I was doing a background last night, and I just started this little thing. Just a simple photoshop file (.psd) and also a GIMP file (.xcf) that newbies to background art may find useful. Its got a few little things, to help organise it. The download is a zip file, and I think it's 8k...
(http://www.tdrdesign.net/images/bgtemplate.gif)
Click for larger screenshot... (http://www.tdrdesign.net/images/bgtemplate.gif)
Features... (not really! :P)
- 2 Horizon Points for horizonal vanishing fun!
- Designed to create 320x200 res backgrounds, but placed inside a 640x400 size image so that the vanishing points can be placed "off-screen" for even more horizonal vanishing fun!
- Layers are organised into little sectors for easy use... um, yeah!
- A little colour chart thingy, to place the colours you use in a easy to access place... fun!
- And other stuff I can't remember...
http://www.tdrdesign.net/downloads/bgtemplate.zip (http://www.tdrdesign.net/downloads/bgtemplate.zip)
Update: Now includes a version for Photoshop 5.5, and also the GIMP version by LGM (hope you don't mind mate :))
Wow.. Very nice.
Just to let others know, this works well in GIMP too. So if you didn't buy PS, or aren't a pirate, GIMP is the way to go.
GIMP-Specific Template (http://www.fbc-bettendorf.com/lgm/temp/templatebg-gimp.zip")
Good job, Ultimo.
(Just a cool observation, the GIMP file is 60 kb smaler than the PSD..)
Beautiful , looks like one of my favorite Paint Shop Pro filters in the gradients section.