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Modul 3 : Creating Background

Duration : 80 minutes

Objective: Students will be able to:-1. create cloud background with using

Filter menu. 2. color background with using

Hue/Saturation menu.

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BACKGROUND 11. Start out with a new 250x250 image. Choose a white background. Then press D

on your keyboard to reset the colors.

2. Go to filter > render > clouds

3. Now go to Filter > Pixelate > Mezzo tint. Select long lines from the drop down menu.

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4. Next go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur. Choose 100, zoom, and best.

5. Finally, to add some color, go to Image > Adjust > Hue/Saturation. You can do this quickly by pressing Ctrl+U. You can adjust the colors there. Make sure you check "colorize".

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BACKGROUND 21. Create a new image with a transparent background (400x400.) Press the key D

2. Filter > Render > Clouds

3. Filter > Render Difference Clouds

4. Press Ctrl–F 3 times

You should now have something similar to the image below.

5. Filter > Pixelate > Color Halftone with the following settings:

Max Radius 4 (pixels)Channel 1: 90Channel 2: 90Channel 3: 90Channel 4: 90

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6. Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates with“Rectangular to Polar” selected.

7. Filter > Blur > Radial Blur with the following settings:

Amount: 100Blur Method: ZoomQuality: Good

Press Ctrl-F once

8. Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and use the settings in the image

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9. Duplicate “layer 1” and change “layer 1 copy’s” blending to “Overlay”

Yay you are done! You should have something like the image below. Remember, the clouds are random so the end is always going to be different! Have fun!