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Retro Rainbow Photoshop Tutorials

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Although often used in the wrong context, the motif of ’70s Retro Rainbow designs seems to occur in many modern designs – from products designs to posters and web designs. The rainbow colors are particularly eye-catching and lively; they may provide the design with a dynamics and help to vividly convey the message of the graphic work. [Updated June/14/2017]

In past few months I came across to many artworks and new concepts of retro designs which gave me a thought to gather few for this inspirational post.

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Below you’ll find a showcase of beautiful Retro Rainbow designs and resources. They range from popular Flickr photos to unconventional sources of inspiration, from helpful tutorials to useful related tools. Share your favorite sources of inspiration in the comments.

Tutorial: Create A Retro Cosmic Design in Photoshop

Signalnoise Tutorial: Rainbow Shards

Add A Realistic Rainbow To A Photo With Photoshop

Abstract rainbow colors Photoshop video tutorial

Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Colorful Rainbow Fantasy Scene

MSNBC Style Effect

Rainbow Background Photoshop Tutorial

How to make Rainbow background

How to create abstract colorful rainbow background

Photoshop Tutorial: Rainbow Glass Effect

Glow Effect Wallpaper in Photoshop - Tutorial

Abstract Rainbow Wallpaper In Photoshop

Create Rainbow Logos with Warped Grids

Rainbow Colored Eyes Effect With Photoshop

Creating A Cartoon Rainbow

Bright Rainbow Text Effect

The Rusty Rainbow Killed The Rabbit

Shining Neon Text Effect in Photoshop

Painting the sky invitation (Photoshop tutorial)

Making of the Imaginary Paint Dancers

Awesome digital bokeh effect in Photoshop

Create a Grungy Scene with Colorful Lights in Photoshop

Colorful Glow Text Effects

Creating A Fantastic Fantasy Night Sky In Photoshop

Photoshop tutorial: Create a glowing superhero

Advanced Glow Effects

Photoshop Tutorial Web Design Colorful Rainbow

Recreate Pride Facebook Rainbow Effect In Abode Photoshop

Create Super Glossy 3D Typography in Illustrator and Photoshop

Create striking photo and vector mash-ups

Fluffy Clouds in Photoshop

Animated Rainbow Wallpaper

Create a Funky Retro Wavy Text Effect in Photoshop

Make a Retro-Space Typography Poster with Colorful Lights

Design a Retro Styled Poster

How to create a set of Photoshop grunge brushes

Tutorial Time: Rainbow Wallpaper

Photoshop Graphic Design Tutorial

Earth Day. Green Planet

Mastering Photoshop: Noise, Textures, Gradients and Rounded Rectangles