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I've been surfing the web looking for a fresh idea to make a background for a very important presentation I have next week.
August, 2008
In this tutorial I'll show you an interesting way to make a background.
[...] is a great Illustrator tutorial by Vectips, check it out here. In this tutorial you learn different techniques to create abstract backgrounds. Such techniques [...]
Go to Object > Blend > Blend Options, enter Specified Steps = 20. Then with the 2 strokes selected, go to Object > Blend > Make or press Ctrl+Alt+B. This will blend 2 white strokes and create an abstract wave effect. If you want to change the Blend step, you can go to Object > Blend > Blend Options or double click the Blend Tool(B) on the tool bar.
Using both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop together can produce some original designs. I'll go over a technique of creating a shape in Illustrator and then using it as a clipping mask in Photoshop, which is then partially hidden for a nice background effect.