How to Make Silk in Photoshop
The background you choose to use in an ad, sign or for a website can have a major impact on how your document is perceived. For a high-tech website, you might want lots of metal, computer parts or circuitry, while for a restaurant ad you could use images of the dishes served. For a document related to fashion, you could choose a silky, rippled background that gives the appearance of a rumpled piece of cloth. If you have access to Photoshop, creating this effect is quite simple.
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Instructions
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Start Photoshop. Select "File" from the menu at the top and choose "New." In the dialog that appears, enter the width and height you want for your document, as well as the resolution. Click "OK."
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Change the "Foreground" color at the bottom of the toolbar to one you want for your silk texture. Then change the "Background" color to a lighter shade of this same color.
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Select the "Gradient" tool from the toolbar. From the presets choose "Copper." Then click on the gradient preview.
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Go to the bottom of the dialog that opens and click to add six more color tabs. Click on each of these in turn and click on the drop-down menu to choose the "Foreground" or "Background color.
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Drag the gradient tool across the canvas. Select "Filter" from the menu and choose "Liquify." In the dialog that opens, use the "Forward Warp" tool to distort the image so that it looks like cloth. Click "OK" and save your work.
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References
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