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Floral Background

This tutorial shows a quick and easy way to make abstract backgrounds in Photoshop.

Start working by creating a new file (File>New) with 1024×768 px and 72 dpi

Choose for the layer the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to paint it in the next shown color: #023D65

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Find in Internet a picture, representing the grass:

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Cut out a fragment of the shown grass, as it is presented below and insert the fragment on our picture:

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Set the next parameters for the layer by making a mouse click on the layer on the layers’ panel:
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3 

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Find in Internet a picture representing this time a mill:

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Cut out the element and introduce it in our picture:

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Create a new layer and select for it the Brush Tool (B) with blurred edges, white color and Opacity of 10%. This layer must be placed lower than the layers containing the grass and the mill (on the layers’ panel):

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Find next in Internet a picture showing the sky:

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Cut out the unnecessary part of the sky and insert on the picture only that fragment we need, placing this layer also lower than the layers containing the grass and the mill (on the layers’ panel).

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

Apply for this layer the next demonstrated parameters: Blending mode-Pin Light

Create Floral Background in Photoshop CS3

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