How to create abstract kaleidoscope poster in Photoshop CS5
March 17th, 2011 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing
Set the Blending mode for this layer to Vivid Light.
Create now a new layer and change the Blending mode for this layer to Vivid Light. Select the Soft Mechanical brush from Brush Tool (B)
Use the next shown colors from Swatches panel to paint the canvas with arbitrary colors.
We’ve got the next result:
Next we have to represent another element. Use firstly the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent a square of the color #00AEEF and then apply the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn over the square, placing it as below:
Set Fill to 60% for this layer and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.
Add Inner Shadow:
We’ve got the next result:
Using the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command, resize the square as shown.
Make also many copies of the layer containing the square. Then choose the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to place the copies’ layers as on the next picture it is shown.
We’ve got the next result:
Combine in a group all the layers of the recently made elements (press CTRL button to select the necessary layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while dragging the selected layers on Create a new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel). Press now CTRL+Alt and drag the mask from previous group on the last made one.
We’ve got the next result:
Select the group in Layers panel and press Ctrl+E to Merge Down into a single layer all group layers. Set the Blending mode for this layer to Linear Dodge.
Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
We’ve got the next result:
Create a new layer and select the Soft Round brush and white color, set Opacity to 30% in Options bar.
Use this brush to paint on canvas as shown.
Set the Blending mode for this layer to Overlay.
Finished!
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Download free Layered PSD file.
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Tags: abstract, background, brushes, colorful, cs5, design, effect, free, Illustration, kaleidoscope, Photoshop, poster, psd, psychedelic, shape
Balloon
17/03/2011
Great tutorial. This would make a great website background as well.
Evans
21/03/2011
“Brilliant!” is the word, great tutorial it will surely come in handy thanks!
shoot
21/03/2011
wow…. its wonderfull… thanks for the tutorial and psd file
DeMoN
22/03/2011
Amazing! Thanks for this tutorial!
Lee Fuller
25/03/2011
the effect is brilliant.. thanks for the tutorial..
babs
09/04/2011
it’s pretty, but it’s not really a kaleidoscope image, is it?
Dan
17/04/2011
Thank you so much! I will use this for a project of mine!
Andy Lau
26/04/2011
It’s easy but amazing~Good~
Jack
02/05/2011
How did you add the color in the PSD?
Mikari
05/05/2011
I’m wondering about the same thing as Jack… How do you add the colours to it ?
Brett Widmann
13/05/2011
This was a really fun tutorial! Thanks for sharing.
Jay
02/06/2011
This tutorial is really awesome. The final product made me think that this would involve some very difficult steps, but it is an easy and effective way to make a great looking background.
Moksha
04/06/2011
cool way to make nice abstract effect.
thanks for tutorial
afmrp
06/06/2011
I have a question, what size have to be the square ?
Thank you !
jhumar
11/06/2011
i’ve got a question… it says here that “using CS5″
is there other way how to make this on older versions or we can make these stuff with the old ones????
admin
12/06/2011
@jhumar
you can make these stuff with the old versions of Photoshop
Cathy
01/07/2011
How to apply the color ? Please tell us so it may be very helpful for various projects
Sanjiv
11/10/2011
Superb. inspiring.
Pandian
12/12/2011
It’s easy but amazing~Got output~
Igor
18/05/2012
Hi! I have a small problem when i make the Square and do the shadow and the inner shadow I just have a small white line on the bottom of my square what am I doing wrong?
james
21/12/2012
Great design but I got lost after the second step
Can you help me please
thanks
Tony
12/01/2013
magnificent put up, very informative. I’m wondering why the opposite experts of this sector don’t notice this.
You must proceed your writing. I’m sure, you have a great readers’ base already!
Anuraag
22/05/2013
Nice tutorial. Just love that background which you have made. Kudos