ALovelyLie Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it Moderator's Note: Pictures have been rehosted and the wording improved by ReMake! I know that I'm pretty much a noob on this account, but I've been reading around the forums here for a while... Just too lazy to actually make an account. xD Well, I'll be teaching you (Yes you) how to make a Grunge-type looking background. Hopefully in the end, you'll end up with something like this: This tutorial really focuses around using Clouds, so keep that in mind. Required Plugins: Glass Blocks, Jitter, and Splatter (all from pyrochild, woo-dee-doo!) Feather or AA's Assistant Step 1: a) Open up a new file with the dimensions of 600 x 300 (don't worry, you can resize it later). Name this layer 'Glass Blocks.' Make sure that your Primary color is black and that your secondary color is white. Go to Effects > Render > Clouds. Set your settings to something like this: b) Now, go to Effects > Distort > Glass Blocks and put the settings to this: You should end up with something like this: Step 2: a) Add a new layer and name it 'Dark.' Well, once again, go to Effects > Render > Clouds and set scale to 125, and leave the rest of the settings the same. Now, go to Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast (Ctrl + Shift + C) and put the settings like so: b) Now, set the blending mode of this layer to Darken. Now your picture should look similar to this: Step 3: a) Add a new layer and name it 'Jitter.' Now, again go to Effects > Render > Clouds and this time, set the scale to 360 while leaving the other settings alone. Next, go to Effects > Distort > Jitter and set the settings like so: b) Now, set the Blending Mode to Overlay. Your picture should be coming along looking like this: Step 4: a) Woo, now we're done with Clouds! Now add a new layer and name it 'Splatter.' Next, we get to go to Effects > Artistic > Splatter. Here I find that you might encounter some trouble getting the right look. I just went crazy with my mouse, sending it all over the place (for a lot of lines), and stop every here and there for the big circles. My splatter looked like this (after a few tries): Here are some tips: Don't cover the whole canvas with black. It will ruin the end result. Don't end up with nothing on your canvas either, it will have no effect and look weird. Don't have a bunch of big circles everywhere. Don't have a bunch of stringy lines either. b) It might take you a couple of tries to get the right look (or if you're good/lucky, maybe on the first try, xD) but once you've got something that you like, set the Blending Mode for 'Clouds' to Overlay, and you're almost there! Go to Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast (Ctrl + Shift + C) and put the settings at this: c) Now, head on over to 'Dark' and go to Effects > Object > Feather and put the settings like so: or apply AA's_Assistant effect (Effects > Object > AA's_Assistant) with default settings: And now you're done! w00t! xD Hope you like what you ended up with. Comments, blah, something else, blah all accepted. Also, feel free to add whatever you like to it, like a border, and... other stuff. xD If you know some HTML, you can add a new layer, paint bucket that sucker white, and lighten up the opacity and viola! You've got a background for a table (That's where the HTML part comes in). Quote To be is to do -- Socrates To do is to be -- Sartre Do be do be do -- Sinatra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouchy_S Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I like it, but it seems far too busy and cluttered. Quote My deviantART | My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesy_135 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 am i being dense or did those links to the plugins not include the glass blocks one? i am a n00b at this so be gentle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Kristen failed a little bit. Glass Blocks isn't a Pyrochild plugin. Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesy_135 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 yeah cool i found i found it now cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survulus Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Awesome texture, I'll be sure to use it something, a really good outcome. Here's what I came up with, I messed about with the colours too. Quote Check out all my newest stuff on my dA I iz bassist here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFC4EVER Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Great tut, well written good outcome. I think the splatter kills it though. Quote ☆★☆★Merry Christmas★☆★☆ .::.My Gallery.::.Make Gold Text!.::. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Could you post the link for the glass box again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorGeorge Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 nice, I like it :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggot Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Why does my Jitter looks different? :?: :?: I am totaly confused because it is from pyrochild What should i do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Rulez Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Very nice texture for a background if your making a signature. I really like it and I can see myself using this one day. Nice tut! Edit: Likey? Quote The post above probably has crappy art.. Just look past that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL00DYKID Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 glass blocks were made by ed harvey not pyrochild My sig is my end result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qreeves Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 its n awsome background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgian Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 meh,my first post in this forum: this background combined with firey thingy, and another thing saw on another tut: not that good,but i'm kind of new to PDN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arave Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Awesome texture, I'll be sure to use it something, a really good outcome. Here's what I came up with, I messed about with the colours too. Hey mang how u turn from dull into colourful... Teach us all.. mang Quote I'm too young and I'm Malaysian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassieemily Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 amazing! it's simple and easy. here's mine. i added a bit of colour Quote Cassieemily; (F) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witakr Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Cool tutorial. This was perfect for a wallpaper design I was looking to make for a wallpaper. I'm a die hard Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan and I wanted a new wallpaper for my laptop. Here is my design taking your tutorial, tweaking it a bit and adding a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsy Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Hey @ReMake, thanks for rehosting the pictures for this tut! And getting it out of the Graveyard. And a PDF has been added. 1 1 Quote My PDN Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 My thanks go to @ALovelyLie and @ReMake and @Woodsy! I mean big picture works much better. My picture is too small. 1 Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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