In this tuorial, we will learn to create a nice looking flower abstract background.
Create a new file of 300x300 pixel wide.
Create a new layer. Use elliptical marquee tool to draw a circle and fill it with black.
Now, go to filter>render>clouds.
Press control+f several times until you have this :-
Go to filter>distrort>polar coordinates and click on rectangular to polar.
Image after apply polar coordinates :-
Press control+f several times until you have this shape.
Press control+u to open hue/saturation dialog box and give these values in it:-
Image after applying hue/saturation.
Press control+j to duplicate the layer. Go to edit>transform>flip vertical.
Group and merge all layers leaving the background. Press control+j to duplicate the layer. Rotate it to get this result.
Finally duplicate and rotate this shape as shown in the figure.
We now have a good looking flower type abstract background. Notice that I have changed the background color to black to have more contrast in the image :)