Background designs can change the feel of an entire site. Whether you want it dark and trendy or light and happy, a well-designed background can get the job done.
In this video tutorial, I will show you how to make a colorful background design in Adobe Photoshop CS4.
To begin, I will show you how to set up your Photoshop document using a colorful gradient as a background.
Once the background has been set up, I will show you how to create a blurry circle that will be used to bring out the background color. These circle shapes can then be positioned in overlapping positions all around the canvas to give the background image the illusion of depth.
By setting the blend mode on each of these circles to "Overlay," each circle will amplify the color of whatever is directly behind it.
To further bring out the depth in the image, I will show you how to make larger, more transparent versions of the circles and place them underneath the others.
By the end of this tutorial, you should have a better understanding of how to make colorful backgrounds using Adobe Photoshop CS4.
