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How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Make a copy of the recently made layer and select the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to change the sizes, angle and the placement of the copy to get the same result from the next picture:

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Use the same Ellipse Tool (U) to represent one more new circle of the #03023B color.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

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

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Lighten.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Make three copies of the last made layer and select then the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to situate the copies as on the next shown picture.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Next we’ll need a pen tablet. Create a new layer and select here the Hard Mechanical brush.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Using this brush draw some abstract lines of different thickness.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Hard Light.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

On the next new layer we’ll use the Hard Mechanical brush with different Opacity value and a different brush’s diameter to represent more circles.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and use also the Hard Mechanical brush to represent abstract lines with different thickness, choosing the pen tablet too.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Divide.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Make a copy of the recently made layer. Set Fill to 63% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Divide.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and choose for it the Soft Mechanical brush .

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to represent a kind of reflection on the girl’s body, take colors using the Eyedropper Tool (I). Place the layer with the brush under the layers containing the ellipses, abstract lines or small circles.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Color.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

On the next new layer we’ll apply the Hard Mechanical brush to represent a mask on the girl’s face of the color #8386C9.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

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

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Paint in the mask using this brush to hide out very accurately the mask.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

Set Fill to 49% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Divide.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes 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.

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

We’ve got the next result:

How to create nice abstract artwork via custom shapes and brushes in Photoshop CS5

View full size here.

Download free Layered PSD file.

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