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  1. #1
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    Default grunge background

    hi

    i need to do a background as in this picture//
    and i dont find the way
    if someone can help me it woul be great

    please click on the pictures to see the excect kind of backgroung// thanks

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    Default Re: grunge background

    The background itself is made by a photocopier with the lid left open and no original on the glass. It's basically an unlit picture of the ceiling.
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    Default Re: grunge background

    you could use your vast array of tools and remove the text so that you have the original to play with!

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    Default Re: grunge background

    Easy way to do it would be to use Live Trace then place rectangle over it colour to the area which surrounds the rectangle. Other way is to make a rectangle same as art board colour it black then introduce some transparency to it on new layer using multiply. After that bring some noise into it through one of the effect PS plugins, Texture would be the one that I would use, and again still using plugins do a Photocopier Effect.
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    Default Re: grunge background

    I think I'm the only one that thought of using some textured card/paper and some paint applied with a cloth or kitchen paper, then on to the scanner.
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    Default Re: grunge background

    or just open the scanner lid and press start

    (keep your bum out of the way)

    edit: no that doesn't work, its just a black page
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    Default Re: grunge background

    thanks..
    i dont know if i wantto use the pic and just remove the font beacuse it is not a good resoultion and i gonna print it so..
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    Default Re: grunge background

    Tried to upload a zipped AI file to you but too large for T/Graphics to do.
    Here are a few instructions on how to get the effect using AI's PS plugins through the Effects menu.
    1. Draw a black filled rectangle to the size that you want.
    2. Duplicate that layer
    3. Lock layer1
    4. On top layer with it selected go the Effects Gallery from Effects menu. Choose Grain with 70 intensity, 50 contrast, grain type vertical, click OK.
    5. Still on top layer give the object a Transparency,- Normal, - 30% and Gradient of -120 Linear
    6. Unlock Layer1 and do the same with Grain but give it 60 intensity, 55 contrast, with grain type horizontal

    These are only approx settings as didn't have much time but mess about with them and you can rasterize each layer (Flatten) and do a Live Trace on each and fill in as vectors. They are loads of tuts. on subject. Do as search on Grunge Effects.

    Hope that helps.
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    Default Re: grunge background

    couldnt ask for a better help..
    thanks a lot albacore..
    im just starting my way on ai.. i used to work only on photoshop..
    the only thing i didnt know how to do is number 5.. where i can find the transparency.. (do you mean opacity?)
    ?
    thanks

    ok i found where i can change the transparecy.. thanks
    still dont look like what i upload but i will keep play with it
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