Published by Deborah Woehr on 18 Apr 2008 at 11:19 am
Creating Wild Abstract Gradients with PhotoShop
I was browsing through the NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) tutorials this morning and came across a tutorial for Smart Gradients. By the way, you’ll find tons of great tutorials in this members-only website. Anyway, this tutorial involved creating smart objects, and then creating wavy gradients with the freeform warp tool. The first image is the result of my initial test.
After I save my first image, I decided to experiment with the freeform warp tool to see just how far I could push it.
Gradient 1
I liked the color combination and the somewhat 3D look of this design.
Gradient 2
This took me all of two seconds to create, once I set up the color scheme.
Gradient 3
This design was created by distorting the radial blur.
