In today’s tutorial you will learn how to create an abstract light streaks poster from scratch using Lighting effects, Noise, and Wave Photoshop CS5 filters. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!

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Create a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop CS5 with the size 1280px by 1024px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with black color the new background layer.

Find a stock photo with a man represented on it, I used this photo from deviantart. I would like to thank the author of this photo.

Remove the background using your favorite tools like Pen Tool (P), Magic Wand Tool (W), Magnetic Lasso (L) or even a simple Filter>Extract and insert it on a new layer in our main document.

Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Hue/Saturation.

Drag the slider to the left to decrease the Saturation of the color range.

On a new layer select the Soft Round brush; set the Opacity to 15% in the Options bar.

Use this brush to paint the next zones around the man with #AC007A and #2E0077 colors.

Set the Blending mode to Linear Dodge for this layer.

Select once again Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.

We’ve got the next result:

Create a new layer and select the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the layer with black color.

Insert the mask on the layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel. Select also the Hard Mechanical brush of black color.

Use this brush to hide the background around the man, shown below:

Create a new layer and select again the Soft Round brush of the color #000345 (set Opacity to 20% in the Options bar).

Use this brush to paint around the man.

Let’s create a clipping mask to make the content of the recent layer only visible within the content of the layer containing the black color. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in the Layers panel.

We’ve got the next result:

On the next new layer we’ll choose again the Soft Round brush of the color #FF00C7 (Opacity 60%).

Use this brush to paint on the man’s face as shown.

Let’s create another clipping mask. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in the Layers panel.

We’ve got the next result:

Create a new layer and choose the Soft Round brush mentioned on the previous step, with the Size on 800px to paint the man’s face with the color #F577C2 (Opacity 20%).

Create a clipping mask again. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in the Layers panel.

We’ve got the next result:

Create a new layer again and use this time the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the new layer with black color.

Select also for the made layer Filter>Noise>Add Noise

We’ve got the next noise on the layer.

.. and also for the same layer apply Filter>Filter Gallery>Texture>Craquelure

We’ve got the next result:

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In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to transform fashion photography into abstract illustration by mixed some custom shapes and applying different Blending modes using Adobe Photoshop CS5. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!

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Create a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop CS5 with the size 800px by 1280px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Create a new layer and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Gradient Overlay.

Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.

We’ve got the next result.

Find a stock photo with a model represented on it, I used this photo from deviantart. I would like to thank the author of this photo:

Remove the background using your favorite tools like Pen Tool (P), Magic Wand Tool (W), Magnetic Lasso (L) or even a simple Filter>Extract and insert it on a new layer in our main document. The girl’s sizes may be changed with Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command.

Select the Custom Shape Tool (U) in the Tools bar, in the Options bar click the Shape to open the selection menu. Find Triangle shape at the bottom of the menu, and then double-click a shape thumbnail to select it.

Click and drag to draw several triangles, which sizes and placements may be changed with Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command. Place the layers under the girl’s layer. The shape color, Fill value and Blending Mode for each layer are showing in the next picture.

Draw another shape.

We’ve got the next result:

Next we have to select the Ellipse Tool (U) and draw a small ellipse of the color #C2C2C0 (Fill 18%). Place the layer under the girl’s one.

Click on the same layer on the bottom part of the Layers panel on Add layer mask icon and select the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 30% in the Options bar).

Use this brush to paint in the mask to hide the bottom part of the ellipse as shown.

Use again the Custom Shape Tool (U) to draw a triangle shape of the color #EEE7B0. Set Fill to 50% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Lighten. Place the layer under the girl’s one.

Make a copy of the last made layer and use the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to move it to the left. Set Fill to 20% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Overlay.

Make a copy of the earlier made ellipse and remove the mask of the copy. Select the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to enlarge the copy of the ellipse the same way demonstrated below:

Insert the mask on the ellipse’s copy (Add layer mask) and choose the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 20% in the Options bar).

Use this brush to paint in the mask to make darker the ellipse’s edges.

Create a new layer and use the Soft Round brush on it, changing its Master Diameter and Opacity value to represent many dots.

The brush’s colors are #006B7F and #746F69. Place this layer under the girl’s layer.

Let’s represent now a new layer above the girl’s one. Using the Paint Bucket Tool (G), try to fill the layer with #E0E3D2 color.

Set Fill to 50% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Hue.

Let’s create a clipping mask to make the content of the layer containing the #E0E3D2 color only visible within the content of the layer containing the girl. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layer with #E0E3D2 color and the layer with girl (on the Layers panel).

We’ve got the next result:

Select again the Custom Shape Tool (U) in the Tools bar, in the Options bar click the Shape to open the selection menu. Find Triangle shape at the bottom of the menu, and then double-click a shape thumbnail to select it.

Click and drag to draw a triangle of white color.

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