Attractive backgrounds to any graphics, banners or ads are relatively important. Getting the correct theme, whether it’s an abstract art, vector, or texture pattern, it somehow makes the entire artwork looks more interesting.
Some might not have noticed the great roles background images have played. For instance, forumites uses cool design background before messages in their forum signatures; some product graphic advertisements uses light subtle background to help create focus point; your website and desktop need nice backdrops too. Sometimes when I get a little limited by the amount of content I can insert onto an ad design, I’ll paint a light background behind it so the entire creative don’t look so empty.
Here’s 40 really nice abstract and background design Photoshop tutorials you might want to take a look at. It’s probably not about getting the exact effect they’ve got, but to pickup the technique and see how you can advance from there.
Looking for more photoshop tutorials? Here’s what we’ve previously compiled:
- 41 Nicest Photoshop Photo Effects, Part I
- 30+ Nicest Photoshop Photo Tutorials, Part II
- 40+ Hand-picked Photoshop Icon Designs
- 40+ Greatest Web Interface Design Tutorials
- 22 Best Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials
- more..
Full list after jump.
- Abstract Signature
Learn how to create a detailed signature using several filters and effects.
- Chroma Wallpapers
How to create a energetic, vibrant, colorful wallpaper
- Windows Vista Aurora Effect
How to create the Vista aurora effects in Photoshop.
- Abstract Walkthrough
- Luminescent Lines
This technique is fairly simple and is a great way to create an abstract wallpaper or looks good integrated into another image.
- Abstract Background of Colored Bars
Short but attractive way to create a graphic for backgrounds, wallpapers, greeting cards, designs, and all that other good stuff.
- Leopard Aurora Borealis
Not exactly the Mac OSX Leopard aurora wallpaper, but great effects to create something simillar.
- Brilliant Light Streaks Simple technique for creating brilliant light streaks which can be used in different ways to add motion and brightness to your designs.
- Space Lighting effects
How to create a space scene with some nice Lighting Effects in 10 Steps.
- Calculations And Colorization
How to create an Alpha Channel using the Calculations dialog and we’ll use it to get a really great abstract photo effect.
- Abstract image tutorial Create a beautiful and extraordinary effect with some simple steps.
- Cool abstract background
Create abstract background from bubbles and waves.
- Abstract Light Rays
- Yet another abstract signature
- Abstract Summer Illustration
Learn to create an illustration picturing the summer.
- Swoshy lines
How to make an abstract ribbon-like effect using only Adobe Photoshop.
- Abstract Energy Lines
How to create some energetic lines you can use to create more lively digital creations.
- Easy Abstract Photoshop Tutorial
How to create a very simple abstract shape using a few brushes and effects.
- The lightning effect
- Intense Solar Flare (Filter) Effect
- Signature tutorial Movement
- Abstract Art Piece: "Lonium"
In this Photoshop tutorial we’ll be walking through the process of making an abstract artwork, using abstract 3D renders, textures, and more.
- Light Rays
Create a fantastic light ray background texture
- Abstract Background
- The OS X Wallpaper
Learn to create the iconic wallpaper using effects, gradients, masks and blurring.
- Digital Art Piece
- Grungy Metal Texture
How to make some grungy metal with a star
- Signature Backgrounds
- Abstract Airbrushing
- Wallpaper Effect
This tutorial walks you through steps in creating a warped effect that you can use to create artistic and profressional background and wallpapers.
- Trendy Background Textures
Simple technique using brush strokes for making some trendy background
- Digital Star Effect
- Stripy Abstract Wallpaper
Simple effect that can come in really handy.
- Magic light streak wallpaper in photoshop
- Mac-type background
This tutorial is about making a "mac" style background.
- Colourful swirl
- Colorful Tornado
- Firey Explosion
Spice up your space art with this explosive tutorial
- Abstract Artsy Background
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Comments
mmuurrllyy September 7th, 2008
cool collection
ReplyWendy September 7th, 2008
Oh, I love it!
Replyavtorentacar September 7th, 2008
Awesome post
ReplyRoss September 8th, 2008
Great, thanks for including one of mine:)
Replymattb4rd September 8th, 2008
Those look great !
ReplyDainis Graveris September 8th, 2008
Just amazing list – looking through those. Seen some of those, but most of them are new. Thanks!
Replyjoyoge September 8th, 2008
soyut duvarkağıdı tasarımları yapmak için 40 photoshop dersi
http://www.joyoge.com/oku/616/soyut-duvarkagidi-tasarimlari-yapmak-icin-40-photoshop-dersi.html
thank you for good tutorials…
Replydemian September 8th, 2008
i like two or three, but you’ve done a nice work searching all that tutorials and images..so, thanks as always
Replyyoon see September 8th, 2008
Cool site.
