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Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Make several copies of the last made ellipse and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to change the copies’ sizes and their placement on the canvas.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Make a copy of the recently made one ellipse and place it as it is demonstrated below:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Let’s rasterize the layer the same way we did before (Create a new layer above the last made one, select both layer and press CTRL+E to Merge Down) and apply for the layer the next filter: Filter>Blur>Gaussian blur.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

On the next new layer we’ll choose a Hard Round brush from Brush Tool (B) to represent many small dots with different colors, use the colors from near ellipses. Choose colors with the Eyedropper tool (I).

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Bevel and Emboss.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Take now the Line Tool (U), set Weight to 1px in Options bar and drag to draw an inclined line of the color #FF7ABC.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and make a selection, using Rectangular Marquee Tool (M). Place the layer under the line’s layer.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Choose the Gradient Tool (G), open Gradient Editor from Options bar and select Foreground to Transparent gradient and apply the gradient inside the selection from bottom to top.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Using the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command, we can turn over the gradient’s layer, placing it to the pink line.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Insert the mask on each layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Mechanical brush of black color.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to paint in the mask to hide the line’s and gradient’s edges.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Put together both layers into a rasterized one (the layer with the pink line and the layer containing the half – transparent gradient). Select both layers, by pressing CTRL button and then finally press CTRL+E to Merge down. Using the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command move the rasterized layer as shown.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Linear Dodge.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Make a copy of the line’s layer and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to place the layer with the copy the same way demonstrated below. Set the Blending mode for this layer to Color Dodge.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Make one more copy of the line’s layer and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to place the copy as it is shown below. Set the Blending mode for this layer to Linear Dodge.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Choose Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (CTRL+U) on the line’s layer. Drag the slider to the left to decrease the Hue value.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Outer Glow.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next effect:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and choose Soft Round brush of white color to represent many sparks.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and use Soft Round brush of white color (set Opacity to 15% in Options bar) to represent a highlight.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Now we have to combine in a group all the layers containing the line, the sparks and the highlight (press CTRL button to select the corresponding layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while draging the selected layers on Create a new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel). Make a copy of the new group and rasterize it by selecting it firstly ant then press CTRL+E to Merge Down. Use the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to place the copy as on the next picture. Set the Blending mode for this layer to Luminocity.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Make a copy of the line’s layer and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to place the copy as it is demonstrated below:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Make two copies of the earlier made layer containing the pink line with Blending mode – Linear Dodge and apply Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to change the copies’ sizes and their position on the picture.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

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.

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

The final result!

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