Create a new document. Select File>New File. I am creating a 2500x2500 pixels at 300ppi. Select Create.

Create a blank layer by selecting the second to last icon at the bottom of the layer palette.

Select the brush tool from the tool bar. Make sure the foreground color in the color picker is black. To open the brush palette click on the down arrow on the upper left hand corner of screen.

Select the Pen Tool from the tool bar. Right click on the tool and select the Pen Curvature Tool. Make sure the drop down box shows Path selected.

Each time you click on a spot it will create an anchor point. The yellow arrows show the anchor points I created.

Make sure the background color in the Color Picker is black. Right click anywhere along the line and select Stroke Path.

From the drop down box change the tool from Pencil to Brush. Click OK.

Right click anywhere along the line and select Delete Path.

Select Edit then Define Brush Preset.

Rename Brush Name to Abstract Lines. Click OK.

Create a new document. Select File>New File. I am creating a 1920x1080 pixels at 300ppi. Select Create.

Change the brush size.

From the Adjustment Layer Icon at the bottom of the Layer Palette select Solid Color. This will fill the background layer with whatever color you select. I went with black. Then select OK.

Add a blank layer by clicking on the 2nd to last icon at the bottom of the layer palette.

Click on the Brush Settings Box in the upper left hand side of the screen. Set Spacing to 1%

Select Shape Dynamics and select Fade. Set the steps for angle fade to 500.

Save as a new Brush Preset. Click on the multi-line area to open the drop down box. Select New Brush Preset.

Rename this Abstract Lines with Settings and select Capture Brush Size in Preset. Then click OK.

You can now choose any color by clicking on the color palette and begin trying the new brush.

The brush will now be available and found at the bottom of your brushes.

You can change the size of the brush. Also change the color from the color picker. Changing the background color and adding a gradient to that layer will give a completely different image. Try changing how quickly you move the brush and the direction of the movement across the screen. Then you can always change the blend modes of the layers. Along with applying layer styles. The options you have are nearly limitless.

Have Fun!

Instructions for a PC. Instructions may vary slightly between Mac and Windows.

After opening your image in Photoshop duplicate the background layer. Right click on background layer>select the Duplicate Layer from drop down box.

From the Edit tab select Free Transform

Select and hold the alt-shift on any one of the handles circled in white.

While still holding the alt-shift keys drag the handle to center to make an equal sized border of your liking. Press enter or select the check mark above the image to apply.

Select the Background Layer to make it active. Select the Adjustment Layer icon found in the bottom of the Layers palette.

Select Hue & Saturation from the drop-down box.

With the Hues/Saturation layer active lower the Saturation & Increase Lightness.

Select the top layer to make it active. Then at the bottom of the layer palette select the 2nd style icon.

From the drop-down box select Blending Options.

Select the Stroke in the drop-down box. All the prior layer styles you have used will automatically show in the settings. I have left the size a little larger so it's easily seen but you can change it to your liking along with the opacity which I left at 100%.

Select Color. This will open up the Color Picker. There will be an eyedropper. (not showing in this screenshot but it will be there)  This will allow you to  select any color on the image for the stroke by clicking on that spot. When you are happy with the color select OK on the Color Picker.

You can select any, all or none of these Layer Styles. When you select any and make it active there are many adjustments you can make to each of them. All the adjustments you make will show on the screen so you can unselect or keep to your liking.
I've added a Bevel & Emboss for a point of reference. 

 When finished select OK.
Remember to Flatten Layers and do a Save As.
Please comment with any questions.  Or to just say you are gaining something from my post and I will continue creating more.

Always start with duplicating the layer.

Open Object Selection Tool and switch from Rectangle to Lasso. Using the lasso tool trace around the object you want to remove. It can be used on a variety of things like fences, cyclone fencing, pretty much anything such as this harness.
Draw around the entire subject with the lasso tool you want to remove selecting all of it and staying close to the edges as possible. It will look like you've selected too much but once you let go of the mouse or pen it snaps onto the 'object' like in the screenshot below.

Select>Modify>Expand and change to approximately 20 pixels and click ok

And you are ready to do any additional cleanup or editing.

I hope you have found this helpful.  If so or have questions please comment here or on Facebook.  Thanks for looking and as always love your support!

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Generative fill is a new feature available on Adobe Photoshop. In a nutshell you can select a portion of your image and by using text/prompts you can fill that area with anything you can imagine. The magic of Artificial Intelligence is here to stay whether you love it or hate it. It's far from perfect but you can completely change a background or a small segment.
But here is another way to use the Generative Fill. I didn't notice a log very close to me was blurred and covered the back of the wolf until the wolf was done standing there and jumped off. Generative Fill very effectively and quickly saved this image.

