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Old 08-13-2011, 08:28 PM How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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Hello. I'm trying to create a simple texture pattern for my website. I don't want to completely rip another design, so I was trying to figure out how you create something like it. Here's a reference photo to something I'm talking about. I really like the paper / grainy look. http://rhino.im/8
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Old 08-14-2011, 04:57 AM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/old-pergament-paper

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Film_Grain/

http://www.gimptalk.com/index.php?/t...-paper-effect/
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Old 08-15-2011, 03:59 PM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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That's not quite what I'm looking for. I'm looking for something a little bit more subtle.
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Old 08-15-2011, 04:14 PM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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To make it "more subtle" you simply experiment with the noise levels.

The links I posted are tutorials NOT exact solutions. Only you know exactly what you want, so you work through tutorials or "howto's" and change the parameters as you go along. That way you learn how to create different textures for yourself.
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Old 08-17-2011, 11:45 PM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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The tutorials you posted are no where near what I'm looking for, even if I did lower the noise level. I know photoshop very well, so I could always try messing around, as I've already done, but I'm still looking for something closer to the example link I've shown.
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Old 08-18-2011, 12:05 AM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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highlighting words in bold just means you forgot to provide that info in your original post
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Old 08-18-2011, 12:16 AM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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but I'm still looking for something closer to the example link I've shown.
Maybe this might interest you.

Of course, you must play around and make some changes to achieve what you want,
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Old 08-18-2011, 09:08 AM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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Right! So you use Photoshop then, it's always handy to know things like that.
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Old 08-19-2011, 09:53 PM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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This might give you some ideas and be helpful, scroll down to the middle of the page and you will see Scratchy Grunge Background and Asphalt texture tutorials.

The image you supplied looked like asphalt, I thought I had saved the instructions on how I made it.

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Old 08-20-2011, 12:22 AM Re: How to create paper texture / very light grunge grain dark background.
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An effect like that can be achieved several ways. Taking photos of blacktop and manipulating them is one, scanning mat board is another (just like scanning ripped paper, grocery bags for torn paper effects). You could actually spray paint a grocery bag and scan or photograph it for that kind of effect.

Doing it from real life first before using Photoshop, etc, will always look edgier.

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