Questions tagged [background]
Questions about creating and editing background contents, textures, patterns, colors and effects. Ask anything related to designing graphics for background images.
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How to stop losing adjustment effect in photoshop when saving image?
Ok, this problem is driving me round the bend. Basically whenever I try to save my finished drawing on photoshop CS6, the background texture to my drawing darkens considerably. Here are some photos of ...
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How do I choose a good cover photo for my website?
It's been trendy to have large background images with relatively little text over them for headers and intros to web pages including the start of blog posts. I could give countless examples of this, ...
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Critique: Color and texture use in gymnastics club poster
I'm making my first poster, ever, using a local business as inspiration. The business is a gymnastics club that already has some low-key branding, including:
A leaping gymnast forming an 'R' with ...
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Recommended practices for working with backgrounds in flat design
I am doing an Android app, actually re-disigning it, because the previous design was terrible. I'm not a designer, neither the guy who did the first version, we're both developers, but I do like the ...
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How can I remove the white pixels around the edges when exporting a transparent GIF?
I took the loaders from xooplate.com then exported them with the help of the included action to a GIF. But I have some white pixels around the loader which are really annoying when displayed on a dark ...
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Having problems removing background from hair between two people(samples included)
I am using Adobe Photoshop CS6
I am having challenges trying to remove a background from an image. I followed the generally used method of using selections, masks, refine edge, edge detection and so ...
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How to make the confetti background frame like this?
I want to make the confetti background so it looks like it is radiating out from the middle. I have tried using the scatter brush in both Photoshop and Illustrator but it looks a lot messier than this ...
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Extending the background of an image in Photoshop
Here's an original image I have above.
Below, I indicated with an orange rectangle the area I want to use.
Right now, I just used a grey rectangle, but it's not working out/doesn't look natural. ...
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Can I change the outside area colour of my canvas?
I am using Illustrator CS5 and the grey background around the outside of my canvas/page I used to have and loved has gone white. I do not know why. I can not change the colour in preferences-user ...
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Removing a background [duplicate]
Trying to remove the back ground on this image but because its white on white the Magic wand, Quick Selection and Magic eraser tool won't pick it up. I know I could sit and eraser it all with a brush ...
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How do I make a geometric gradient background like this using Photoshop?
How do I create a geometric gradient background like this?
I applied gaussian blur to an image with bright colors to use as a base. I also have a hexagon pattern if it's needed.
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Adobe Photoshop - How to turn text into a "hole" in a layer, so I will see the background through it.
Okay, this should be super easy to do but I just can't find the way.
I have a background image with a solid colour layer on top of it, and I would like to add text on top of everything in such a way ...
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How do I blend/fade images with background color on inkscape
I normally use transparency tool on Corel Draw to blend two images together or an image with either colored or black background with fade in fade out effects. Recently I started using Linux, ...
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add layer mask for an android background image
I am developer but I am in a situation I should act as a designer too for awhile..My question is I had an image I want to it to be a background for an app so I need to modify it to something like this ...
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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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Automatically select a foreground color based on a background color
What is the appropriate "formula" for a foreground color based on a background color (where the background color may be any color)?
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I want to have my application select a foreground color ...
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What type of background is this?
I'm working on a special project for my college, and saw this pretty cool background in our newsletter. I would like to use it for my project, but I can't seem to create it right.
Any help would be ...
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Why are there Specks / dust all around my logo? Is there an easy way to get ride of?
First time poster trying to help his dad out with his electrical contracting business.
My goal is to have the background white and the foreground red without any specks. I've been trying to use the ...
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Background particles and galaxy effect
someone know any tutorial for does similar background effect of this image?
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Filling the background of a png icon
I have several png icons that I want to place on a colored circle but I'd like a white background immediately behind the image (see attached)...I can do it fine with the ones that are circles by ...
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Making a square pattern background
I want to make a basic square pattern background in Photoshop. However, I'm a real newbie at it.
My plans are to make a 70x70 pixel square and divide it into 4 squares - each one with 35 pixels. Then ...
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Logo on a background of same color
I have a logo in white+blue. And I have a background of same blue color. If I simply put a logo over the background - logo's blue part merges with the background. How should I solve such a dilemma? P. ...
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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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Creating this merged colour background in Photoshop or Illustrator
I'm fairly new to designing and was just wondering whether if anybody knows how to go about creating the background in the image below?
Any feedback will be much appreciated.
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How to remove neutral background in photoshop?
I have found that so many photographers use a grey backdrop or grey background for most of their portait photographs. I assume that it's because grey is easy to remove and replace with any desired ...
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How to convert transparent layer to solid? (All variants)
I have a transparent layer, like this one (please notice transparency at the center of the image):
How would you fill the layer with a color like it was done here:
It is important to fill these ...
