Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper

February 4th, 2008 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing

Create an awesome abstract wallpaper by making your own abstract art.

Create a new file (File>New), having 1024×768 px and 72 dpi

Use after the Rectangle Tool (U) to draw the background of the figure to be.

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3

Select next demonstrated layer’s parameters by making a mouse click on the layers’ panel.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3 

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3

Now we should select the Ellipse Tool (U) to represent the clouds for the picture (it means drawing several circles on the same layer), pressing SHIFT simultaneously.

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3

The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3 

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3

Next we have to draw the rainbow’s semicircles, applying the same Ellipse Tool (U).

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3 

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3 

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3

Use the next indicated colors for the rainbow’s elements.

Create Windows Abstract Desktop Wallpaper in Photoshop CS3

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  • younes

    07/10/2009

    great work
    thanks for the tutorial

  • Riefvan

    20/12/2009

    very good. i can think of some implemantions by using this concept. thx.

  • Manjith

    27/12/2009

    Awesome work. Now i can play with photoshop with this tutorial

  • oh

    14/01/2010

    well explain!!
    great tutorail!!

    Many thanks for helping!!!

  • CAREQUE

    22/02/2010

    I am a beguiner. Tell me please how to color the circles in thre rainbow.

    Thanks

  • wENDY

    18/04/2010

    Dude! Love this tutorial. When I made it, it looked awsome on my desktop. I just added a few stuff in it. But it was still awsome. I learned a few tricks with your tutorial. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARIGATOU, SALAMAT!!!

  • visitor

    20/04/2010

    hello, how can i color the rainbow without coloring the entire document? coz thats happening to me and how to make the perfect circle within the cirlce?im a beginner

  • Emil

    03/05/2010

    @visitor

    How to color a cicle:

    new layer ->make a circle using the “ellipse tool”->
    right click on that layer; choose “blending options” -> color overlay then double click on the colored square to the right and choose color then click OK.

    cant get any easier :)

  • Joseph Cele

    24/08/2010

    that is awesome guys i am going to use that in my website design.tnx guys

  • johr

    12/10/2011

    how can i make the circles with the same distance every time?

  • HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!! THANK YOU

    05/12/2011

    Guys how do I make the circles the same distance everytime, when I tried I could only make one circle the same distance. THIS IS REALLY CONFUSING PLEASE HELP PLEASE!!!!