Interesting Backgrounds

[Diana]

I'm starting this thread to post links to instructions and tutorials to make interesting background for montages, etc. Here are some I've collected. Please add more to the collection if you know of any.

Diana

Pulled Pixel
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6259 (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6259)

Portrait Background
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462 (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462)

Crumpled Paper Bag
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6846 (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6846)


Render Clouds
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6183 (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6183)
(10th post down on page)

Zoomed Pixels
http://www.vladstudio.com/photoshoptutorials/?1 (http://www.vladstudio.com/photoshoptutorials/?1)

Abstract Background
http://www.arraich.com/ps6_tips_bbackground1.htm (http://www.arraich.com/ps6_tips_bbackground1.htm)

Gradients
http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/grad/grad.htm (http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/grad/grad.htm)
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=311
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5222 (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5222)

Wood
http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/wood/wood.htm (http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/wood/wood.htm)
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6988 (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6988)

[NMarti]

Thanks Diana - very nice job collecting them. That will be quite helpful!