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Abstract Background

Filters in Photoshop have a wide range of choice. But using filter effectively to make amazing texture is not easy. This tutorial shows you how to make a colorful texture with basic filters

Step 1: Create a new file, 500×500 px, with the Black background. Then use The Gradient Tool to make like this

Step 2: Go to Filter -> Distort -> Wave, leave the default settings (or you can change to your favourite), press OK

Step 3: Press Ctril-F 9 times, you will have

Step 4: Press Ctril-J to create Layer 1. Then Transform -> Rotate 90 CW. Use Blend Lighten for this Layer 1

Step 5: Press Ctrl-Alt-Shift-T 2 times to make 2 copies of the layer 1.

Press Ctrl-E 2 times to merge down to layer 1. Now we only have the Layer 1 and the Background

Step 6: Double click on Layer 1, click on Gradient Overlay. Choose any color you like. Make sure that the Blend mode is Overlay. Press OK

Step 7: Change the Blend mode for Layer 1 to Screen, and we have the final result