Step 1:  Create a blank 400px by 400px document and fill it with a solid black colour. Run the Filter > Render > Difference Clouds command from the main menu and keep re-running it until you end up with a satisfactory cloud (the clouds themselves are randomly generated each time). Then run  Filter > Pixelize > Mosaic with a size setting of 12 or 15 pixels, depending on how large you want the circuits.

Step 2: Now select Filter > Blur > Radial Blur and duplicate the settings on the left.  Keep the quality as high as possible, or you'll get pixelation, which is definitely NOT desired in the next few steps.

Step 3: Press OK to render the blur effect, and then run Filter > Stylize > Emboss with an angle of 135 degrees, a height of 2 pixels, and a strength of 200%. It doesn't resemble a circuit yet, but the next filter will change all that!   Choose  Filter > Brush Strokes > Accented Edges from the menu, and input a width of 2px, a brightness  of 50, and a smoothness of 5.

Step 4: You can finish off the effect by selecting Filter > Stylize > Find Edges, which will pick out all the edges and make the circuits far more visible. Now just select Image > Adjustments > Invert to reverse the colours, and there you have it - a circuit board of your very own!

Step 5: You should, of course, attempt to personalize this effect a little before you add it to your own creations.  To alter the colours, just navigate to  Image > Adjustments > Hue / Saturation, click on the colorize checkbox, and vary the Hue setting until you find a colour of your liking.   Skynet has never looked so plausible...

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sig i made using the stuff from thsi tutorial

plus i varied it and added an overlay that made wire-like things

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I tried a variation that came out rather well. Instead of radial blur, I blended two layers that had been motion blurred, one vertical and one horizontal, if that makes sense. Anyway here it is:

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Quote from Man1c M0g: A derivative of this tutorial is now featured in the latest book by Mark Clarkson, entitled Photoshop Elements by Example. Building upon this tutorial, the author tells you how to build a futuristic city, complete with street lights and other effects. It also offers an absolute ton of other hints & tips based around bite-sized projects, and will make you competent in no time. Here's the marketing blurb: This easy-to-follow book from a critically acclaimed digital artist takes a fresh approach to learning Photoshop Elements. Inside, you’ll find more than 30 example projects created using a variety of image editing techniques done in Photoshop Elements. Each project opens with the finished-product image, and then breaks down exactly how that image was created, in a concise 5-10 page lesson with tons of art, callouts, and easy-to-follow text.

A sweet looking effect. I actually made it an action! It looks great every time! Keep it up!

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A derivative of this tutorial is now featured in the latest book by Mark Clarkson, entitled Photoshop Elements by Example. Building upon this tutorial, the author tells you how to build a futuristic city, complete with street lights and other effects. It also offers an absolute ton of other hints & tips based around bite-sized projects, and will make you competent in no time. Here's the marketing blurb:

This easy-to-follow book from a critically acclaimed digital artist takes a fresh approach to learning Photoshop Elements. Inside, you’ll find more than 30 example projects created using a variety of image editing techniques done in Photoshop Elements. Each project opens with the finished-product image, and then breaks down exactly how that image was created, in a concise 5-10 page lesson with tons of art, callouts, and easy-to-follow text.

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