Rick
10-25-2009, 02:27 AM
Beginners Photoshop - Abstract Art
Okay, you are going to learn to make a simple piece of abstract art in Photoshop. Personally, I have always done this since I started using Photoshop :) Each time will produce different results.
Final Product: See Here (http://img24.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=withnocol.png) for Final Results
To start, open up Photoshop and make a new file. (File -> New, or, Ctrl - N).
You are presented with this:
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1388/neweq.png
Stick with the default Photoshop size.
Next, you want to use your Pencil Tool. This can be accessed by right clicking the Brush Tool and selecting the Pencil Tool. (Or, Press - B, until the Pencil Tool is selected.)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3413/penciltool.png
Now change the diameter of the pencil to - 2 pixels
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7377/diametre.png
Now for some fun. Scribble all over the document :D
You should now have something like this:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2198/scribblej.png
Now select your Paint Bucket Tool. Right click the Gradient Tool and select the Paint Bucket Tool. (Or, Press - G, until the Paint Bucket Tool is selected.)
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7541/paintbucket.png
Now use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill in random sections of your scribbles.
Should have something like so:
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3435/fillp.png
Now lets add some Radial Blur (Filter -> Blur -> Radial Blur)
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4995/blurchoose.png
Match your options to these: (60, Zoom, Best)
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/237/radialblur.png
Should result in something like:
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1373/blurresult.png
Now we will use another filter under the stylize category. "Find Edges" (Filter -> Stylize -> Find Edges)
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7011/findedges.png
Results in:
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3499/edgesresult.png
Kinda cool huh ? One extra step you can take is to Invert the image. (Image -> Adjustments -> Invert, or, Ctrl - I)
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8247/invertoption.png
Final Result:
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2983/inverta.png
And there you have it. A nice and easy to produce Photoshop [abstract] art.
Some things to try:
- Colours
- Organised Lines Instead of Scribbles
- Different Blurs
Here's an example with some colour:
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/1166/withcolour.png
Thanks for reading. Please provide feedback/comments :D
And post your results !
Okay, you are going to learn to make a simple piece of abstract art in Photoshop. Personally, I have always done this since I started using Photoshop :) Each time will produce different results.
Final Product: See Here (http://img24.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=withnocol.png) for Final Results
To start, open up Photoshop and make a new file. (File -> New, or, Ctrl - N).
You are presented with this:
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1388/neweq.png
Stick with the default Photoshop size.
Next, you want to use your Pencil Tool. This can be accessed by right clicking the Brush Tool and selecting the Pencil Tool. (Or, Press - B, until the Pencil Tool is selected.)
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3413/penciltool.png
Now change the diameter of the pencil to - 2 pixels
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7377/diametre.png
Now for some fun. Scribble all over the document :D
You should now have something like this:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2198/scribblej.png
Now select your Paint Bucket Tool. Right click the Gradient Tool and select the Paint Bucket Tool. (Or, Press - G, until the Paint Bucket Tool is selected.)
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7541/paintbucket.png
Now use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill in random sections of your scribbles.
Should have something like so:
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/3435/fillp.png
Now lets add some Radial Blur (Filter -> Blur -> Radial Blur)
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4995/blurchoose.png
Match your options to these: (60, Zoom, Best)
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/237/radialblur.png
Should result in something like:
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1373/blurresult.png
Now we will use another filter under the stylize category. "Find Edges" (Filter -> Stylize -> Find Edges)
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7011/findedges.png
Results in:
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3499/edgesresult.png
Kinda cool huh ? One extra step you can take is to Invert the image. (Image -> Adjustments -> Invert, or, Ctrl - I)
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8247/invertoption.png
Final Result:
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2983/inverta.png
And there you have it. A nice and easy to produce Photoshop [abstract] art.
Some things to try:
- Colours
- Organised Lines Instead of Scribbles
- Different Blurs
Here's an example with some colour:
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/1166/withcolour.png
Thanks for reading. Please provide feedback/comments :D
And post your results !