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matius

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:25 pm    Post subject: Diagonal Lines - How To? Reply with quote

Hi:

Can you tell me some ways to attain the background effect seen here:
http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=039/039.css

The grey diagonal lines used as a background image. I would like the lines to be a bit finer, but I think this example will get me in the right direction.

I know Photoshop has textures you can apply to background images/objects, but none are lines like this...I mostly see something like rock patterns or texture fills.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
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lasa

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are plugins that will do it but...you can also make them yourself.
Open a new page 3 x 3 pixels 72 resolution (for web)
zoom in as much as possible.
grab 1px 100% hardness pencil tool and click the 3x3 in the bottom left corner hold the SHIFT key down and click the top right corner. It will make a 3 pixel line.
Go to EDIT / Define Pattern, name it then ok.

Now you can add the pattern as a perfect 45 degree angle tile.
To fill and area with the pattern simply click the paint bucket tool.
Fill: pattern then go to the bottom of the patterns you will find your newly made pattern.

That makes about as small a line as it can make, anything smaller will be a checkerboard.... For thicker lines do the same but using a large canvas and larger pencil etc..

Good luck,

Lasa
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matius

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks!
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