Blue flower background - part 3

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Tutorial goal:

Create an abstract blue flower background for use as an avatar, picture, or website background

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step 11


Create a new layer.

Select brush 305 (untitled-1 copy) from the same brush set. Still using the blue color, resize to around 800, and place where you want.

Drag this layer down one layer, and change the blending mode to Multiply.


step 12


Create a new layer. Make sure it is above layer 6!

Select brush 1111 (23) from the same brush set. Still using the blue color, resize to about 800, and place where you want.

Change the blending mode to Difference.


step 13


Create a new layer.

Fill with the blue color (6E8DA7).

Filter - Render - Lighting Effects.

Use parameters below.


step 14


Do the lighting effects again, but instead of from the top left, have the light coming from the bottom right.


step 15


Finally, change the blending mode of layer 9 to Multiply.

And you are done.


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comments on this tutorial:

dragolux [lvl 1] [vp 0] [vote medals 0]:
avatar dragoluxVery nice outcome. Thanks for the tutorial!
(72 days ago)
tobilda123 [lvl 1] [vp 0] [vote medals 0]:
no avatarVery nice and beautiful!
(70 days ago)
Smash 1987 [lvl 11] [vp 124] [vote medals 3]:
avatar Smash 1987Simple and beautiful!!


(63 days ago)
hidakuma [lvl 1] [vp 0] [vote medals 0]:
no avatarsimple but great, tnx
(53 days ago)






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