The Experimental Workshop

[Juan]

Well i was bored, so i figured id try my 1st ever back ground
tell me what u guys think

i wanted to add TODO POR MEXICO , or SI SE PUEDE, but i was afraid id make it look not right

any suggestions?

 

[rony31]

John: How'd you make that effect in the background? Nice sh*t... Although the text is kinda dark

Juan: Nice work, but try adding something in that big white spot between the left side and the guy... Looks too empty

 

[Juan]

thanx for the compliments and i was thinkging of adding text there, but as a background its not Dead whit space, it can easily bu taken up by icons arrainged nicely, or as part of a website bacground where text goes there , but im adding some text right now, just cant seem to make it look right

 

[rony31]

Putting desktop icons there is a pretty clever idea I know what you mean with the text ruining it... It can be annoying to never be able to get it just right

 

[Juan]

here it is

my final version i added the text, and an Aztec Calander in back, i think it looks nice, but thats me im not highly critical of my own work, what do u all think ??

 

[rony31]

I set it as my background to see how it looks, and it looks amazing... great work

 

[monkeyhappy]

matrixy style thing

 

[jbaseley]

Hey Juan thats awsome I like what you put in from the version you showed me on MSN.

 

[.::John::.]

Originally posted by rony31
John: How'd you make that effect in the background? Nice sh*t... Although the text is kinda dark

It was a tutorial I got from Deviantart. Here's how you do it-

Open up a new document, any size, and with a White background. I chose 400x400.

Go to Filter>Render>Clouds

Then go to Image>Adjust>Auto-Levels (ctrl+shift+L)

Then you have to change the Hue/Saturation. Image>Adjust>Hue/Saturation (ctrl+U)
Check the box marked 'Colorize' and change the settings to whatever you like.
I used these settings: Hue:200 Saturation: 55 Lightness: -15

Next you need to find the edges. Go to Filter>Stylize>Find Edges

Invert the image. Ctrl+I

Don't worry if it's too dark, it's supposed to be like that.
To fix it just go to Image>Adjust>Auto-Contrast (ctrl+alt+shift+L)

If you want to add one tiny bit more, go to Filter>Blur>Blur.
That will make it look like it's in a microscope that's slightly out of focus, and at this level they usually are.

 

[rony31]

crazy stuff thanks

 

[.::John::.]

No problem- I only discovered the tutorials section at deviantart a couple of days ago but there's some good stuff there

 

[Gerrard 17]

Boyakasha

 

[rony31]

Is that Ali G?

 

[Gerrard 17]

Nah, the orange glasses and the rag, as well as the name :boy aka: are just a coincidence.

 

[Budge]

:boyaka: :boyaka: hehehe i just wanted to see them in action...

 

[X-Ter]

Name writer

 

[Budge]

i was bored...

 

[rony31]

Originally posted by K-Man
Nah, the orange glasses and the rag, as well as the name :boy aka: are just a coincidence.

oh ok

 

[.::John::.]

I was experimenting and came up with this. I think it kinda looks like a vortex or something

 

[TODO-FIFA]

That looks very well! You can add some football logos or use it as background for the future graphics