background making

[Monabizi]

hi,
can anyone give me some hints how to make this great background?

[mlk]

You're being ironic right ?

[Monabizi]

You're being ironic right ?

is it that easy?! bcuz i don't know how to do it... :eye:

[amitgeorge]

i think he is trying to make fun of us

[Monabizi]

i think you're tring to make fun of me :h:

i tried to make this with Krafted paper pattern and overlay color but nothing.
it's not getting even close to this.
and im not talking about the light/shadow effect.

am i that newbie? :h:

[cholin]

Not necessarily, its that the background sucks :)

[Monabizi]

Not necessarily, its that the background sucks :)

well, on taste and flavour you don't argue... :?)

but back to the MAIN issue of this thread - how you do this...

[punkerton]

i would pile lots of textures and colors in overlay and multiply. one overlay layer of a texture will not do it. it needs to be richer and deeper.

[Monabizi]

i would pile lots of textures and colors in overlay and multiply. one overlay layer of a texture will not do it. it needs to be richer and deeper.

and alot of color layers?
and how do you make the shadow/light effect around?

[punkerton]

sometimes i use layers that are just filled with color to control tones and hues. it depends on how color rich you want it to be. i often will start with a layer of pure color then use the magic wand to grab a cool looking texture and delete the selection from my color. that way i get color and texture control in one layer. i hope that makes sense.

for the shadow thing i would probly put a black layer on top of everything, then use a feathered selection or a fuzzy bruth to delete the areas you want to show.

[Monabizi]

well, it sure make sense...
im going to try that :)

thanks!