This tutorial teaches you how to design a soccer wallpaper by following this step-by-step guide.

Create a new file (File>New) with 1024x768 px and 72 dpi. Select next the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and paint it in black color.



Find in Internet a picture with Ronaldinho.



Cut out the picture and insert the image on our picture. Select the Free Transform option on the football player’s layer to turn over around the player as it is demonstrated below. The layer’s parameters: Blending mode-lighten



Attention! All the next layers should be situated lower than the player’s layer on the layers’ panel. Create a new layer and select on it the Line Tool (U) for representing a line, which must be copied many times. We need also to choose again the Free Transform option to place the copies correctly.



Paste together all those many copy – layers of the lines, press Ctrl button to mark out the necessary layers and press finally on CTRl+E. The new layer should get the parameters indicated below by making a double mouse’s click on the layer on the layers’ panel. Opacity 55%, Fill 0%
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay



Gradient’s parameters:

 



Create another new layer (Create new layer) and choose the Brush Tool (B), Opacity 30% to paint the left upper picture’s corner in the next shown color - #033170



Create one more new layer (Create new layer) and select the standard Brush Tool (B), Opacity 30% to paint the right upper picture’s corner in the next shown color - #809BAB



Applying the same instrument and the same method, it’s possible to introduce a new nuance on the lowest part of the picture. The color is #0A1009



Find in Internet a picture of a football ball.



Cut out the ball and insert it on the picture.



Apply the next demonstrated parameters for the ball’s layer. CTRL+M