background?

[usagi]

Hello guys, how can i create a background for my website something like this (http://www.polymediastudios.com/)? I really cant do my own custom BG`s so i just need a hand to get started..

Thank u in advance

[iLikePie]

which bit do you mean, the painterly stroke or the actual patterned background background?

the stroke would be done in painter or photoshop (or by hand) and is just applied as a jpg or bitmap in flash.

the other background is a really common effect. if you right click on it and say "view background image" (or equivalent command) then you can see how it's done... just a tiling pattern that they've put down the side. If your pattern is simple and repeats, you can actually get away with a really small area and just use repeat-y.

it's also built in photoshop using pixel techniques (i.e drawing each one separately to get a pattern). there's not really much to learn except for to try and see what you like. www.squidfingers.com is a good place with lots of examples of pre-made patterns.

[usagi]

Thanx, but i want to do the same style, but with no patterns.. so it would be like black fade to blue(in the middle blue) then blue fade to black.. the problem is i dont know wat the best way to put it in dreamweaver is..

[iLikePie]

you just apply it as a background style (i assume you're using CSS) and use the repeat-y property to tile it all the way down... that's the easiest way. Obviously you're going to want it centered so you'll still need to apply a background-color behind the image even though you won't see much of it - because if someone has a really high resolution on their screen, they'll see past the edges of the image.

when i'm doing that, i actually make a separate <div> to hold it in so i don't get it confused...

[usagi]

iiich thanx, but im not a big fan of CSS.. u know any sites that have TUT`s based on this?