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How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Combine by groups all the layers composing each tetrahedron (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).

Now we have to make many copies of the got groups. Some of them should be turned over applying the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command. Change the gradient’s directions on the trianguar faces to change the shadows. The gradient’s direction is changed on the opposite one.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Now we have to combine all the tetrahedrons’ groups in a single one (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).

Make a copy of the got group and rasterize it. In this select the group’s layer in Layers panel and press CTRL+E to Merge Down. The rasterized layer will be placed under the very first tetrahedrons’ group.

Make a copy of the recently made rasterized layer and use the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to displace a little the copy’s layer down.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Set Fill to 20% for this layer.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Insert the mask on this layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 40% in Options bar).

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Paint in the mask using this brush to hide several tetrahedrons’ elements as shown.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Create a new layer and select the Soft Round brush from Brush Tool (B).

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Using this brush try to represent several colored spots on the tetrahedrons. The brush’s color is #EF008D (brush Opacity – 30%). The layer will be placed above the first group.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Set Fill to 40% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Linear Dodge.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Make sure this layer is selected in Layers panel, hold Ctrl button and click on the layer containing the tetrahedrons situated under the very first group (without displacement). We’ve got the next selection.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Now on the layer with the pink brush click on the bottom part of the Layers panel on Add layer mask. This way we’ll get the cutting of colored spots.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Make a copy of the rasterized tetrahedrons’ layer. Place the copy above all the layers and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn over the copy’s layer, applying on it CTRL+SHIFT+U to Desaturate.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Set Fill to 14% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Subtract.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Cut out the coming out uncolored shadows behind the tetrahedrons the same way described above by inserting the mask on the selection.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Create a new layer and use on it the Soft Round brush to represent many spots colored with #EF008D color (brush’s Opacity – 30%).

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Set Fill to 20% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Pin Light.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

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.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

We’ve got the next result:

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Set Fill to 45% for this layer.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Insert the mask on the layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel , press CTRL+I to Inverse the color of the mask, choose the Soft Round brush of white color (set Opacity to 65% in Options bar).

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Paint in the mask using this brush to hide the effect only there where we’ll represent smooth spots on the tetrahedrons.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Create a new layer and use a Soft Round brush mentioned above to represent a highlight with yellow color (brush’s Opacity – 20%).

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Set Fill to 40% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Screen.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Next we’ll represent a new layer and choose the Soft Round brush of white color (brush’s Opacity – 30%) to represent a highlight on the tetrahedrons.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

We’ve got the next result:

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Set Fill to 50% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Hard Mix.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Make sure this layer is active in Layers panel, then press Ctrl button and click on the tetrahedrons’ rasterized layer (we’ll get a selection) and insert the mask on this active layer. The white highlight is cut.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Create a new layer and use on it the Soft Round brush mentioned in the previous example. Choose the white color (brush’s Opacity – 15%) to represent more luminescence coming out of the tetrahedrons.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

On the last stage create a new layer and apply here the Soft Round brush and white color to create many dots of different diameters.

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

We’ve got the next result:

How to Create Contemporary Abstract Background of Geometric Shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS6

We’re done!

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