I watched the tutorial, the original tutorial was about water pipes. Let me change it:
Rendering:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_01.jpg)
practice:
1. New file 666x666
2. Draw a small square rainbow fill in the upper left corner of the new layer (not too high) and deselect it.
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_02.jpg)
3. Draw a path from the center of the rainbow image
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_03.jpg)
4. Select the Fingertip (Smudge) tool
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_04.jpg)
Use this for the pen tip shape
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_05.jpg)
5. Adjust the pen tip to a small size and cover the center of the rainbow image.
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_06.jpg)
6. Return to the pen tool, right-click and select Fingertip (Smear)
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_07.jpg)
Got this:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_08.jpg)
7. Crop it, add some perspective and add a background
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_09.jpg)
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_10.jpg)
Extended effect:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_12.gif)
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_13.jpg)
Here’s how:
1. Change the rainbow fill to this and make basic light and shade:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_14.jpg)
2. Use this tip shape for the smudge tool in step 4 above:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_15.jpg)
3. Draw the path in the same way as in the tutorial above. Remove the unnecessary parts and you get this:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_16.jpg)
4. Create a new layer, use a path to draw an arrow, and fill it with the same gradient:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_17.jpg)
5. Join the arrows, merge the layers, paint the seams, and add some perspective:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_18.jpg)
6. Layer style color override:
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_19.jpg)
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_20.jpg)
7. Create light and dark effects:
Load pattern selection
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_21.jpg)
Add a new layer gradient fill (left and right)
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_22.jpg)
Mode changed to Overlay (Overlay = Overlay)
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_23.jpg)
8. Make another light and dark effect:
New layer gradient fill (top and bottom)
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_24.jpg)
Change the mode to solid light and adjust the opacity...
![Photoshop to create colorful ribbon effect](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080409_edu_ps1_25.jpg)