Photoshop is a very versatile graphics software and one of the things that it can do is creating beautiful artworks and illustrations. This is if you know how to handle it properly. Fortunately, even without knowledge of Photoshop, you can now produce some amazing designs by following online tutorials.

Here we are sharing with you some of the useful tutorials on how to create beautiful and cool backgrounds and wallpapers. Of course, these backgrounds and wallpapers cannot only be used to decorate your desktops alone but also in making creative flyers, banners, posters, and other graphic artwork. This is aside from the main objective of the this article which is to enhance your graphic design skills by knowing firsthand how things are done. Just follow the step by step procedure on these tutorials and enjoy!

Colorful Abstract DNA background via Custom shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS3

This tutorial will help you go through the procedure on how to make a cool DNA background. Also it comes with downloadable free PSD of the background.

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Create A Glowing Extreme Wallpaper in Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a complex glowing wallpaper using Photoshop. You will be using custom brushes, several blending modes, lightning techniques, and blurs. Also has a PSD source file at the end of the article.

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How to Create an Easter Egg Wallpaper

Since it’s nearing Easter time, here’s how you can use some Photoshop techniques to paint Easter Eggs and make your final design into wallpaper.

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How to create abstract kaleidoscope poster in Photoshop CS5

In this tutorial you will learn how to combine basic colours, shapes and brushes to create eye catching kaleidoscope poster in Photoshop CS5. Also comes with layered PSD file for free.

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Create an Awesome Music Wallpaper

This tutorial will show you some techniques that can help you create cool wallpapers, advertisements, or many other graphics.

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How to create Abstract Starfield Background in Photoshop CS5

Create an awesome space scene in Photoshop CS5 through this cool and detailed tutorial.

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How to Create a Hunting Club Wallpaper

This tutorial will show you how to create Hunting Club wallpaper.

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Create Artistic Abstract Shapes via the Powerful Warp Tool in Photoshop

Learn how to use Warp tool plus to create great looking abstract shapes to decorate your design in a really simple procedure.

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Create Abstract Colorful Balls illustration in Photoshop CS5

Create abstract colorful illustration using simple tools and techniques like Ellipse Tool, Brush Tool, Gradient Tool, Layer Style, etc. in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Layered PSD file included.

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How to Create a Spiderman Wallpaper

Decorate your desktop with this amazing spiderman wallpaper concept.

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How to create abstract colorful background with bokeh effect in Photoshop

Make an abstract colorful background with bokeh effect using Photoshop’s drawing tools, blending modes, and lighting techniques. Also includes layered PSD file.

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Create a Koenigsegg CCX wallpaper

Learn how to create a Koenigsegg CCX wallpaper from a simple photo and brushes.

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How to create abstract colorful rainbow background

Go through easy steps for creating a nice abstract rainbow background in Photoshop.

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Make a lovely wallpaper in 12 steps

In this tutorial you are going to make this beautiful wallpaper, using Photoshop.

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Create a colorful desktop wallpaper with Dandelion

Learn how to create a colorful desktop wallpaper with Dandelion in this tutorial.

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Create an Abstract Glowing Background

Following this tutorial, you will learn how to draw different shapes, apply gradient, blend different shapes in the background, and more – all to create an abstract glowing background.

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Create a Cosmic Typo Wallpaper

In this Tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a Cosmic Typo Wallpaper using some nice textures and layer styles also creating a custom typo in Illustrator.

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Create a Fantastic Sunset Wallpaper

This task we’ll see how is it possible to represent the vector wallpapers, create your own brushes and use different layers.

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How to create sunflower themed wallpaper

In this tutorial you will learn how to create sunflower themed wallpaper

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How to Make a Colorful Mac Wallpaper

Learn in this tutorial how to design an awesome wallpaper with Mac logo.

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How to Make Diving Spiders Wallpaper

Learn how to create an cool wallpaper of spiders diving.

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How to create cool butterfly wallpaper background

This lesson will show to you as by means of simple actions to create a beautiful and interesting wallpaper.

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Create a Beautiful Under Water Scene in Photoshop CS5

This tutorial will show you how to create a beautiful under water scene using brushes and custom shapes in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Layered PSD file included.

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Create bright abstract diagonal lines background

In this tutorial, you will learn how to easily create a bright abstract diagonal lines background in Adobe Photoshop CS5 using gradients, brushes and Hue/Saturation adjustments. Layered PSD file included.

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Create a Sound System Wallpaper Design in Photoshop

In this tutorial we will learn how to create a cool music design.

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How to Create Mosaic Effect in Photoshop

The purpose of this tutorial is to show you how to get one very interesting mosaic effect in Photoshop.

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Create a Wavy Blackberry Style Wallpaper Design

This tutorial will show you how to create an abstract background image using Photoshop only. The design has a cool wavy pattern with interesting lighting effects, like the Blackberry 9000 wallpaper.

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How to Create a Night Sky Wallpaper in Photoshop

Learn how to create nice wallpaper with night effects.

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Create a Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop

This tutorial will show you how to create a digital bokeh effect with hexagons. You will be using the brush engine, patterns, blend modes and basic filters to achieve this effect.

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How to create an abstract Windows 7 wallpaper

This tutorial will show you how to create abstract Windows 7 wallpaper using Adobe Photoshop basic techniques.

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