How to Make a Chalkboard Image
Many photo editing programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, GIMP and Pixia, contain the necessary tools for creating an image of a customized chalkboard. An image of a chalkboard is one of many backdrops that can be used as a canvas for artistic expressions in advertisements, school projects and more. Once you create the chalkboard, you can draw or write whatever you want.
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Instructions
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Download the squeaky chalk sound font (available online) and save it to your photo software's "Fonts" folder. The font should automatically be added to your program.
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Click "File." Click "New." Enter "400x300" pixels as the size of the new image. Select "Transparent" as the background type. Click "Ok."
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Click the paint bucket tool. Click the color of your choice. Chalkboards are often blue-green or black. To create a custom color, click one of the empty custom color boxes on the side of the window. Adjust the slides, which represent intensity and shade, until you create a chalkboard color. Once you choose your color, click inside of the picture to change the background color.
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Click on the foreground. Create a color that is slightly lighter than the background color. Click inside of the picture to change the foreground color.
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Click "Filters." Click "Render." Click "Clouds." The picture should now resemble a chalkboard.
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Click "Layer." Click "New." Click "Layer" to create a new layer. Click the paint bucket tool. Click the color black. Click inside of the new layer to change the background to black. Click "Filters." Click "Noise." Click "Add Noise." Adjust the amount to 177 percent. Change the distribution to "Uniform." Click "Yes" next to "Monochromatic." Click "Ok." Click "Layers." Click "Overlay." Adjust the opacity to 3 percent. Click "Ok."
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Click "Edit." Click "Select All." Click "Edit." Click "Stroke." Enter "8" as the pixel width and choose a tan or brown as the color. Click "Ok" to create the border or frame for the chalkboard.
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Click the text tool. Select the chalkboard font and enter the message of your choice.
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