In this tutorial youll learn how to recreate the famous Aqua wallpaper in just a few minutes using Photoshop. Its actually very easy!Final Image Preview

Create a new file (File>New) of 1920x1200px/72 dpi.

In this case well select the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and fill our primary layer with blue color. The colors code is #17CBFF

Select now the Brush Tool (B) with the next demonstrated parameters. Opacity 30% and the colors code is #0499E6

Paint the blue background on its lateral sides.

and on the bottom part.

Take the Horizontal Type Tool (T) and type the word aqua by separate letters. All the letters have the same next demonstrated parameters, except Q.

The parameters for the Q letter.

Place the word the same way demonstrated below:

Mark out the letters on the layers panel and press Shift button while left clicking on the appropriate layer. Then press Ctrl+J and the marked layers will be copied. Move them lower, using the Move Tool (V) and change their colors #084DA2

Select now Blending Options Outer Glow for each letter. Make a double click on the necessary layer on the layers panel.

Its the result you should get:

Now choose the next Blending Options Inner Shadow for all the letters, except the last one.

Blending Options Outer Glow

Blending Options Inner Glow

Blending Options Gradient Overlay

Gradient Editor

The letters start to get a kind of marine nuance:

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he last letter has all the parameters with the rest of the others, plus the next from below Blending Options Satin:

You may see on the picture that the last letter is a little darker than the others.

On a new layer well create the shadow coming from the letters. The brushs parameters are the same with those from the beginning of the lesson.

Take the Ellipse Tool (U) and represent an ellipse like the next from below:

Set the Fill parameter as it is shown below:

. and the parameter Blending Options>Inner Shadow

Check it out with the picture from below:

Continue working with the same layer. Mark out the first letter by pressing Ctrl+Left mouse click on the letters layer. When the letters marking is ready, press the button for representing the mask layer.

Finally well get the highlight only on the necessary zone.

Do the same operation with each letter.

On the final stage well represent air bubbles. In this case well select the Ellipse Tool (U) and represent a circle.

Fill 0% on the layer. Then set the next Blending Options.

Well get a transparent sphere:

Insert another circle. Fill 0% on this layer too.

Select the next Blending Options.

Well get an air bubble:

Then make a copy of the new bubble weve got and change its size (Ctrl+T) to represent air jets, as it is demonstrated below:

The final result!

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