Paperisch ... Background

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Hello fellow Kirupians! :bu:

I have yet another question: I’m redesigning my website, and it’ll have paper and art thingies in it, but I’m still working on the background.

Now, I’m looking for something like here:
24-7 Media
The Remedy

You see these backgrounds quite often now, and I like 'em. But I was wondering about how to make 'em… Coz I would need something lighter, like beige or something, to go with the paper…

Any suggestions?

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well those bgrd’s are pixel art so break out your pencil tool. And you can use the make pattern tool in photoshop. Search for a tut on that.

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some of them might be gradients (remedy) others scans, other photos (works well; take and old book and take a dig. photo of it, take out the words and youll have a good looking paper)

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gah i feel like a heel for not having the paper tut up

you mean like my footer El?

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i think he is referring to the pixel bgrds PR

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*Originally posted by DDD *
**well those bgrd’s are pixel art so break out your pencil tool. And you can use the make pattern tool in photoshop. Search for a tut on that. **

You mean they draw ALL that by hand? :h: Such abstract figures? :puzzle:

some of them might be gradients (remedy) others scans, other photos (works well; take and old book and take a dig. photo of it, take out the words and youll have a good looking paper)

You mean the paper or the background? I might take the dig. photo for the paper, but if you ment for the background, I lost ya :stuck_out_tongue:

gah i feel like a heel for not having the paper tut up

you mean like my footer El?

Well, as DDD said, I wasn’t really referring to the paper itself, but to the backgrounds. I just needed something that would go well with the paper edges of my website itself. But that tut would be useful anyway, since I still have to make everything :crazy:

Thanks for your comments anyway :thumb:

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you draw a portion of the pattern then. use photoshop’s make pattern command. What you are creating a seamless background. Do a google search for a photoshop seamless background tutorial. There are plenty out there. Even look in the sticky post at the top the one labeled useful resources.

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a lot of great examples here - www.squidfingers.com

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Thanks for your help and tips everyone, but the URL Unflux provided me with kind of resolved my problem on ‘how to make one’ :stuck_out_tongue:

Thanks a lot Unflux! That site is GREAT! Tons o’ those backgrounds! :thumb:

Wish me luck yall!

Cheers

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now how to make the paper…lol. cause thats what i want.

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lol mdipi - soon soon PM with any attempts you have or questions…that might be the quickest

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mmmh yeah next time ill read posts more carefully…

pr what about that tut, will it see the daylight eventually ?

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when i see daylight-

it will see daylight

lol - yeah man - gonna work on it some more tonight

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For more pixel backgrounds, visit this site and click on specials.

http://www.k10k.net/

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*Originally posted by mdipi.com *
**now how to make the paper…lol. cause thats what i want. **

Catch me next time i’m on AIM and I’ll tell ya how.

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I’m sure my grandparents had felt wall paper with those patterns on