This is a tutorial to create a plasma background effect.

We are trying to get

with a few filters.

Step 1)
Press 'D' to reset your colours, choose linear gradient, uncheck all bozes, black to white, and go crazy.


Step 2)Do a wave filter (filter>distort>wave) and hit randomize a few times.


Step 3)Press ctrl+j(duplicate layer) and repeat step 2 on the duplicated layer. Set layer belnding mode to lighten.

Step 4)Repeat steps 2-3 once.

Step 5)Press ctrl+u, check colorize, and change colour!


Congratulations, now you're done!

This absolutely reminds me of my most favorite method of creating backgrounds - which is to create a random brush stroke and mess with the filters. I don'texactly get why most professional graphic designers not like using filters for the background. I think it looks greatwhen done right. Unfortunately for me, I don't do well with filters because i can hardly go crazy when I've got grunge or abstract brushes at my disposal. Filters works wonders though....wish i get that talent for that back again... =P

lol those things are awesome with creating backgrounds cause they're crazy hard to like copy and they're so interesting yay for you thanks for the cool tutorial

it sure adds up to my knowledge ehehheeh
but you should also have a great imagination
in order to create very good plasma work

I must be dumb or something.. I don't know how to do the gradients lol. I can't get such a result with linear gradient..

Hey All,

Well my first post up here! Thanks for letting me in!

A little tip for easy editing. On some website's you see that a picture is mirrored on the bottom, and then fades off to white.
This is easy to do through ms word2007. copy/paste a picture in there, click on it twice and a little screen will show up. there you can choose youre edit...looks very cool to me!

Thanks!

Aron

Make your posts on-topic please, we are talking about how to achieve a plasma effect in photoshop. Not how to get the shiny mirror effect in Word.