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How to create a Drum Festival E-wallpaper?

Yea, that is not that hard to create or produce a product that you like!

First, open Photoshop to create a new document with named Drum Festival, size with 210 mm x 297 mm (A4 Size), Resolution 72 dpi.

Setting of New Document

New Document is created

So, I decided to use White as my Background Color.

But before that, I will make some Rendering about my Background look like cloud is all around the wallpaper. Other than that, It seem like a Chinese Calligraphy Brush, this is the main Purpose of the background. This is Because Chinese Art is more alike from the Chinese Calligraphy.

 Create a New Layer

 New Layer is Created and Rename the Layer as First Render

Set the Foreground Color in Orange

Set the Background Color in Red

**By clicking the the color picker in the toolbox

With setting to Render Cloud to show some Background effect

Filter > Render > Cloud

 The effects are showing after rending with cloud.

To make the background not so outstanding than that, I trying to make show Gradient Map above the Layer of 'First Render'

 Click the Gradient Map under the Adjustment

**Alternative Way: Image > Adjustment > Gradient Map

 Setting the color and Smoothness of the Gradient Map

Clips to the Layer by Clicking the icon above so that the Adjustment of Gradient Map 1 is under the Layer of First Render

Next, I am trying to make somethings overlay of the layer to produce some effects of the Background. So, Second Render with Different Color with be the Next. 

Make a new blank new layer above the First Render and Gradient Map.

 Another New Layer is Created and Rename the Layer as Second Render

 Set the Foreground Color in Dark Red

 Set the Foreground Color in White

The Step of Rendering is repeated with Clicking Filter > Render > Cloud

 The rendering is shown in the Photoshop

Duplicate the Layer of 'Second Render' and renamed as 'Effects'

**Shortcut: Ctrl + J

 The Duplicated Layer is selected the mode of Liner Dodge (Add)

 Close the visible eye (Invisible) of the Layer of 'Second Render' so that the Duplicated Layer, 'Effects' can be mix with the Layer of 'First Render'

The background is produced in the Half way

Third Rendering is continue to do so, so that I can take the accurate that background I wanted!

Almost the same steps are repeating when we did the Second Render.

- Another New Layer is Created and Rename the Layer as Third Render

- Set the Foreground Color in Dark Red

- Set the Foreground Color in Dark Orange
- The Step of Rendering is repeated with Clicking Filter > Render > Cloud

The rendering is shown in the Photoshop

- Duplicate the Layer of 'Third Render' and renamed as 'Effects'

- The Duplicated Layer is selected the mode of Overlay

- Close the visible eye (Invisible) of the Layer of 'Third Render' so that the Duplicated Layer, 'Effects' can be mix with the layers that had made before

The background is produced that is almost done

Now is to add some Adjustment on the Layer so that the color can be more attractive and brightness color: Color Balance & Brightness


Color Balance

  Click the Color Balance under the Adjustment

**Alternative Way: Image > Adjustment > Color Balance

 Setting the tone of color (CMYK)

 Now the color seem like more attractive after Adjust with the Color Balance

Brightness/Contrast

  Click the Brightness under the Adjustment

**Alternative Way: Image > Adjustment > Brightness

  Setting of the Brightness, Brightness -5 ; Contrast -50

Seem like the color is adjusted to more darker and less contrast

 So, Here is the Layer that we had done just now. 

Next, still remember the main purpose of the background look like? Yes, I want to make it seem like the Chinese Calligraphy Brush. 

The Fourth Rendering will be the last rendering of the Background.

Same steps are repeating that we did and keep repeating the same things.

- Another New Layer is Created (Layer 22)

- Set the Foreground Color in Grey

- Set the Foreground Color in White

- The Step of Rendering is repeated with Clicking Filter > Render > Cloud

The rendering is shown in the Photoshop

(Although it look like a white layer, but there is somethings inside)

- Duplicate the Layer of 'Layer 22' and renamed as 'Fourth Render'

- The Duplicated Layer is selected the mode of Saturation

- Close the visible eye (Invisible) of the Layer of 'Layer 22' so that the Duplicated Layer, 'Fourth Render' can be mix with all of the Layer had been done!

The FINAL background is Created after 4 rending layer is done

Before you take a rest, Remember to SAVE your file! Enjoy it