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| Get
intensely electrifying background special fx in just a few clicks.
This trick is so simple and produces such awesome effects, it may
blow your mind! Here we go... |
| In
Photoshop with an open document, select the gradient tool and choose
one of the colorful gradient presets from the Options area (We used
a blue, red, yellow linear gradient). Now, drag the gradient tool
from one side to the other, creating a linear blend. |
| Change
the gradient mode from ‘Normal’ to ‘Difference’.
Make more gradients on the same layer of the document by clicking
and dragging the gradient tool again and again, using different directions
and lengths for the gradient. Notice the gradient design will change
dramatically each time this is done. The screens below show how fast
the gradient effects become so cool. |
1st swipe with gradient in 'Difference' mode |
2nd
swipe |
3rd
swipe |
4th
swipe |
1.
Click CTRL-I to Inverse.
2. Click CTRL-U and experiment with Hue/Saturation. In this dialog,
move the Hue slider back and forth to view varying color effects.
3. Try using different types of Gradients, like radial, diamond, or
reflected.
4. Try different gradient color presets, or make your own.
5. Try Exclusion mode instead of Difference.
Have fun!
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As
you can see, it takes surprisingly little effort to get instant, awesome,
spine-tingling background effects. Did you know that just 50 of these
backgrounds on a CD often sell for $399 or more? You can find plenty
of these at Fotosearch.com or other traditional stock photo providers.
Turbo Photo is committed to providing quality stock photos at the
cheapest price possible. If you would like more variations of special
effect backgrounds, Turbo Photo offers Digital-Effect
Backgrounds - 100+ hi-res stock photos for only $49 - just pennies
per photo. |
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By
Trent Mueller, © 2005 Turbo Photo™
You may freely link to this page.
Reproductions, however, require permission.
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Photoshop Trick 1: Create Electrifying Special FX Backgrounds
Photoshop Trick 2: Create Perfect & Sharp Screenshots at 300dpi
Photoshop Trick 3: Add Pizzazz to Dull Photos
©
2007 Turbo Photo®
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