Okay, your gonna need some abstract brushes.
Look around on deviant art for some, heres a direct link http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/app...ions/psbrushes/
Im not sure if you have to be registered to see that though, registration is free if you have to.
1. Okay now make a new document, whatever size you want, I used 400x120.
2. Filter>render>clouds the background layer
3. Make a new layer and get out your abstract brushes and brush the new layer (only use one brush for the first layer)..
4. Make another layer and do the same thing as step 3.
5. Keep doin step 4 and 3 until you like what it looks like, heres what I came up with http://img152.exs.cx/img152/8725/19mv.jpg
6. Merge all your layers together, (press ctrl+e till they are all together)
7. Now we are going to add a render, heres what I used http://img150.exs.cx/img150/4017/car5yj.png
8. First, save that render to your desktop, then open it in adobe photoshop, then drag it to your sig, heres what I have now http://img150.exs.cx/img150/9047/36la.jpg
9. Now whip out your polygonal lasso tool and set its feather to 30. http://img152.exs.cx/img152/3774/45rx.jpg
10. Now make a loose outline around the render and then right click, select invserse, then press delete a couple times till it looks rendered good. Pics below show. http://img142.exs.cx/img142/7295/59lw.jpg
Then select inverse and press delete a couple of times http://img142.exs.cx/img142/407/61az.jpg
11. Merge the render layer down (ctrl+e)
12. Now add a color balance, do this to add it http://img152.exs.cx/img152/5039/28wa.jpg
Then move the little bars around till you like the color!
13. Then with the background layer selected, edit>stroke and give it this setting http://img154.exs.cx/img154/3588/76kx.jpg
14. Add you name on to it somewhere and set the blending mode of it to soft light.
The font I used on that sig is Visitor.
Hope you liked your final outcome, if you enjoy the effects used, I suggest you check out some other Background Tutorials
01-07-2005, 12:01 AM
tacoX
Looks really rockin' mate. You did a gerat job of it, I really enjoy how the cars blended into it seamlessly!
Great job!
01-08-2005, 12:56 PM
Riggs
any chance of going more in depth in brushing techniques, as well i think its airbrushing but it could be smudging etc, and im lost, maybe previews of what each layer looks like on its own, that would be really helpful
01-09-2005, 01:19 PM
tacoX
I'd like a tutorial like that also riggs, im really sucky in that category =/
01-09-2005, 02:39 PM
Riggs
ive been ripped on other forums for my effort but well they dont share theyre tuts, liek isay i learned from this (little bit) and my own practise
01-14-2005, 05:23 PM
ersen
Very helpful tut for the newbies, I love people that help...I used loads of tutorials
02-04-2005, 08:04 PM
Twan
I love this tut.
02-04-2005, 09:09 PM
slovy
wooot woooot
nice tut ty man
02-07-2005, 02:32 PM
Digifruitella
Hey, i went to Deviant, and got a couple of Brushes that I liked, I saved them to "Adobe/Photoshop CS/Presets/Brushes" is that the right directory? By the way...HOW do I use those brushes that I downloaded...I'm really confused, plz I need help on this.
02-07-2005, 03:00 PM
jerner
damn, this rocks! thank you for posting this mate! I will use this for sure