i need a tut on how to make an effect.

[Taco_Mainiac]

well i want to know how to make the effect seen in the background of the first picture on this tutorial... viewtopic.php?f=15&t=24735&st=0&sk=t&sd=a.

they might be hard to see so i'm talking about the little cut marks*look closely*

[Crimson]

That is most likely a stock image. You have to ask LFC himself about that. However, I found a way to reasonably imitate that effect...

1. Do the "crystalline effect" tutorial.

2. Run Stylize > Emboss at default settings.

3. Go to Brightness/Contrast and turn both down, Brightness all the way and Contrast about 3/4th the way.

It doesn't look exactly similar, but that's all I could think of.

[Taco_Mainiac]

thnx i'll try it...(EDIT well i'd like the background to stay black but it's closeer than what i did lol....

[KonArtist]

Other than that you might be able to do the smae thing with the random lines plug-in I will try it.

EDIT: Didn't work as good as Crimson's way...

[LFC4EVER]

Well, both Crimson and KonArtist have got it wrong, although Crimson's method does produce a nice effect!

This is how i think i did it:

How to create a wood type background thing, found in my Rainbow sig found in my gallery

1) Fill the layer black.

2) Effects > Noise > Add noise, intensity up to you but saturation must be 0.

3) Effects > Blurs > Radial Blur, default settings although you can change quality to the max.

4) Effects > Blurs > Splinter, settings are your choice, but for great results a medium-high distance is good. Also, the Mode must be on darken. That is vital.

5) Effects > Stylize > Relief, angle of your choice.

That was how the effect was created, i dunno if i did other things to it as it was a while ago.

[Taco_Mainiac]

OMG i love you... in a family kind of way...lol... thnx so much!!!

[LFC4EVER]

No problem, glad i could help.