How to make a simple background [Noobie Level] 04-19-2013, 01:10 PM
#1
To begin with start out with a blank canvas.
Note: This images are very big.
![[Image: WWqvJ6r.png]](http://i.imgur.com/WWqvJ6r.png)
I used a 400 by 200 canvas because that is a size that find very nice.
Then you with go to Layer, New fill layer, then gradient maps.
It should look like this.
![[Image: Fh5NDqE.png]](http://i.imgur.com/Fh5NDqE.png)
Double click the gradient fill
![[Image: zO0icAg.png]](http://i.imgur.com/zO0icAg.png)
You can choose watever you want for gradient. But making it look like this. Makes it look better in my opinion.
![[Image: ymbLooI.png%5D]](http://i.imgur.com/szifaQa.png%5Bimg%5D%5B/spoiler%5DFor%20the%20last%20step%20go%20to%20filter,%20stylize,%20extrude.%5Bspoiler%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttp://i.imgur.com/ymbLooI.png%5D)
Final product:
Note: This images are very big.
Spoiler:
![[Image: WWqvJ6r.png]](http://i.imgur.com/WWqvJ6r.png)
I used a 400 by 200 canvas because that is a size that find very nice.
Then you with go to Layer, New fill layer, then gradient maps.
It should look like this.
Spoiler:
![[Image: Fh5NDqE.png]](http://i.imgur.com/Fh5NDqE.png)
Double click the gradient fill
Spoiler:
![[Image: zO0icAg.png]](http://i.imgur.com/zO0icAg.png)
You can choose watever you want for gradient. But making it look like this. Makes it look better in my opinion.
Spoiler:
![[Image: ymbLooI.png%5D]](http://i.imgur.com/szifaQa.png%5Bimg%5D%5B/spoiler%5DFor%20the%20last%20step%20go%20to%20filter,%20stylize,%20extrude.%5Bspoiler%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttp://i.imgur.com/ymbLooI.png%5D)
Final product:
Spoiler:
![[Image: Sc3ck4L.png]](http://i.imgur.com/Sc3ck4L.png)



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