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Dark Wood Wallpaper
You will need:
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- Flower Stock Image: Link
- Dark Wood Stock: Link
-30min of your time.
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Credits: Me.
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Step 1
Open the Flower photo in PS, got to the View tab and select to view Rulers. Now using the Move Tool[Cursor] drag lines from the rulers and define your wanted shapes. Like I've made here.
![[Image: d5ae7c5ffd1d32cab8e3a59145e48398.jpg]](http://i35.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0318/98/d5ae7c5ffd1d32cab8e3a59145e48398.jpg)
Next we'll select the Rectangular Tool. Make selection around the wanted shape and make it as a new layer by using the Layer via Copy option. You should get something like those.
![[Image: 35a42fe1b783cb3823776bff3a477514.jpg]](http://i27.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0318/14/35a42fe1b783cb3823776bff3a477514.jpg)
![[Image: c132b6da411966315c0e33e15947a447.jpg]](http://i35.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0318/47/c132b6da411966315c0e33e15947a447.jpg)
![[Image: 6ea6664abfd53058156cca1b914d448f.jpg]](http://i31.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0318/8f/6ea6664abfd53058156cca1b914d448f.jpg)
Step 2
Now Open the Dark Wood Stock in PS. Get back to your Flower workspace and copy each layer to the Dark Wood image workspace by clicking the layer with CTRL+L.Mouse then press
CTRL+C to copy the layer you selected and finally CTRL+V
to paste the selected layer in the Dark Wood workspace, do this for the next 2 layers you wish to transfer.
Now to resize the copied layers you need to select the layer,
then select the Free Transform tool, and resize it [Dont forget to check this little thing before you resize:
![[Image: cf0b798c83c8d2bf71a279750db04986.jpg]](http://i35.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0318/86/cf0b798c83c8d2bf71a279750db04986.jpg)
It's located on the top bar below the menu bar.
resize it to about 30% do this for the next 2 layers.
After you've resized and rearranged the copied layers you can add
a Stroke effect by using the Blending Options..
Set the stroke size to 1,Stroke outside,color-White
Do this for the next 2 layers, by using Copy&Paste Layer Style
option. Now add some shadow to the layers by using the Blending Options.. set Angle to 90.
![[Image: 6ee78cb05930a98335f2f1c3cd10e87c.jpg]](http://i27.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0318/7c/6ee78cb05930a98335f2f1c3cd10e87c.jpg)
Step 3
Merge all 3 layer together and duplicate the merged layer,
now using the Free Transform tool Flip the duplicated layer and rearrange it so it will look like here:
![[Image: c164cdd8d94ca67b76038539eaf85419.jpg]](http://i35.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0318/19/c164cdd8d94ca67b76038539eaf85419.jpg)
Next add a Layer Mask to the duplicated layer,
select the Gradient Tool
![[Image: 6661f04e4de5dd9dfbb80e1ae376e4b2.jpg]](http://i32.fastpic.ru/big/2012/0318/b2/6661f04e4de5dd9dfbb80e1ae376e4b2.jpg)
make a gradient on the Layer mask to get the final result.
DONE.