Tutorial 4 at Fredricz.com

This turorial will show you how to make a wallpaper with Pen Tool. This is just a basic tutorial to help you create a easy wallpaper. Follow the instructions and you will get a fine result.

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Step 1

Create a new background with 1600x1200 in width and height. Then you can start to color the background black. Totally black.

Step 2

Click on the 'Pen Tool' And use these settings;

Step 3

Create a new layer (CTRL+SHIFT+N) and then mark out with the 'Pen Tool' like this:

Step 4

Now you need to press down SHIRT and draw with the mouse, all the red spots in the picture down here. So it gets to nice curve.

Step 5

Now you need to go to the 'Brushl Tool' and use 19px on a hard brush. Like this;

Step 6

Go back to 'Pen Tool' and then right click on the Pen Symbol you have made in Step 3. And then click on "Stroke Path"

Step 7

Then you will see this window. Select 'Brush' and then click 'OK'

Step 8

Duplicate the layer, so your layer area looks like this:

Step 9

Now you need to 'Merge Down' (CTRL+E) down to the background layer. And then go to 'Image -> Rotate Canvas-> Rotate 90* CW'.

Like this:

Step 10

Then you need go to 'Filter -> Stylize -> Wind'.

Step 11

Set the wind 'From the Right'. And when you have clicked on "OK", go to 'Filter -> Last Filter' (CTRL+F) 2 more times.

Step 12

Then you need go to 'Filter -> Stylize -> Wind'. Set the wind 'From the Left'. And when you have clicked on "OK", go to 'Filter -> Last Filter' (CTRL+F) 2 more times.

Step 13

And then go to 'Image -> Rotate Canvas-> Rotate 90* CCW'.

Like this:

Step 14

Now you need to give it a bit color, go to 'Image - > Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation' (CTRL+U) and set these settings, (Remember to check 'Colorize' down at the right). Use these settings;

Step 15

Now you need to fix the 'Layer 1' with 'Blending Options'.

Step 16

Click in 'Outer Glow' and use these settings:

Step 17

DONE! You have now done a tutorial by Fredricz. This is how your result should be;