This tutorial contains some of digital art techniques that are not quite similar to the traditional ones. So let's start our tutorial by making a wide proportions gradient.



Before I start I would like to create several deco custom brushes.

My firs brush has this half circle form like more than a half moon. To define the brush you have to fill it with pure black, make a selection around it and go Edit>Define brush preset.

I will use this form to create several similar to each other brushes only with different proportions.



And don't forget to set some of the settings if you have a tablet or just like that. You will be able to download these brushes with settings already.
Download deco.abr.

























I have my brushes, now it's time to begin making something.

I choose my background color - black. And my primary color for the objects is yellow- bright yellow.



You have to produce an interesting shape. It can take some time and it has to be done in 1 -2 fast moves. It took my about 7 - 10 attempts to create the shape that I like.



The final step for this little piece is to give it some glow. Select soft edged brush - switch the mode from Normal >to> Overlay (Soft Light), change the flow jitter to about 5% (leave the color yellow as it was) and make that lighting by adding contras and brightness to the picture.



Our Firs deco wallpaper I ready - let's start the next one.

Please choose this brush - the thinnest one. Create another document and fill the background with grey - this will be our primary background color.



Here you can see my brush in action - you can see just one single long move of my brush.



Create another top layer - change the blending mode to Overlay and make another long move.



I've also masked the bottom area.



I want my picture to have to 2 value levels - a semi blurred background and sharpened (focused on).

Objects. Merge these 2 layers and apply motion blur filter.



I also want to change the tone of my picture. I'm using Color Balance adjustment to do this.



Now make a new layer and begin to paint some foreground objects.











Enter Quick mask > slide with black to white gradient > exit quick mask (Q) > stay within the selected soft lower edge selection> merge all the layers together.



Adjust the top of picture.

To make the overall image more sharpened - I use Paint Dubs Filter in Filter>Artistic menu.



Use quick mask selections or soft edged brushes to make some color varieties.



















View Final Image: Digital art wallpaper