Abstract Background

Step by step learn how to create Abstract Background Effect.

Step 1: Create a new document with 500x500.
Press "d" to reset your colors and then press Alt+Backspace for black background.

Step 2: Duplicate the layer and go to Filter> Render> Lens Flare and use these settings:

Step 3: Go to Edit> Free Transform or press Ctrl+T and scale down like this:

Step 4: Duplicate the layer and go to Edit> Transform> Rotate 90o CW.
And change the duplicated layer mode to "Lighten".



After Roatating and changing blending mode your Abstract looks like below:

Step 5: Merge the two layers together by pressing Ctrl+E.
Duplicate the merged layer and go to Edit> Free Transform and rotate 45 degree and set the blend mode to "Lighten" again.

Step 6: Merge the two layer again by pressing Ctrl+E.
Go to Filter> Distort> Wave and use these settings:

Step 7: Duplicate the layer and go to Filter> Distort> Twirl and apply these following settings:

Step 8: Change the blending mode of this layer to 'Screen' and merge the layers together.

Step 9: Again duplicate the layer and go to Edit> Transform> Rotate 90o CCW.
Set the layer blending more to 'Screen'. Go to Filter> Distort> Twirl and use these settings:

Step 10: Merge the layers together. Now apply some colors, so go to Image> Adjustments> Hue/Saturation or press Ctrl+U and apply these settings:

Here's is the Final Result!: