Select Brush Tool and a soft round brush with size about 200 px... Then duplicate layer and modify copied layer with Direct Selection Tool.. Get out the Horizontal Type Tool just the reg
Trang 1The Japanese Style Wallpaper
Pretty neat the Japanese style wallpaper don’t you think? Well - here’s how I made it!
Ok - here we go Start with creating a new document sized 1920×1200 pixels with all the default
settings and add in a color of #96a0f9 to the background
Trang 2Create a new one layer Select Brush Tool and a soft round brush with size about 200 px Make a
couple of strokes, using different colors, for example #ff7afd, #4d57d2, #4ccaff and #bda2f3
Trang 4Apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with the next presets:
After that use Filter > Blur > Motion Blur with similar settings to these:
Trang 5We have something like this:
Ok, merge all layers in one and apply one more Filter > Texture > Texturizer using the next
presets:
Trang 6Now we have a relief like this:
Time to add some Japanese patterns to the background Ok, we can do this by using Japanese brushes Feel free to download it from here Now get out the Dodge Tool (Range: Hightlights, 30%)
and do a little bit of dodge-work on the background
Trang 7We should have an image like below:
Trang 8Ok, now I would like to add a couple of semi-transparent lines to type Japanese hieroglyph there
We can do this by using Pen Tool with the white color
Then duplicate layer and modify copied layer with Direct Selection Tool Actually, you can change
the color of the shape to see the difference
Trang 9Make the same things two of times
Set fill opacity to 0% up for each of four shapes and apply the Drop Shadow and Inner Glow layer styles to each layer
Trang 11After that actions duplicate all of four layers, then press Ctrl+T to to miniaturize it, rotate 180
degrees and move into the upper right corner of the canvas
Trang 12Time to bring some Japanese hieroglyphs to the lines Get out the Horizontal Type Tool and click
on your path, this will put your text on the path you’ve just made The font I used below (Japanese)
is commercial Feel free to use another one with hieroglyphs or buy or get somewhere this one Write out your text like mine:
Add the text to each of lines You can use different colors for your text lines
Trang 13Ok, now let’s add some logotype to wallpaper Get out the Horizontal Type Tool (just the regular
one) and write out something like ‘Amazing Japan’ using EPISODE1 font (60pt, Crisp Anti-aliasing)
It is free You can download it from here
Then apply the Outer Glow, Gradient Overlay and Stroke layer styles to the text
Trang 16Ok, now apply Select >Load Selection, then use Select > Modify > Contract and modify the selection about 2 px Create a new one layer, select Gradient Tool and a white to transparent
gradient, fill in the selected area as on picture below:
Trang 17Make a new selection by using Rectangular Marquee Tool and clear the selected area
Press Ctrl+D to remove the selection Change layer mode to Overlay Then Get out the Horizontal
Type Tool again and write out some hieroglyphs using Japanese font or another one instead this
font
Trang 18Then duplicate this layer and apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur for copied layer
Trang 19Looking great now! But I think we should add some graphic elements to our canvas I would like to
add some flowers Get out the Custom Shape Tool and select Flower 1 Shape (this is standard
shape) using white color
You can make a couple of flowers
Trang 20Ok, now apply the Outer Glow, Gradient Overlay and Stroke layer styles to each of flowers
Trang 22You’d now have this:
Trang 23Looking great! Don’t you think? So, I would like to add some white stars, flashes and dots to
wallpaper Do this by using Brush Tool and different standard brushes on the new layer
And the last one thing that I want to add some white spots to our wallpaper Create a new one layer,
then select Brush Tool and a soft round brush with size of 300px, after that make three of strokes
using white color Your image should look as mine:
Then apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with similar settings to these:
Trang 24Now change layer mode to Overlay
Ok - we’re done! Feel free to download ready wallpaper!