Quote (zeal3 @ Jan 4 2011 05:34pm)
Any ideas how i cud take some background like the one in 21 and such

hmm idk like bend and distort some images of buildings and/or railing and overcontrast the hell out of it / give it some blur
for bright lights just use a gray (999999 color code) with a soft brush on a layer set to linear dodge, copy the layer to get it brighter if needed / lower opacity if needed