ReplyGreat and useful articles.
I love the Leopard Aurora Borealis and Abstract Background .
I am new to blogging. I would like to create a link to your page for this article: 40 cool abstract and background photoshop tutirials. Would like to seek your permission to use the cover image.
Thanks.
bob September 8th, 2008
I love most of these.
very cool!
Replyerichansa September 8th, 2008
I like the comic effect.
Replylx September 8th, 2008
all these are so cool.
ReplyI can’t like them any more
business September 9th, 2008
Wow, this is remarkable. Bookmarked and passing along to my fellow photoshoppers in the office.
ReplyDream Cards September 9th, 2008
very nice, i’m love it , thanks
ReplyDream Cards September 9th, 2008
yes , so cool
Replycreative1 September 14th, 2008
thanx for all this great one
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thank you.
ReplyJersey September 17th, 2008
Excellente list, good work, thanks.
ReplyDesserts September 25th, 2008
WOW great compilation! i look forward to using these…especially with CS4 on the way soon! thanks for posting these!
ReplyWill September 30th, 2008
AWESOME !! PERFECT ! I loved all tutos.. Fantastic !!
Great ! Congratulations and Thanks for the tutorials..
Thank You,
ReplyWill.
Bunny got blog September 30th, 2008
very cool post.
ReplyOxid September 30th, 2008
thanks for collecting these tutorials together,
Replykeep on the good work ;-)
Ahmed Sherif October 3rd, 2008
Great post thanks a lot
Replyjamie October 8th, 2008
wierd and wacky
Replyshyboy October 9th, 2008
hi!
thanks to this very interresting list of tuto!
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Replylida October 12th, 2008
thanks a lot..
ReplyScott October 13th, 2008
These are great!
Replyashish malhotra October 15th, 2008
thanx guys with your tutorials u guys add so many colours and flavours in my designs thanx alot……
ReplyCheyenne October 19th, 2008
Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
Replyjackson November 7th, 2008
these are some of the most cool backgrounds i have ever seen is it alright if i used them for some of my backgrounds for a project? =P
ReplyMohsin Shah November 12th, 2008
adf
Replykandarpa kachari November 15th, 2008
Really GREAT !!!!!!!
Replyangke November 25th, 2008
great find!!..now i have got something nice to photoshop about
Replyamanda December 2nd, 2008
damn i love ma boy jose hes so fine!!!
Replygeekeblog December 5th, 2008
Very Good !
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mad ugly stuf can you put some more COOL stuf
ReplyFREDIVICH December 10th, 2008
YA MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ReplyRahul December 26th, 2008
Its quite amazing that i keep find your site in google now and then… super cool.
these tutorial collections are also great. keep it up.
Replydazjules@gmail.com January 13th, 2009
amazing thanks. dazjules@gmail.com
Replysexy gurl January 23rd, 2009
these are really cool
Replyjodhicakes February 7th, 2009
hey good work
Replyjodhicakes February 7th, 2009
great work
Replydipace February 10th, 2009
nice and great work…
Replysandeep roda February 10th, 2009
very good job done keep it up … be good and be happy…sandeep roda
Replysanyal February 18th, 2009
thanks!!! exactly what i was looking for :)
ReplyJohn February 19th, 2009
This site is |like Cartman said| AWESOME. Thank you from Russia.
Replytasarhane February 20th, 2009
nice list..good work..
Replythanks.
Katherine February 20th, 2009
Welllllll I realyy do luke
Reply&&it’s really kute!!!!
austin February 26th, 2009
it’s really ugly but i would use it
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those pics are wicked dude
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cool photoshop tutorial March 9th, 2009
waooow…very cool design…nice post!!!!
Replysivas March 20th, 2009
very good, thanks
ReplyWebsite Design Sydney March 31st, 2009
Very nice collection, added to my “To Learn” list
Replypurpleworm April 7th, 2009
i like this collection!
Replyi’ll use some of it in my personal editings!
Thanks for sharing! :)
Ash April 11th, 2009
These are so cool…they provide the perfect background for my computer. I use these at school. Everybody likes them…they should make them for you cell phone.
Replyrey April 19th, 2009
vrey beautiful designs. I like it!
Replymarissa April 21st, 2009
those pics r wicked awsome.
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Bobbie May 7th, 2009
Wow yur sight has such pretty pics too much i cant choose
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This is a very useful post and can get you started with abstract designs easily.
This is a great way to learn using Photoshop to create breathtaking designs, walls, backgrounds and more.
By the way, ‘Lonium’ rocks!
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