This is more than likely a dumb question

[color=darkred]I have been trying my hand at backgrounds for my website in PS. I even took a few tutorials but I dont seem to get the results I am looking for. I would like to make something close to this…[/color]
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[color=#8b0000]http://web.mit.edu/kirupa/www/index.htm what he has on the right hand side.[/color]
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[color=#8b0000]http://web.mit.edu/kirupa/www/work.htm right hand side.[/color]
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[color=#8b0000]If someone could show me or lead me to something that may help I would appreciate it.[/color]
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[color=#8b0000]Thanks in advance.[/color]

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