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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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

48 Comments:

sprasanna89 says:

i will give a 8 out of 10

(5 years and 2129 days ago)

Andersk says:

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

(5 years and 2118 days ago)

Guest says:

vauuuuuuu i cant do it cry

(5 years and 2111 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 2109 days ago)

Guest says:

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Nice one

(5 years and 2108 days ago)

Guest says:

i like it so much .. well done ^^

(5 years and 2106 days ago)

Guest says:

gr8!!!!!!!!

(5 years and 2105 days ago)

Guest says:

very nice

(5 years and 2104 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 2104 days ago)

Guest says:

yay you sir

(5 years and 2103 days ago)

Guest says:

Hey Tanx a lot

(5 years and 2103 days ago)

Guest says:

fantastic done

(5 years and 2102 days ago)

Guest says:

man its long u can do it in few steps

(5 years and 2102 days ago)

Guest says:

it is so cool . thnx

(5 years and 2098 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 2089 days ago)

Guest says:

Boring

(5 years and 2082 days ago)

Guest says:

cool!!!!

(5 years and 2075 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 2071 days ago)

Guest says:

Give it 10 to 10. Amazing....

(5 years and 2068 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 2067 days ago)

Guest says:

good or excellent

(5 years and 2065 days ago)

Guest says:

chehal

(5 years and 2065 days ago)

Guest says:

good or excellent

(5 years and 2065 days ago)

Guest says:

that good but i whan psd plzz )

(5 years and 2043 days ago)

Guest says:

AND I WANT PSD

(5 years and 2043 days ago)

Guest says:

good job,like it

(5 years and 2036 days ago)

Guest says:

thank you so much it was very helpful this tutorial

(5 years and 2034 days ago)

Guest says:

very great tutorial
thank you!

(5 years and 2029 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 2029 days ago)

Guest says:

Its very easy = = just practice =)

(5 years and 2027 days ago)

Guest says:

what brushes did you use?

(5 years and 1980 days ago)

Guest says:

Pretty bad tut, explained nothing at all.

(5 years and 1960 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 1942 days ago)

Guest says:

I want download

(5 years and 1937 days ago)

Guest says:

I want down load file PSD

(5 years and 1937 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 1934 days ago)

Guest says:

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

(5 years and 1892 days ago)

aaryaman [banned] says:

This is seriously awesome!
It is one of the best text effects i've ever seen.

(5 years and 1860 days ago)

[banned] says:

is this CS5?

(5 years and 1824 days ago)

[banned] says:

Nice !! PSD ? :o

(5 years and 1743 days ago)

Guest says:

g8 one ...thankz for guide me

(5 years and 1737 days ago)

[banned] says:

this is wonderfull Amazing thank u for Guiding

(5 years and 1721 days ago)

[banned] says:

Great tut, but I think you should have given us the links to download the smoke and designer brushes. Anyway, I learned a lot. Good job.

(5 years and 1697 days ago)

Guest says:

I Want .. The links to download the smoke and designer brushes !!

(5 years and 1610 days ago)

[banned] says:

I like this article
but I do not understand ......

(5 years and 1527 days ago)

Guest says:

i like it

(5 years and 1204 days ago)

Guest says:

where did you get those brushes?

(5 years and 1015 days ago)

Guest says:

NICE ONE!!!!!!!!!!

(5 years and 977 days ago)

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