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Add a background-color to a paragraph-style in inDesign
I am currently creating a book layout with inline code and code-blocks.
For those code parts, i would like to add a background-color. It should handle code similar to the way it is displayed on ...
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Rotated tiling background
How do I rotate the this image by 30 degrees but still have it be tileable?
http://i.imgur.com/OXQ8cD4.png
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How can I create a 'double shadow' effect?
I'm a newbie. I want to ask how to create a double shadow like this:
I don't know how it's called!
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How do I create a lens flare effect?
How was the following design made? It's very beautiful, and I'm trying to recreate it on my own. When I'm done, I'd like to have a "correct answer" to check my answer against.
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How to find a texture for a background image for website?
I am looking for a texture pattern for an image that is similar to the one Path.com uses:
https://www.path.com/images/about/bg.gif
I want a similar image pattern so i can use it as a background ...
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How to make high quality textured/noise background tutorial or step by step [closed]
Whenever i use noise filter and then layer blend it. Somehow It does not looks as good as the ones I have seen. It seems there is more to building a rich textured with noise background. Trying to make ...
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Common darkened inner glow effect on solid colour in Photoshop and Illustrator
This SHOULD be really simple, but I can't seem to achieve it effectively with Inner Glow. The effect is so commonly used; nearly every logo here features the effect of a subtle gradient effecting a ...
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Testing if a BG will Repeat Tile Properly in Photoshop?
I am frequently working to create background textures in Photoshop to be used on the web. Unfortunately I usually have to guess, or just use freebies from other websites.
I would like to build my ...
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Where can I input a color palette and find combining colors that fit in?
I use the Affecton template in a bit different way that it was designed to be used probably. I do not have as much content as it was designed to support. I have only couple of pictures on the page and ...
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Background to create comic book
I am not a graphic designer but a programmer. Recently i wrote a short story in answer of a technical question. Then I realized if i convert it into graphical comic book story then it would be more ...
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Automatically remove overlays from a set of identical images using Gimp
I have a number of images that have all the same background but each has different text overlaid (they are covers of a magazine journal).
I don't have access to the background image, but I know that ...
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Changing the color of the following image
What I'm trying to do is change the color of the following image to something around #21190E. I've tried using the Hue/Saturation, Color Replacer, etc. tools, but none worked well.
Do I change the ...
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Text effect on any background color
I want to display a text over a video. However, the video may include any color from white to black. What is the best text effect (color/stroke/shadow/glow ... etc) that can be applied on the text so ...
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Link a layer with a shape/vector mask in Photoshop
Simple question that I can't find the answer to.
I have a layer with a photo that I got off the internet. I want this layer to have rounded corners. So I draw a rectangle with rounded corners in ...
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How to make a noise/paper background in PS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to create this grunge texture effect
How can I achieve this kind of background in Photoshop? Seems like a noise/paper pattern.
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Remove background based on color in Inkscape
There is a classical way of removing background in Inkscape using Bezier curves. This is often quite lengthy process.
Is it possible to remove the background of an object based on background color ...
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How can I remove white pixels around circles when exporting this to gif?
I took the loaders from here:
http://xooplate.com/template/details/10888-5-animated-loading-spinner-action-icons-psd
Than I exported them easily, with the help of the included action to a gif. But I ...
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How to produce a blurred abstract background like this?
I have been seeing these blurred backgrounds all over the place, so I would like to know the exact steps how to reproduce something like this ...
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Creating flexible text boxes in Illustrator
I'm going to be making images that include hundreds of lines of text of varying lengths, each of which will have the same "background", with the exception of the length of the background, which will ...
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Completely remove background from image
I have an image (a logo) that was on a black background.
I have used Photoshop's (CS5) background eraser tool to remove the background.
This is great except that there are black (well grey/black) ...
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Velvet effect for background in Adobe Illustrator
Does anybody know/have ideas how to make velvet effect background in Adobe Illustrator 5.x?
An example I'm talking about:
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Does anybody know a tutorial for designing the Mountain Lion background pattern?
Does anybody know a tutorial for designing the OS X Mountain Lion background pattern? I am referring to this commonly used background pattern:
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Is there a single text color that is acceptable on both dark and light background?
Is there a single text color that, when used on either dark or light background, produces a readable (or at least tolerable) output?
If it makes it easier, constraints can be put on the hue, ...
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What is this network pattern/symbol called
So I want to make a seamless repeating background pattern using the line and dot in this image below...
Is there a name for this type of design?
(sidenote) If you have any other suggestions, I'm ...
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Is there a program which handles text background well?
Paint is the best I've found until now. I need the ability to add a background to text and also control padding. Paint would be perfect if it didn't squeeze text to the left and made equal padding ...
