Learn How To Create a Abstract Collage

In this Adobe Photoshop Tutorial we are using some techniques of re-production artistic stuff and make striking collage using some visual art and mixed with some 3d dimension elements to learn how to create a Beautiful abstract photo manipulation. In this tutorial we will learn some advance techniques of masking, lightning and the use of adjustment layers, let’s ready to enhance your designing skills:

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Step 1

Create a new file with a width of 1200 px and a height of 1500 px at 72 dpi (Dots per Inch). Background Contents should be White.

Step 2

First off, let’s activate Gradient tool (G).

Then open the Gradient editor box opens, input the following:

Now drag the mouse in the direction of the red arrow.

The result should be similar to this:

Step 3

Now activate single row marquee tool.

let’s make a new layer and name it “Line“. Now click on the canvas you can see that you got some selected part so fill it with Color #409cf9.

Repeat the same process and you will get something like this:

Step 4

Now add a layer mask to our lines layer.

Now activate Brush tool (B) with these settings :

Brush size: 400px
Hardness: 0%
Opacity: 40%
Flow: 100%
Color: #000000

Now paint over the highlighted area.

Reduce it’s opacity to “25%” :

The result should be similar to this:

Now create new Hue / Saturation adjustment layer from the bottom of layers palette.

When the Hue / Saturation box opens, input the following:

Press Alt+left click in between 2 layer’s (lines layer and Hue / Saturation) to make a mask.

The result should be similar to this:

Step 5

Now activate Elliptical marquee tool and fill it with black color .

Now add Layer style from the bottom of layers palette .

When the Layer style box opens, input the following:

The result should be similar to this:

Step 6

Now activate Brush tool (B) with these settings :

Brush size: 3px
Hardness: 100%
Opacity: 100%
Flow: 100%
Color: #000000

Then activate pen tool (P) and draw a line then make a right click and choose Stroke path.

When the Stroke path box opens, input the following:

Now again make a right click and this time choose Delete path.

The result should be similar to this:

Now add Layer style from the bottom of layers palette.

When the Layer style box opens, input the following:

The result should be similar to this:

Add more lines:

Step 7

First off, let’s open fairy32 stock in Photoshop. We will be using the Girl from this stock image so we will need to transfer it to our main canvas.

Step 8

Now, activate the Brush tool (B) and open the brush set “15 grunge ps brushes” by Sarytah. To load them, simply, right click on our canvas through any layer and then click on the drop-down button as shown below:

This will prompt the contextual menu to pop up and once you see that, just click on Load Brushes.

You will now be prompted to this directory: Adobe Photoshop > Presets > Brushes so make sure that you have put the brushes within this folder. Now locate the brush set and click OK. Right click on the canvas again using your Brush tool (B) and now you’ll notice that you have 15 grunge ps brushes..

Now create a vector mask from the bottom of layers palette .

Now this time choose any grunge ps brushes with these settings :

Brush size: 400px
Hardness: 0%
Opacity: 40%
Flow: 100%
Foreground Color: #000000
Background Color: #000000

Now paint over the highlighted area.

The result should be similar to this:

Step 9

Now,let’s open the c4d Supreme Pack- 32 Renders in Photoshop. We will be using the sky from this stock image so we will need to transfer it to our main canvas.

Click the c4d Supreme Pack- 32 Renders and press V to activate the Move Tool. Left-click the image and drag the image to the main canvas and change layer name to “Abstract 1“.

Next, activate the Transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd +T), then while the “Abstract” layer is selected and then re-size it as shown below:

The result should be similar to this:

Now create new Color Balance adjustment layer from the bottom of layers palette. Press Alt+left click in between 2 layer’s (Abstract 1 layer and Color Balance) to make a mask.

When the Color Balance box opens, input the following:

The result should be similar to this:

Make a duplicate of abstract 1 layer (Ctrl+j):

Step 10

Now,let’s open the High Resolution Bokeh Texture in Photoshop. We will be using the Texture from this stock image so we will need to transfer it to our main canvas.

Click the High Resolution Bokeh Texture and press V to activate the Move Tool. Left-click the image and drag the image to the main canvas and change layer name to “Light“.

Change it’s layer mode to “Screen“.

The result should be similar to this:

Step 11

Now create a Color Balance adjustment layer which can be found by pressing on the Create New Fill / Adjustment layer button shown on the layer window:

When the Color Balance box opens, input the following:

The result should be similar to this:

Now create a Gradient map adjustment layer which can be found by pressing on the Create New Fill / Adjustment layer button shown on the layer window:

When the Gradient map box opens, input the following: