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  1. 10-05-2002, 03:30 PM #1
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    question about background images

    how do people make background images where there is usually some kind of blurred photorealistic image and the entire image is usually shades of one color? The image usually has a touch of ambience with it also. Does someone know what i mean? How do you make an image where the colors correspond to the lighting but with only one color?
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    can you post an example?

    all i can think of from you're description, is picking 2 colors you want your picture to be (usually 1 light color and 1 dark), and going to Image > Adjust > Gradient Map, and playing around w/ it from there.. you could also desaturate your image and then go to Image > Adjust > Variations, and tint it however you'd like.
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    Re: question about background images

    Originally posted by dreamhalo
    how do people make background images where there is usually some kind of blurred photorealistic image and the entire image is usually shades of one color? The image usually has a touch of ambience with it also. Does someone know what i mean? How do you make an image where the colors correspond to the lighting but with only one color?
    I'm not sure I get what you mean? Like a sepia or duotone???
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  4. 10-05-2002, 08:25 PM #4
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    what i am really specifying is similar to backgrounds (and i didn't want to mention this before cuz i hate to refer to it since people get flamed for trying to copy them) that are made by 2advanced studios. They usually have an image with a tint of a color and i've tried to do it several times with layer blends in photoshop but it never looked quite right.
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    make your photo black and white, go to Image > Adjust > Variations, and tint it with that, it should work..

    if you need to use specific colors, use the Gradient Map thing i mentioned before.
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