Photoshop background

[LouisMoore16]

Not sure if this is the right area to post this in but here goes nothing...

Ive got a picture (attached file) and i want to recreate the background (exclude image on background) so I can use it for my own use. However im such a 'beginner' at using photoshop that i cant create it exactly

Can anyone help me/tell me how to do this?

if attached file doesnt work go here... http://logopond.com/...y/detail/170140

Thanks

[the better twin]

Radial Graident, Foreground: #005B87, Background: #000115. From top left to bottom right will get you pretty close.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

What size do you need?

[Detection]

[LouisMoore16]

Radial Graident, Foreground: #005B87, Background: #000115. From top left to bottom right will get you pretty close.

Thanks il give this a try

What size do you need?

600x500

Thanks this is great. Too large for my picture though ..

[SirEvan]

Thanks il give this a try

600x500

Thanks this is great. Too large for my picture though ..

so use photoshop/paint brush to resize it?

[LouisMoore16]

Done it now. Thanks

[LouisMoore16]

This is off topic to my original question, but ive made this logo (attached), its for a school project but is essentially for a web design company.

Can you let me know what you think of/ways to improve it.

(this is my first ever attempt of making a logo)

Thanks

[SirEvan]

This is off topic to my original question, but ive made this logo (attached), its for a school project but is essentially for a web design company.

Can you let me know what you think of/ways to improve it.

(this is my first ever attempt of making a logo)

Thanks

was your intention to have the logo off center vertically? (it's higher than mid)

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Drop the courier font, it's abhorrant.

IT: Use the same font as cubic but outline and hollow?

"3 dimensional" - Arial

[LouisMoore16]

was your intention to have the logo off center vertically? (it's higher than mid)

Yes i would obviously like it in the center of the image. is there a easy way to move it all to sit in the center?

Drop the courier font, it's abhorrant. IT: Use the same font as cubic but outline and hollow? "3 dimensional" - Arial

i changed "3 dimensional" to arial, how ever when i changed the 'IT' to the same font as cubic, it didnt look good as the 'IT' was barely readable + i am unsure how to outline and hollow sorry

[Marshall Veteran]

Yes i would obviously like it in the center of the image. is there a easy way to move it all to sit in the center?

Select your text layer, then Ctrl + Click the background layer so that both are selected

Select the Move tool, then click Align Vertical Centers and Align Horizontal Centers

[LouisMoore16]

Select your text layer, then Ctrl + Click the background layer so that both are selected

Select the Move tool, then click Align Vertical Centers and Align Horizontal Centers

Hi, thanks for your reply. However when I done this, it didnt work and instead it moved everything to different places of the image

[Marshall Veteran]

Hmmm, the only thing I can think of is you're working with multiple layers within the logo itself. You need to "flatten" the layers for the logo. Right-click your layers and choose Merge Down until you're left with two layers, your background and your logo.

Once this is done, you should be able to select both layers and center it.

Alternatively you can press Ctrl + A , then click the horizontal and vertical alignment buttons.

[LouisMoore16]

Hmmm, the only thing I can think of is you're working with multiple layers within the logo itself. You need to "flatten" the layers for the logo. Right-click your layers and choose Merge Down until you're left with two layers, your background and your logo.

Once this is done, you should be able to select both layers and center it.

Alternatively you can press Ctrl + A , then click the horizontal and vertical alignment buttons.

Yes i do have about 5 layers. I may be being dumb but it will allow me to 'merge down' images but not the text. How can i do this please. Also when i do 'Ctrl + A' it does nothing

[Marshall Veteran]

Select your 5 layers by holding down Ctrl, then select Link Layers. This will output a new layer combing all text.

[LouisMoore16]

Select your 5 layers by holding down Ctrl, then select Link Layers. This will output a new layer combing all text.

no sorry its still the same with this only there is a picture of a link next to each name of the layer. When i select all the text layers, right click and scroll to the bottom to where 'merge down' should be, its not there

[BumbleBritches57]

Radial Graident, Foreground: #005B87, Background: #000115. From top left to bottom right will get you pretty close.

This, radial gradients are so trivial a begginer should be able to Google it.

[Marshall Veteran]

no sorry its still the same with this only there is a picture of a link next to each name of the layer. When i select all the text layers, right click and scroll to the bottom to where 'merge down' should be, its not there

I'm at a loss, sorry. Hopefully a Photoshop expert will be along shortly. :)

[HawkMan]

This, radial gradients are so trivial a begginer should be able to Google it.

it wasn't really a radial though. more of a triangular radial, or rather a radial, with an extra vignette type edge gradient on top, creating the illusion of a spotlight like triangular gradient.

[HawkMan]

I'm at a loss, sorry. Hopefully a Photoshop expert will be along shortly. :)

When they're linked he doesn't need to merge, when he moves one they will all move, why would he want to merge anyway, better to keep them separate layers and either group them or link them.

[Marshall Veteran]

When they're linked he doesn't need to merge, when he moves one they will all move, why would he want to merge anyway, better to keep them separate layers and either group them or link them.

Yes I'm aware of this, I should have worded it different. I meant to say instead of merging, to right-click and choose Link Layers.

[LouisMoore16]

Does this look better?

[Marshall Veteran]

Simplistic yet effective, much better.

[LouisMoore16]

Thanks! Much appreciated

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Sorry but the typography is still terrible.

IT in Courier is just disgusting, the kerning on your Arial font isn't right, nor is the font size. And it looks really narrow!

And now you have 3 fonts instead of 2 :(