Tutorial 9 at Fredricz.com

This turorial will show you how to make a glowing, colorful background. This tutorial is very specific and easy. Follow the instructions and you will have a fine result.

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Step 1

Create a new background with 800x600 in width and height. Then you can start to color the background black. Totally black.

Step 2

Click on the 'Brush Tool' and select a 9px brush.

Step 3

Click on 'Brushes'. And select these settings on your brush (DONT FORGET TO SAVE THIS BRUSH);

Step 4

Select 'Pen Tool'. Click on these;

Step 5

Create a new layer (CTRL+SHIFT+N)

Step 6

Do a line like this;

Step 7

'Right Click' and click on 'Stoke Path' and use these settings;

Step 8

Right click on your layer and click on 'Blending Options' and then select 'Gradient Overlay' with these settings;

Step 9

'Select 'Pen Tool' again and click out a line like this. And then hold down 'ALT' button and draw the edges (red marks) so it smooths out.

Step 10

'Right Click' and click on 'Stoke Path' and use these settings (DONT FORGET TO SET THE 'BRUSH TOOL' TO A BRUSH WITH 3px);

Step 11

Select the 'Pen Tool' again and do the same thing again. But so it looks a bit different, like this;

Step 12

Duplicate the layer 3 times.

Step 13

Draw out the layers. So it look like this;

Step 14

Then you need to 'Merge Down' (CTRL+E) the layers. (NOT LAYER 1 AND BACKGROUND LAYER).

Step 15

Right Click on the layer and click on 'Blending Options'. Select 'Outer Glow' and 'Gradient Overlay' and use these settings;


Use different colors, use those colors you want.

Step 16

Create a new layer (CTRL+SHIFT+N)

Step 17

Click on 'Brush Tool' and select the brush that you made before.

Step 18

Click on 'Pen Tool' and do a line like this;

Step 19

'Right Click' and click on 'Stroke Path' and use these settings;

Step 20

Go to 'Filter -> Blur -> Motion Blur'. Set the 'Angle' at -58 and 'Distance' to 341.

Step 21

Go to 'Filter -> Blur -> Motion Blur' again. Set the 'Angle' at -65 and 'Distance' to 341.

Step 22

'Right Click' and click on 'Blending Options' and use these settings, just pick some colors you like;

Step 23

'Right Click' and click on 'Free Transform' on the 'Layer 1' and hold down 'SHIFT' and draw it to the size you want.

Step 24

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