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Photoshop help

one1 · 2010-05-22 19:10:29

I want to make my own background for my website I'm using adobe photoshop I have a number of images that I would like to put into one something simlar to the link and I would also like to darken the image similar to the link. How do I do this?

22-05-2010 08:10PM

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one1

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I want to make my own background for my website I'm using adobe photoshop I have a number of images that I would like to put into one something simlar to the link and I would also like to darken the image similar to the link.

How do I do this?

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#2 23-05-2010 11:14AM

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You'll need to use layer masks.

See this tutorial

If you find using layer masks to hard to use, you could simply have each image in a layer, then use a really soft edged eraser on the upper layers.

To darken the image either use the brightness and contrast sliders or look into Levels.

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#3 23-05-2010 09:12PM

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Bob_Harris wrote: »

To darken the image either use the brightness and contrast sliders or look into Levels.

"Curves" works better than brightness/contrast, and is less destructive than Levels.

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