Tools Needed:
To Download Texture Background:
http://thetextures.net/bkgds/categories.php?cat_id=2
To Download Flaming Pear Twist:
http://www.flamingpear.com/twist.html
To Download Xero:
http://www.xero-graphics.co.uk/downloads/xero_classic.zip
To Download Lucis:
Texture backgrounds make a great base start for AV backgrounds.
Since 150 x 150 seem to be hard to find I thought I might show you how to make one.
Pick a base image: (Change to RGB Color if you picked a gif).
Flaming Pear Twist with the below settings
Warping: 39 Wrap Size: 36 Streaks: 37 Streak Size: 48 Twist: 100 Chop: 32 Glue: Normal
Next apply Lucis:
Exposure > Button three pushed > 100 on the slider
Next duplicate the image and apply Xero > Soft Mood
Haziness – 50 Glow Red, Blue, Green all – 50 – Lock the sliders – Contract and Brigthness – 0
Next duplicate the image and apply Xero > Soft Vignette I dropped the opacity of the second layer to 13% and erased around the lighter area.
Soft Vignette settings: Gradient Shape > Quarter Pyramid 1 > Checked Invert > Effect Type > Foreground Colour Pattern Type > Square Mesh >
Repeats – 71 Width – 99 Height – 52 Strength – 80
Flatten Image and you should have something very similar to the below image:
