: How to find/create background images? I'm a programmer, trying to create a good looking portfolio for myself. I have very little knowledge about graphic design, so please forgive me if I'm asking
I'm a programmer, trying to create a good looking portfolio for myself. I have very little knowledge about graphic design, so please forgive me if I'm asking too broad questions.
I want to learn ways to convert a regular image, to a background image. What I mean is, If I find a beautiful image (say this one), it does not always go as a background. It has so many lines, colour changes etc, that the text on it cannot be read easily.
So I try to blur it, darken it, decrease saturation etc. But it simply does not look good.
I've seen people adding some "stripes" or "grids" on top of images, so they serve better as background images. Is there a name for such technique? Or is it up to me with trial and error in Photoshop ?
Thanks for any help!
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I think that the result that you are looking for is this because it creates a little contrast between the text and the background image;
I achieved this simply by using the shape tool (marked at #1 ) to create a white shape to place text on. I then changed the opacity (marked #2 ) to 50% to ensure that the background image could be seen but that the text was also legible at each graphically different part of this image.
Ultimately what you want to do is create more contrast between your text and the background image, this is one option though there are several others. For example creating a stroke around your text would increase contrast too, though I don't think that's what you are looking for.
Good luck with your project :)
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