Create Awesome Music Wallpaper

July 13th, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing

This tutorial will show you some techniques that can help you create cool wallpapers, advertisements, or many other graphics.

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Let’s create a new file (File>New) of 1920×1200px/72 dpi. Applying the Paint Bucket Tool (G), fill the new layer with the color #716D63

Select the next option for the made layer: Filter>Noise>Add Noise

The layer’s parameters: Fill 70%

Copy out the recently made layer and select for the copy the solution from here: Filter>Blur>Motion blur

Select on the same layer the Free Transform option to stretch down its bottom part:

Select for the same layer: Filter>Distort>Wave

The layer’s parameters: Blending mode-Overlay

We need to create the next layer, applying here the same Paint Bucket Tool (G) to give it the color #968D73

Next we have to set the background and foreground color:

Choose for the same layer: Filter>Render>Clouds

… and Filter> Filter Gallery>Poster Edges

The layer’s parameters: Fill 59%, Blending mode-Overlay

Make a copy of the last made layer and choose for it the Free Transform selection to turn around the copy by its horizontal and vertical positions. On the copied layer we’ll press CTRL+U.

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Tags: brushes, layers, music, photo-effect, photo-manipulation, wallpaper