Create a Retro Urban Gig Poster in Photoshop

Learn to design a retro-inspired urban gig poster in Photoshop. Follow step-by-step instructions to create an atmospheric dance party poster with a textured, vintage look. Master techniques for adding natural variations to digital graphics, including creating circles, applying noise, using masks, and manipulating layers. Explore tools like Gaussian blur, Wave tool, and various filters to achieve distortion effects. Incorporate urban elements such as a skyline and light beams, and finish with text and stylistic touches like swirls and crescents. Perfect for designers looking to add a nostalgic, grungy feel to their digital creations.

Intro
Create a new document
Set the color
Gaussian blur
Create circles
Fill the circle
Reduce opacity
Merge circles
Add noise
Mask
Vertical Lines
Align Lines
Group Lines
Overlapping Lines
Grouping Lines
Using the Wave Tool
Filter and Distort
Horizontal Distort
Adjusting Opacity
Adding a Texture
Adding Levels
Adding Skyline
Adding Scale
HueSaturation
Beams of Light
Rectangle Tool
Remove Adjustment Layer
Add Skew
Add Swirls
Add Text
Add Crescent
Change Color
Adding Text
Adding Drop Shadow