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Abstract Glowing Background

Gradient Editor settings:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Take the Pen Tool (P) and the Convert Point Tool to represent one more shape:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Go to Layer Style and add Gradient Overlay by clicking on this layer in Layers panel:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Gradient Editor settings:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
On the top part of the shape we’ll insert a highlight, using the Ellipse Tool (U) and the Convert Point Tool.

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Set Fill to 0% for this layer and go to Layer Style > Gradient Overlay by clicking on this layer in Layers panel:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Gradient Editor settings:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Combine in a group all the layers composing the ornament (hold in this case CTRL button to select the corresponding layers and then drag the selected layers on Create a new group icon on bottom part of the Layers panel).

Merge Down the group by selecting the group in Layers panel and pressing CTRL+E.

Choose after that the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) to make the rasterized layer smaller, to look the way it is demonstrated below:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Set for this layer Blend Mode to Exclusion:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Make a copy of the last made layer and choose the Free Transform option to incline the copy, changing its sizes too. Set for this layer Blend Mode to Overlay

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Make a copy of the very first ornament and select Free Transform option to turn over the copy, placing it the same way indicated on the next picture:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Turn around the recently made copy, using the Free Transform option and set for this layer Blend Mode to Linear Dodge

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Make one more copy of the ornament’s layer and choose Free Transform option to turn around the copy, enlarging it and placing it the same way from next image. Set for this layer Blend Mode to Hard Light

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Make a copy of the last made layer and select again the Free Transform option to make the copy smaller, situating it on the picture the same way demonstrated below:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Make copies of the earlier made layers also and select after that the Free Transform option to change the copies’ sizes and their placement. Represent finally the same ornament composition, demonstrated on the next picture:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and choose for it a brush of the color #41A8DC, to represent a spot on the central part of the ornament.

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Then apply the Smudge Tool (R) to smudge out the spot on the ornament’s branch, the same way indicated below:

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Set Fill to 0% for this layer and change the Blend mode to Linear Dodge.

Create an abstract glowing background in Adobe Photoshop CS4

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