(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With some collaboration with +sfx detox, him and I decided to make a couple tutorials on smudging. His covers one technique and mine covers another. Here is his store : You must login or register to view this content.
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Step 1: Start with an empty canvas

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Step 2: Choose ANY background color. I chose this one, but it doesn't matter.

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Step 3: Make a new layer. Select the brush tool and choose any simple, solid brush. Choose two or three colors that match the background, and draw a color sandwich like shown below. I call the end colors TRANSITION colors. You will see why later.

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Step 4: Select this smudge tool and use these specifications. Values can vary, so don't be too exact.

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Step 5: Start smudging the layer with the brushed on colors.

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Step 6: Smudge fully and uniformly to make it seem more elegant.

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Step 7: Add some text, a render, and maybe a C4D and you will have a rockin' background shown in this example.

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(Isn't my best, but you get the point)

If you have any questions, post them here so others, or I, can answer them.

+REP and thank me if this helped.