How to Give Something a Technological Look in Photoshop
The ways are numerous to add a technological look to a Photoshop project. You can add pictures of satellites or fiber optic cables as a background, or use glowing fonts based on your favorite science fiction film. To create your own technological look without relying on photos, fonts or artwork created by others, try using a series of filters on a plain background to create your own circuit board look. Modify the size and colors as needed to customize the artwork for your needs.
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Create a new Photoshop document 200 by 200 pixels in size. Select RGB or CMYK as the Color Mode and set the Background Contents as white.
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Select "Noise" from the Filter menu and click "Add Noise." Select an Amount of "300" with "Gaussian" distribution. Click "Monochromatic." The image should look like an old-style black and white television screen filled with static
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Select "Pixelate" from the Filter menu and click "Mosaic." Type "15" in the Cell Size field and click "OK."
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Select "Stylize" from the Filter menu and click "Glowing Edges." Set the Edge Width at "2," Edge Brightness at "10" and Smoothness at "5" and click "OK." The image now resembles a circuit board slightly out of focus.
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Click the "New Layer" icon in the Layers panel. Click the Foreground Color in the Toolbox and select a color that suits your project from the Color Picker. A blue like #0C137F will create a technological look to the image, as will a circuit board green like #01DD61,
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Save a copy as a .psd file so you can make changes to it later. Merge the layers by clicking "Merge Visible" in the Layers menu, then drag the image onto your project and apply it as needed. You can copy and paste multiple copies on your project or resize it to use as a background, or cut portions from it to layer over objects.
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References
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