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What is this outline around text and how do I get rid of it? (Adobe Illustrator CS5)
There's this thin orange-ish outline around the text. I am talking about the ultra thin color around my text, you can clearly see it on the @ character, there's a "stroke" around it, though I'm 100% ...
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Image has background when i print but not on the screen
I have put a psd images in my illustrator document, when I made them in Photoshop I made the background transparent and the images look like they have no background on the screen but when I print it ...
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How to add a background to a logo? [closed]
Can someone explain to me how to put the picture of the pink (marble) background inside the round shape?
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Trying to select image - Put it on colored background. Photoshop CC 2015 Windows (Pictures included)
I am attempting to take an image and put it on a different color background. On Monday I paid $100 for classes. The GREEN & WHITE backgrounds were just examples. I want to select and choose ...
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How do I keep transparency from one AI file to another?
I am trying to create a a shape for a project. As I started to create it, I realized that when I go to copy it into my other AI file, it has a white background to it and transfers over to my page as ...
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How do I create subtle background gradients like this?
This has been bugging me for ages. I want to recreate the shadows that are on the background of this image. Whenever I attempt to recreate something like this the shading ends up looking very amateur ...
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Erase back ground or change a shade of color to white in photoshop
I recently painted a card and scanned it into my computer. I want to be able to use it so I can print out more card with the design I hand created, but the background needs to be white or erased. Im ...
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Gimp "transparent background" is exporting to jpg as white. I want transparent. did tutorials
Why is my transparent background with the checkerboard, showing as white when it gets exported to jpg?
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Importing a photoshop file into illustrator without a white background
I'm trying to import a .psd file into illustrator without showing the background. I have one layer in photoshop, showing only the transparent image. I've saved it as .psd, and .png files.
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How to create smallest repeatable background image from a large pattern?
My designer has sent me a background image for a website we're working on that is just diagonal lines, but the image is very large and I would like to make it as small as possible and then set it as a ...
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transparent jpg?
This is my jpg photo with sky as background. I didn't do anything on it. there are no layers or layer masks. But when I place it in indesign, the background becomes transparent. I don't understand why....
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How to make a subtle ambient abstract art/effect
I'm trying to make a subtle/ambient/abstract background like the following:
I am not sure what the style is called, any instructions on how to make that background effect would be much appreciated. ...
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How do I create a speckled textured background?
How do I get this sort of background texture? Short of time-consumingly adding them bit by bit with a brush I have no idea how to get this effect.
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Change background color from brown to white (remove sepia)
I need to change this image's color background to white, because this takes up too much ink. I have tried to change the background to white and keep the text/map. It's for a National History Day ...
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How is this "connected dots" pattern done?
I was wondering, if anyone could help me reproduce this "effect":
I've noticed that this effect is often made with compound path, but I don't understand the process of it - do I have to make ...
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Cutting out white (low contrast) objects from white background [duplicate]
I need to figure out the most efficient way to make quick cutouts of white products and a white background. I usually make a copy of the blue channel, level it out and paint over the rest, but it's a ...
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How do I get a transparent background in Illustrator CC?
I need help trying to make a transparent background. I do realize that the transparency is there, but I have enabled "Show transparent background" and there is still a white background behind my image....
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Does PNG support non-transparent pictures?
I'm doing an assignment for school and I can't find the answer to my question anywhere! I'm making a logo for a game that I have designed, it's the most frustrating thing ever! If you know, please ...
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Animation over a static jpeg picture
I have a (simple) animation gif file (produced using gimp) and a static jpeg picture. I would like to put the animation gif file into the jpeg picture. How can I achieve that without losing the ...
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I'm using Indesign - the background is black yet when I print pdf it shows white [closed]
I'm using Indesign - the background is black yet when I print the PDF it shows white.
How can I fix this please?
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How can I achieve the gradient used in making the Xbox 360 interface background in photoshop? [closed]
I just can't figure out how to make a gradient look like the one used on the Xbox 360 interface, that gradient give an effect of an overhead spotlight lighting the menu elements and I want to use that ...
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How to make white stroke show up for a shirt printing
hoping you can help me today. I think my question is very simple. I have almost no experience with Adobe, but I am trying to finish up a Christmas present...
I am making a digital file for a shirt ...
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incorrect background color show on mobile devices
I am using Bootstrap and wanted a colored background for my h2 title like this:
So I wrapped the text in a tag.
The problem is on mobile devices it shows like this, which is not good
Can you please ...
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clean up the background for scanned document
Could anyone please teach me how to clean up the background of a scanned document, using PS?
Does PS have text recognition function that I can use to extract the text, because essentially the text is ...
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