composing the small balls from the right and left sides (press Ctrl button to mark out the necessary layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while moving the marked layers on Create a new group option). Apply the next parameter for the new group: Opacity 35%



Make copies of both balls’ layers from the right side and from the left side. Place these layers upper than the grey surface and compress them a little. The layers should be placed lower than the woman’s layer and the layer with her reflection.



Apply the next parameter for the copied layers: Fill 5%



Press Alt button and make a mouse’s click between the layers of the grey surface and the layers with turned over balls for getting the balls’ reflections on the grey surface.





Using the Pen Tool (P), we’ll try to represent on the picture several fillets, colored with #C3121B, but their shapes may be corrected with Convert Point Tool.



Make a copy of the last made layer and select the Free Transform option to turn over the copy and apply for the copy the next parameter, demonstrated below: Fill 15%



Use the same instrument for representing one more fillet, colored the same.





Make a copy of the last layer and select the Free Transform option to turn over the copy, applying for the layer the next parameter: Fill 15%



The Pen Tool (P) will be helpful in representing several more fillets, colored with #C3121B







Hold on Ctrl button, mark out all the layers, except the woman’s layer and the layer containing her reflection, press next combination of buttons - CTRL+SHIFT+E (the marked layers will merge down in a single layer). Finally apply for this new layer the next filter’s option - Filter>Filter Gallery>Ink Outlines



Using the Free Transform selection, try to enlarge the layer, pressing the SHIFT button simultaneously.



The picture is finished!