Desktop Wallpaper

May 23rd, 2007 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Drawing Techniques

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a high quality wallpaper.

Create a new file having 1280×1024 px and 72 dpi. Select after that the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to paint the file in black color.

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Next we’ll select the Ellipse Tool (U) to create the primary layer of the picture’s background to be.

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The layer’s parameters:
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make a copy of the new made layer and choose Free Transform option to make the copy smaller, changing its parameters too.

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The layer’s parameters:
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Inner Glow

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options>Stroke

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make another copy of the new created layer, choosing again the Free Transform option to change the copy’s shape, selecting different parameters too.

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The layer’s parameters:
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Stroke

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Now we’ll represent several circles. That is why we need to select the Ellipse Tool (U) and for the beginning we’ll represent the outside edges of the circle. Then press the Alt button to cut out the inside figure’s part.

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The layer’s parameters:
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The next circle should be drawn, following the earlier described method, selecting the same tool also.

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The layer’s parameters:
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make a copy of the new made circle and select the Free Transform option to enlarge a little the copy. We need to select different parameters for the copy too.

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The layer’s parameters:
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make one more copy of the last made layer, choosing again the Free Transform option to change the copy’s shape and apply different parameters also.

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The layer’s parameters:
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Professional Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

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  • MegaR

    05.23.07

    blegh i dont like the end result