Select the area that you want to replace as in the image above. Then in Edit select Generative Fill. Do not click on Generate yet.

Instead of typing anything in the prompt box LEAVE IT BLANK. What Photoshop will do next is gather the information from all the surrounding pixels and give you 3 different options to fill the selection with.

Click on Generate and you will receive a new layer with those options to pick from.

 Then Click on each of the three variations to see which one you like. If you like none of them simply click on Generate box above the variations and Photoshop will give you 3 new variations.
If you really want to go further and remove the entire background continue reading the steps below.  After I flatten the layer I am going to now select all of the background and enter snow covered trees in the prompt.  Then click on Generate.

As the image below is just an example of what can be done I made a very sloppy selection.  Spending some more time on the selection and then using the mask in the layer can improve on the process immensely.  But I wanted to show you what can be done beyond removing unwanted objects in an image using the existing pixels in the original image.

This is a slightly more difficult version of applying the Adamski Effect to an image as it includes a person. Most of the steps are similar to in Part I but there are some variations and additional steps.

First step is to create a duplicated layer from the background layer. To do this right click on the background layer and select Duplicate Layer or with the PC keyboard shortcut do a Control J. As I am only doing a vertical blur with image there is only one duplicated layer which will be renamed 'vertical'.

With the Vertical layer selected go to the Filter Tab, from the drop down box select Blur then Motion Blur. Type -90 in the Angle field to make the blur vertical. I will use 840 in the Distance slider for this image. This is purely your choice. The higher the number the more blur. Then click OK.

Click on the icon next to the Vertical layer to make it not visible. Then select the Background layer and click on Select then Subject. This will select the person in this image and does a pretty good job. It would be useful to zoom in and do any touch up needed. Then click on Select and Save Selection, naming it Subject and click on OK.

Click on the Vertical layer which will make it visible again and you will see the subject is still selected. Add a Layer Mask by clicking the icon in the bottom of the Layers Palette.

The mask is black which is hiding the subject.

To change the blur from the Subject to the Background click on the black Layer Mask and do the PC keyboard shortcut Control I to invert the mask. Zoom in close to again do any touch up.

Lower the opacity on the Vertical Layer so you can see the background. Then using the Polygonal Tool select the area that you want to reveal.

Using a large soft black brush set the Opacity to 10-15%. Start brushing on the Mask at the bottom and brush towards the top until you have the look you want. The effect will be contained within the selected area framed by the 'marching ants'.  The bottom should be black and fading to gray towards the top of the selection.

Deselect the Polygonal selection and lower the opacity of the layer. Using a smaller soft black brush brush along the edges of the blurred area and the leaves. Toggle between the black brush to reveal and the white brush to bring the blur back if you've removed too much. Also toggle between a lower opacity and 100% opacity to see the progress. This is probably the most time consuming part of the edit.

From here I flattened the layers and then duplicated the background layer to remove the leaves from the umbrella. I found them way too distracting. Here is the finished project.

First step is to create a duplicated layer from the background layer. To do this right click on the background layer and select Duplicate Layer or with the PC keyboard shortcut do a Control J. As I am only doing a vertical blur there is only one duplicated layer which will be renamed 'vertical'.

With the Vertical layer selected go to the Filter Tab, from the drop down box select Blur then Motion Blur. Type -90 in the Angle field to make the blur vertical. I will use 500 in the Distance slider for this image. This is purely your choice. The higher the number the more blur. Then click OK.

Add a Layer Mask by clicking the icon in the bottom of the Layers Palette. The mask should be white and the foreground color palette should be black.

Select the Gradient Tool in the tools bar or with the PC keyboard press the letter 'G'. Make sure the 1st Icon next to the Gradient bar is selected. It is called the Linear Gradient.

Making sure the Mask is selected on the Vertical layer hold the Shift key and click near the middle bottom of the image and drag up a slowly to maybe an inch or so. You will see the lower portion of the image being revealed.

Using a large soft black brush set the Opacity to 10-15%. Start brushing on the Mask at the bottom and brush towards the top until you have the look you want. The bottom should be black and fading to gray towards the top of the selection. Continue brushing along the edges of the blurred area and the trees. Toggle between the black brush to reveal and the white brush to bring the blur back if you've removed too much. Also toggle between a lower opacity and 100% opacity to see the progress. This is probably the most time consuming part of the edit.

Flatten the layers and do a Save As naming the file. Here is the finished project.

Performance guide
Here's what the colored bars mean on the Recharge performance menu item.

One Green Bar: The battery is still useful but nearing it end. A full recharge will not deliver the same performance as a new battery.

One Red Bar: The battery has reached it's end. Time for a replacement.