Note to viewer: This is my first tut so bare with me.

The intention in this tutorial is to try to make the viewer (Begninners mostly) understand the basics of making a background from scratch.


1. Create a document, i choose, 400 by 100.

2. Now fill it with white. Now should look like this.
Result

3. Create a new layer (Cntrl+Shift+N)

4. Go to Filter>Render>Clouds
Result

5. On the same layer, Filter>Artistic>Sponge, Use these settings, Brush Size=4 Definition=25 Smoothness=9, Should look similar to this
Result

6. Same layer, Filter>Brush Strokes>Spatter, settings- Spray Radius=15 Smoothness=6
Result

7. Almost done, now again Filter>Blure>Radial Blur, Settings- Amount=50, Zoom, Best Quality
Result

8. Optional step- Goto Filter>Liquify settings= Brush Size=48 Brush Pressure=50 then mess around until you got what you like. When you got your result press Cntrl+U and click colorize, then mess around with the sliders until you got your color you like.
Result

Your done! now add your own effects, and what have you..

Finished Product:


Hopefully You understood it, as it was my first tutorial i have written ;)

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Nice man thanx ;) ill submit it to good tutorials :D