02-10-2005, 09:56 PM | #1 | ||
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This is an intermediate tutorial that uses Magic's Basic Brushed Background Tutorial as a base.
Following this tutorial, you should be able to achieve a "pulled taffy" effect that I rather like. I know you hard-core grungy brushers out there will be rolling your eyes at the fluid plasticky look, but too bad, I don't personally like the grunged-up look, and it's nice to know how to do a variety of effects. So put away your grunge brushes for a moment, and we're going to make a simple background that looks something like this: Software used: Photoshop 7.0 Step 1: Start out with your Basic Brushed Background, or create a new one. It's better to use an image that is larger than the intended size of your sig or banner. I use 800x800, with a transparent background. Mine looks like this (Surprise, I used the same one for my Distressed Glowy Background: (Feel free to use mine if you don't want to bother with making a new one). If your BG uses layers, go to Layers > Flatten Image, so you're left with one background layer. Step 2: Colorize your background by going to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Ctrl+U). You can tweak until you find a color that makes you happy, or use my settings to achieve a nice red color: Don't forget to check the colorize box first. My Result Step 3: Go to Filters > Liquify (Ctrl+Shift+X). In the Tool Options menu on the right hand side of the Liquify pop-up window, make sure your brush setting is really big (it should take up at least a quarter of the image size, preferable a third or so). Or, just use my settings: Twirl the brush around in circles a few times. You'll have to click and twirl a few times to achieve a good effect. I typically do little circles as I make a bigger circle path around the image, much like pulling taffy (thus the name Taffy Pull for the effect :P ). Continue until you're happy with the outcome. If you mess up, or liquify it to the point it's just a blob, then you can start over by clicking on the Revert button in the Reconstruction menu on the right hand of the Liquify pop-up window. I ended up with this: Step 4: Voila! You've got a background! Now, all you have left to do is to cut out an interesting area to use for your sig or banner. I'll post my cut out again: See? Simple and easy. And, I'll be using this background for another simple effect for text. Yay. |
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