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Alpha Transparency Remove Background Photoshop
Is there any way in Photoshop to remove a background color from an image, when some of the background is behind a transparent object.
So far, I've tried using masks and channels but have not made ...
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Key out white of embedded image in Illustrator
I have an Illustrator document with a number of images embedded. The images are all illustrations on a white background. I need to remove the white so that the art behind shows through. I know there ...
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How many colors should be used in a background gradient?
For on-screen design (web or desktop applications), in areas where there is significant background space visible, a subtle gradient adds a lot to the look of the app/page/image. How many colors (max) ...
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Extracting background texture from PSD file
I'm new to Photoshop. I have just started to learn from seeing and using free web templates available on the net.
I have this good looking web template in a PSD file. The background has a nice ...
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Add transparency to an existing PNG
I'd like to use this image on a web site.
What I need to do is change the background from black to transparent, so I can use the arrow on my site maintaining the page background.
I used Gimp to ...
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How to change the background? [closed]
I have a site with simple background-color (white) i would like to change the background like this
new background
How to do it?
Thanks.
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Help With Futuristic/Modern Swirls in Illustrator
I'm looking to make futuristic/modern swirls in Illustrator for a background for a project that I'm doing. Here's an example I found:
I don't want to rip the picture off and I'm not looking for ...
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Creating a perfect background blur?
I have looking through DeviantArt and the background of one of the web interfaces caught my eye. I tried to replicate it but couldn't get anywhere near the perfect effect.
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Where would I find a high quality version of a wooden floor like this?
It is to be used for background on a website. I like it exactly the way it is except that the image quality is not good enough. Looking for quality that will look good on a Retina screen. Must be able ...
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How do I get rid of a background color (with a glow)
I have this image:
Is there any way to get rid of the red background (make it transparent) yet keep all the glow effects? So far I've only been able to remove the pure-red parts of the image, yet ...
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Gradient background
I bought a template and I want to change the background.
Now it is looks like this:
I have this background:
How can I make from this a gradient background like on original image?
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How to choose a proper picture for my android phone's background? [closed]
I cannot choose a background that I like in the long run for my android phone with android 2.3.5 and a 320 x 480 pixels screen.
I like it how the background smoothly changes a bit when icons move ...
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Why is my character lost in the background?
I am designing and developing a 2D-platformer and I'm having trouble with the look and feel of the game. The game is about an inventor who is kidnapped for warfare. Theme: Childish but sad.
There are ...
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How can I match a site's background color in both Chrome and Firefox?
I'm designing a page with both a background image and a background color for the area past the end of the (gradient) background image.
Something like:
background: url("/images/bg.png") repeat-x ...
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Image that looks different on black background and on white
If you put this image on a black background you see something different than on a white background. Does anyone have a idea how it works?
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What is this outline around text and how do I get rid of it? (Adobe Illustrator CS5)
I'm a beginner in Illustrator so please excuse me if this is a very noob question.
There's this thin orange-ish outline around the text. I'm 100% certain it is not a stroke. I'm guessing it is ...
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Uniformizing background in scanned images
I have some old photographs that I have scanned. While the image of the person is clear, the background has several blurs and is not a perfect black as one would desire.
Is there a way to detect the ...
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Change Background Color of Text Box in Illustrator CS5
Any way to change the background color of a text box without all the workarounds such as placing another shape behind the text.
I need to have a textbox filled with color of 249, 249, 249 and a ...
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Advice on typography and background image
I have a blog and i would like to ask anyone CSS savvy for advice on some changes.
http://fornuftfu.se/category/blogg/
Better Typography for the blog articles
Is the design too dull? Would a ...
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Coloured background in illustrator that isn't included in export
I have an illustrator document with many artboards. Almost all the artwork is white and needs to be exported as (transparent) pngs. In order to see the artwork I have to put a large grey rectangle ...
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How to show background texture through text placed on background in Photoshop?
Say you have an image of a wall or an old, creased piece of paper and you want to add text on that background. How can you make the texture of the background come through the new text in Photoshop so ...
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How can I fix the edges of foreground objects pasted onto a new background?
How can I cut out a foreground object, e.g. a person, from one picture and superimpose it onto a new background without making the edges look bad?
The problem I've come across is that if I have for ...
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How do I make an “ancient” style design
I am trying to design a site with a "ancient" feel to it, such as this example:
How can I make textures, buttons and background like on those sites?
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How to decontaminate black edges on hair
I have a pretty decent knowledge of Photoshop, and have used masks and levels etc to remove backgrounds a fair bit (as well as the edge refinement tools they have now). I am having a tricky time ...
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How to draw Aqua backgrounds like this?
Can please somebody tell me how to draw a background like this? The gradient in the background is not a big deal, but the lines...
I guess it can be done in Photoshop or some other tool. Maybe ...
