Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Psd Geek Wallpaper From Scratch

In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a high quality wallpaper for your desktop from scratch.
We will use the text PSD GEEK for this tutorial.

End result:

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Score: 4.86 / 10

Tags:textwallpaper

Step 1

First open a new document in Photoshop with the following size

Step 2

Select the gradient tool with type as radial gradient and the starting color as #054f7c and end color as #0497c8.

Step 3

Draw the gradient from the center of the document to the top such that you get this background

Step 4

Select the text tool and type "psd" with a bold faced font.

Step 5

To get a slanting effect, the perspective option will not be available when the text is non rasterised,so hold down Ctrl key and click over the thumbnail of the text layer in layers palette,the text will be selected.
Now create a new layer above the text layer and fill it with white.
Now hide the original text layer.
Then press Ctrl+T on the keyboard to go for the transform options.
Right click inside the area and select perspective.

Step 6

Now press Ctrl+T and transform it by pulling down the right bottom box in the selection area

Step 7

Likewise perform the above steps to change the rest of the text

Step 8

Now transform the letter s.

Step 9

Select the letter D and click on perspective

Step 10

And transform it as shown.

Step 11

Apply the following layer styles for the letter p.

Step 12

Select drop shadow and change its values as shown

Step 13

Select gradient overlay and apply its values as given

Step 14

Copy the layer style from the letter p by right clicking on the layer palette and paste it to the other two letters.you will get a result like this.

Step 15

Now duplicate all the three layers and apply the blending modes as follows.

Step 16

To apply the gradient overlay select the range of colors as
#121212 #2d2d2d #000000 #4c4c4c #676767 #4c4c4c
(starting from left to right).

Step 17

Select each individual layers and move them back from the original layers, so that you get the following 3d effect.

Step 18

Create a new layer and now Ctrl click over all the thumbnails of the front letters and the back letters so that it gets selected like this.

Step 19

Fill the new layer with white color

Step 20

Go to Filters->Blur->Radial Blur and apply the following values to it.

Step 21

Now move this new layer behind all the current layers and place it before the background layer and u will get an effect like this

Step 22

Select a smoke brush( if a smoke brush is not available with you,download it from the internet,a lot of websites provides free brushes) and paint it in the middle of the document.

Step 23

As you have done it before,hold down the Ctrl key and click over the blue filled letters layer.select the ctrl+shift+I to invert the selection and erase the rest of the areas with the eraser tool

Step 24

Again press ctrl+shift+I to invert the selection and make the opacity of the layer as follows.

Step 25

select some designer brushes and paint it in the same layer as shown.Note that these designs must be painted at the back of all the text layers

Step 26

Now create a new layer and fill it with black,and go to filters->render->clouds,again go to filters->render->difference clouds, and change the mode of the layer as screen,so that u get this effect

Step 27

Erase some of the lightning over the unused area in the picture such that u get the lightnings only over the letter layers

Step 28

Now select the text tool and type the word geek.

Step 29

Apply the blending effects as follows

Step 30

You will get this effect.

Step 31

Now create a new layer and fill it with black.go to filters->render->lens flare and apply the third option,now change the blending mode to color dodge and transform it and warp it and place it near the letter p

Step 32

Repeat the step to create a flare and place it for the other letters too

Step 33

Create a new layer beneath the background and fill it with black, Select the background layer and click mask option at the bottom of the layers palette and fill the mask layer with a black and white gradient of type radial.

Step 34

This is the final result

37 Comments:

sprasanna89 says:

i will give a 8 out of 10

(256 days ago)

Andersk says:

gr8 tutorial m8, I've learned alot. but i think that the smoke may be a little bit bright.

(245 days ago)

Guest says:

vauuuuuuu i cant do it cry

(237 days ago)

Guest says:

it's great. i like it.
good job.

(235 days ago)

Guest says:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/photo.php?pid=4617296&id=618927817
Nice one

(234 days ago)

Guest says:

i like it so much .. well done ^^

(233 days ago)

Guest says:

gr8!!!!!!!!

(231 days ago)

Guest says:

very nice

(231 days ago)

Guest says:

This is nice tuts, I'am very glad with this post.....

(230 days ago)

Guest says:

yay you sir

(230 days ago)

Guest says:

Hey Tanx a lot

(229 days ago)

Guest says:

fantastic done

(229 days ago)

Guest says:

man its long u can do it in few steps

(228 days ago)

Guest says:

it is so cool . thnx

(224 days ago)

Guest says:

Just wondering, where can you download the brush, that you have behind your text?
Btw nice tut.

(215 days ago)

Guest says:

Boring

(209 days ago)

Guest says:

cool!!!!

(201 days ago)

Guest says:

Looks Kewl but I don't know.........

(198 days ago)

Guest says:

Give it 10 to 10. Amazing....

(194 days ago)

Guest says:

wat a fucking tutorial for noobs,its to hard to understand for beginner like me

(194 days ago)

Guest says:

good or excellent

(192 days ago)

Guest says:

chehal

(192 days ago)

Guest says:

good or excellent

(192 days ago)

Guest says:

that good but i whan psd plzz )

(170 days ago)

Guest says:

AND I WANT PSD

(170 days ago)

Guest says:

good job,like it

(163 days ago)

Guest says:

thank you so much it was very helpful this tutorial

(160 days ago)

Guest says:

very great tutorial
thank you!

(155 days ago)

Guest says:

WELL ... this is not at all for beginers. need to excplane a lot more. just being honist

(155 days ago)

Guest says:

Its very easy = = just practice =)

(154 days ago)

Guest says:

what brushes did you use?

(106 days ago)

Guest says:

Pretty bad tut, explained nothing at all.

(87 days ago)

Guest says:

huh i lost my day here but it is amazing...........

(69 days ago)

Guest says:

I want download

(64 days ago)

Guest says:

I want down load file PSD

(64 days ago)

Guest says:

im stuck @ step 18 i cant select it all,. but i can select 1 by 1,

(60 days ago)

Guest says:

bravo................its funn

(18 days ago)

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