40 Cool Abstract and Background Photoshop Tutorials

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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:

Full list after jump.

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Posted by hongkiat in Photoshop Tutorials , at 09.07.08

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Comments

  1. mmuurrllyy September 7th, 2008

    cool collection

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  2. Wendy September 7th, 2008

    Oh, I love it!

    Reply
  3. avtorentacar September 7th, 2008

    Awesome post

    Reply
  4. Ross September 8th, 2008

    Great, thanks for including one of mine:)

    Reply
  5. mattb4rd September 8th, 2008

    Those look great !

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  6. Dainis Graveris September 8th, 2008

    Just amazing list – looking through those. Seen some of those, but most of them are new. Thanks!

    Reply
  7. joyoge 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…

    Reply
  8. demian 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

    Reply
  9. yoon see September 8th, 2008

    Cool site.
    Great 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.

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  10. bob September 8th, 2008

    I love most of these.

    very cool!

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  11. erichansa September 8th, 2008

    I like the comic effect.

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  12. lx September 8th, 2008

    all these are so cool.
    I can’t like them any more

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  13. business September 9th, 2008

    Wow, this is remarkable. Bookmarked and passing along to my fellow photoshoppers in the office.

    Reply
  14. Dream Cards September 9th, 2008

    very nice, i’m love it , thanks

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  15. Dream Cards September 9th, 2008

    yes , so cool

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  16. creative1 September 14th, 2008

    thanx for all this great one

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  17. özcan sarıca ile kurtlar vadisi pusu 3.sezon 1.seo yarışması September 16th, 2008

    thank you.

    Reply
  18. Jersey September 17th, 2008

    Excellente list, good work, thanks.

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  19. Desserts September 25th, 2008

    WOW great compilation! i look forward to using these…especially with CS4 on the way soon! thanks for posting these!

    Reply
  20. Will September 30th, 2008

    AWESOME !! PERFECT ! I loved all tutos.. Fantastic !!

    Great ! Congratulations and Thanks for the tutorials..

    Thank You,
    Will.

    Reply
  21. Bunny got blog September 30th, 2008

    very cool post.

    Reply
  22. Oxid September 30th, 2008

    thanks for collecting these tutorials together,
    keep on the good work ;-)

    Reply
  23. Ahmed Sherif October 3rd, 2008

    Great post thanks a lot

    Reply
  24. jamie October 8th, 2008

    wierd and wacky

    Reply
  25. shyboy October 9th, 2008

    hi!
    thanks to this very interresting list of tuto!

    @+

    Reply
  26. lida October 12th, 2008

    thanks a lot..

    Reply
  27. Scott October 13th, 2008

    These are great!

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  28. ashish malhotra October 15th, 2008

    thanx guys with your tutorials u guys add so many colours and flavours in my designs thanx alot……

    Reply
  29. Cheyenne October 19th, 2008

    Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

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  30. jackson 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

    Reply
  31. Mohsin Shah November 12th, 2008

    adf

    Reply
  32. kandarpa kachari November 15th, 2008

    Really GREAT !!!!!!!

    Reply
  33. angke November 25th, 2008

    great find!!..now i have got something nice to photoshop about

    Reply
  34. amanda December 2nd, 2008

    damn i love ma boy jose hes so fine!!!

    Reply
  35. geekeblog December 5th, 2008

    Very Good !

    Reply
  36. shakira December 7th, 2008

    mad ugly stuf can you put some more COOL stuf

    Reply
  37. FREDIVICH December 10th, 2008

    YA MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  38. ira December 16th, 2008

    bgus2 tpi bikin yg lbi bgus lgi dong…

    Reply
  39. Rahul 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.

    Reply
  40. dazjules@gmail.com January 13th, 2009

    amazing thanks. dazjules@gmail.com

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  41. sexy gurl January 23rd, 2009

    these are really cool

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  42. jodhicakes February 7th, 2009

    hey good work

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  43. jodhicakes February 7th, 2009

    great work

    Reply
  44. dipace February 10th, 2009

    nice and great work…

    Reply
  45. sandeep roda February 10th, 2009

    very good job done keep it up … be good and be happy…sandeep roda

    Reply
  46. sanyal February 18th, 2009

    thanks!!! exactly what i was looking for :)

    Reply
  47. John February 19th, 2009

    This site is |like Cartman said| AWESOME. Thank you from Russia.

    Reply
  48. tasarhane February 20th, 2009

    nice list..good work..
    thanks.

    Reply
  49. Katherine February 20th, 2009

    Welllllll I realyy do luke
    &&it’s really kute!!!!

    Reply
  50. austin February 26th, 2009

    it’s really ugly but i would use it

    Reply
  51. charlotte February 27th, 2009

    those pics are wicked dude
    there da best pics ive eva seen
    im tellin all me peeps

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  53. cool photoshop tutorial March 9th, 2009

    waooow…very cool design…nice post!!!!

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  54. sivas March 20th, 2009

    very good, thanks

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  55. Website Design Sydney March 31st, 2009

    Very nice collection, added to my “To Learn” list

    Reply
  56. purpleworm April 7th, 2009

    i like this collection!
    i’ll use some of it in my personal editings!
    Thanks for sharing! :)

    Reply
  57. 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.

    Reply
  58. rey April 19th, 2009

    vrey beautiful designs. I like it!

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  59. marissa April 21st, 2009

    those pics r wicked awsome.
    im tellin evry1 i kno!

    Reply
  60. Bobbie May 7th, 2009

    Wow yur sight has such pretty pics too much i cant choose

    Reply
  61. TheProgramerz June 1st, 2009

    AWSOME THANKS!

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  62. wOwOx June 5th, 2009

    Indonesian said : “Keren abiessss.. “

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    SUPPER

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  64. Ashley Adams : Postcard Printing June 29th, 2009

    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!

    Reply

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