Challenge: Backgrounds without brushes

mooficat

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oo I love this style...........this isnt a new one but Anakat forwarded me the tutorial and this is what I came up with

My problem now is the file is way too large over 39kb - I dont know how to make smaller without reducing the overall size of the box, you know the 550x134 size
and thats before I get a photo in !
 

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This is one I did with my Picture It 10 for a previous challenge. I used the stretch and the blur, and then brightened it a bit to tone down the color, and added a little more yellow. I used the chair pattern in the first pic (it's a little darker than this pic, though). I also thought about trying the leaded glass in my foyer sidelights for a background.
Maybe when I get my photoshop...
 
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Originally Posted by mooficat

My problem now is the file is way too large over 39kb - I dont know how to make smaller without reducing the overall size of the box, you know the 550x134 size
and thats before I get a photo in !
Tutorial here on saving at a smaller file size
 

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Originally Posted by mooficat

oo I love this style...........this isnt a new one but Anakat forwarded me the tutorial and this is what I came up with

My problem now is the file is way too large over 39kb - I dont know how to make smaller without reducing the overall size of the box, you know the 550x134 size
and thats before I get a photo in !
I've had this problem too, so I would love to hear the answer! Sometimes if mine don't get saved in jpeg, they are huge, and also I think adjusting the # of pixels it is resized with helps (but I only have one program that will let me do that), but beyond that, I haven't a clue!



Oops, I'm slow!
 

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ok i did step by step from the link lol will play about with it more tomorrow.
 
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