Smooth Ambient background

Ealianis · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:37 pm Post subject: Smooth Ambient background

Hey everyone,

First off, hello! New to the boards (I'll have to formerly introduce myself when I get home from work in another thread).

I'm kinda of in a crunch to finish a design for a site but am attempting a new approach. An dim lit ambient background gradient (barley like light rays).

The website I can use for inspiration can be found here.
http://versionsapp.com/

As you can see it has a beautiful layout, however the ambient light blue gradient textured background has been quite a pickle for me to generate something even remotely similar to it.

I've tried many different approaches: Gaussian blurred lines, gradient combos, brush masking; all to no avail. Hoping some of you guys could give it a go or point me in the right direction to getting a similar result.

Any help would be most appreciated and will be home shortly to continue working on this and hopefully responding to comments.

Best...

Sean H.

Auieos · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:55 pm Post subject:

Hey, you should have chosen an easier design to copy. Big Wink

Here is something close (I hope)

Try using a round gradient mask on a dim blue layer and square it out by unlinking the mask and transforming it.

Then get some streaks on a layer above at the right angle and use a reflected gradient mask from the inside out.
Use appropriate blending mode, photo filter streaks if too white.

To make the streaks, you can use this technique.
http://www.photoshopforums.com/help-recreating-an-aura-radial-rainbow-glow-vt21819.html

Use the motion blur to fuzz them up.

Would not be surprised at all if the design your trying to copy was partly done in 3D modeling app.

thehermit · Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject:

Nice job, looks like the real deal to me

I was going to suggest similar or a render>lighting effects with a mask/blur, but that sounds more complicated and may not replicate it as accurately.

Ealianis · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:22 pm Post subject:

I appreciate the help, you got me in the right direction. I seem to be getting where I want it to go. I'll post a the result when done.

Auieos · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:49 pm Post subject:

cool would love to see, good luck with it.

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