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An attractive and compelling background adds depth to your graphics, banners or ads; and for this reason is of great importance. Sure there are some people who might not notice backgrounds, but the role they play in making the entire artwork look more interesting and visually alluring is paramount. They really do help to tie the entire piece together, no matter how simply or aggressively they are employed. Here, we are showcasing some of the web’s truly amazing Abstract Background Design Photoshop Tutorials for our readers. Be you a PS enthusiast or junkie, you will surely want to take a look at the offerings we have compiled. Feel free to share your opinion with us. Abstract Backgrounds Tutorials Abstract Kaleidoscope Poster – Photoshop CS5 This tutorial lets you learn how to create an attention-grabbing kaleidoscope type poster in Photoshop CS5 by combining basic colors, shapes and brushes. A layered PSD file is included. Abstract Starfield Background – Photosho...

Final Image Preview Start working by creating a new document ( Ctrl+N ) in Adobe Photoshop with the size 1280px by 1024px ( RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch . Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with #2A0900 color the new background layer . Choose the Pen Tool (P) , set the drawing mode on Shape Layers in Options bar and draw the wavy line as shown. Set Fill to 24% for this layer and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel to Inner Shadow . Add Outer Glow : Apply Gradient Overlay : Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box. We’ve got the next result: Make a copy of the line’s layer and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn the line’s copy horizontally, placing it the same way demonstrated below. Combine in a group all the wavy line layers (press CTRL button to select the necessary laye...

Final Image Preview To start off you will need to create a new Photoshop document and set the dimensions up as mine are in the below screenshot.  To create a new document simply press ‘CTRL N’ on your keyboard or go to the file tab and select new. Next we can head over and grab our liquor bottle stock; for this quick manipulation we will be using a shot of a Kai vodka bottle. Our stock can be found here : http://intoxicologist.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/kai-vodka-bottle-shot-dark.jpg Once you have the stock just drop it into your new document; once its in your new document just simply move the stock around until its in the center of your canvas. The move tool is the ‘V’ key on your keyboard. Next we will be adding in some color to our bottle. To add in the color we need to make a new layer which is ‘CTRL SHIFT N’ on your keyboard, so that we don’t mess up our stock.  Once your new layer has been created we can grab the brush tool by pressing ‘B’ on yo...