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Grunge Background Effect


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Hello

I am trying to create a design and was wondering if you guys can help me out on the background. Right now it is a simple dark blue background. I want a darker orange "grunge" looking background on top of the blue background. The image I have attached is a good example.

example.jpg

See the way the image has a darker effect on top of the orange background (and has the words on top of the effect). That "effect" is what I am trying get. I am also trying to get those three lines (with 2010 in between). I tried using the line tool but it doesn't come out the same way.

Any help would be appreciated. If you guys need some more explanation about what I want, let me know
Thanks
 
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Here's one way....

Create a new layer.... or drag in the image or design you want on top of the orange background. If its a greyscale image... your good to go.

Set the layer mode at Darken and lower the opacity.

Play around with the layer modes and opacities if you want other effects......

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Ohhh... as for your line, use the rectangle selection tool to create the three lines. Use it to delete the center part. And with the lasso tool, Make an angular selection to delete the ends cleanly and with one sweep.
 
Whoa, whoa... darker bleu background with the dark orange on top..... ok.... same procedure as above..... but set to color.... Then play with the HUE/SATURATION or COLOR BALANCE to get the colore you want.....
 
I experimented a little and figured custom brushes would be the best option. I downloaded a few "grunge" brushes and now my design looks very similar to what I wanted. As for the lines I used the rectangle tool to make the lines like you said. I then made angular selection at the end of the lines with the lasso tool. But when I press the DEL button on my keyboard I get the error message "Could not complete your request because the content of the layer is not directly editable." Am I doing anything wrong?

BTW Thanks for your advice
 
no locked sign on the layer, so I think its not locked. This was the layer that was automatically made once I made the line using the rectangle tool
 
Sorri I keep dissapearing.... working and surfing.. not a good mix... lol

I've been trying to recreate what you could have done but to no avail.... there has to be something to that layer....
 
lol no worries dude. Im trying to study Organic Chemistry and do this at the same time so long gaps dont matter to me.

In your post about the line you wrote "use the rectangle SELECTION tool to create the three lines. Use it to delete the center part. And with the lasso tool, Make an angular selection to delete the ends cleanly and with one sweep." Is the "selection" tool a different tool than the rectangle tool that is located with all the other shapes (ellipse tool, polygon tool etc.)? Thats the only place that I can think of that I might have messed up.
 
The lasso tool is the icon below the shape selection tools. If I'd do this, I'd create the three lines on it's own layer, use the lasso tool to get the angle chop I need on one end, then make a copy of the layer, flip it horizontally , move it in place to get lenght needed and merge. I can chop off the excess in the middle later.
 
It works. I was using the rectangle shape tool to make the lines which created a new layer for each line. After reading your last post, I used the rectangle selection tool to make a selection in the shape of a line and then filled with the color I want. The lasso tool worked fine after I did that. Thanks a lot for your help
 
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