Easy but effective BG tutorial

[dcpwner]

You will be making this:

1. Create a new document, White background, 400x100(that's what I used)

2. Now make sure you have black as your main color, and white as your secondary color

3. Then choose the black to transparent gradient style.

4. Drag from the bottom middle of the sig to the top left. Do the same but go up to the right this time.
It should look like this:

5. Now make a new layer (Layer>New Layer)

6. Add grunge brushing using white, gray and black.

7. Set that layer to soft light.

Repeat steps 5-7, 3-4 times

8. It should look like this

9. Now add a color balance (the black and white circle at the bottom of the layer box) make it the color of the persons clothes, jersey, them etc.

10. Add another layer of brushing under the color balance at soft light, until it looks good.
It should look something like this:

Now here is an OPTIONAL ending to this background.
add a 15 pixel line, then 20 pixel line, then 5 pixel line, then 15 pixel line.
Okay that was confusing
Here is what it should look like:

Well add some text and player effects and here it is!

That's it! Enjoy!

 

[highlight_reel]

Interesting...

 

[NjNets15]

LOL HR you dont make it sound too exciting, good tut, very easy lol

 

[Mr.Dj5]

HOw do u make a border??.. -_-

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

Layer>New Layer then ctrl+A the border of the sig should be highlighted, then Edit>Stroke, change it to 2 px and make the color white leave everything else the same, then click ok. Then go to Edt>Stroke again, this time make it 1 px and black while everything else stays the same, then click ok. Then hit ctrl+D to deselect, and you have your border.

 

[dcpwner]

or u can just make a new layer(ctrl+shift+n) then press ctrl+a then go to edit>Stroke 3 px, black color, inside setting
n00b border, or Im in a hurry border

 

[slpnsld23]

Good first tut DC. It helps out the n00bs alot. Thanks

 

[RipCity32]

thats a very good and easy tut i may use it for the hell of it