Title: Background effect
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Background effect

 *  Resolved [winnopeg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/winnopeg/)
 * (@winnopeg)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-effect/)
 * There’s a really commun background that is used a lot with WordPress themes, 
   and the past WordPress site even had it. What I need is to know how to do it.
   A background such as this one ([http://winnopeg.com/wp-content/themes/red_is_nice2/images/bg.PNG](http://winnopeg.com/wp-content/themes/red_is_nice2/images/bg.PNG)).
   It’s rounded off to make itself look closer to your screen than the content. 
   Does anyone know how to do this in Photoshop or possibly have a tut for this?
 * Sorry for the messed up post, it’s hard to describe 😛

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 *  [paultwo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paultwo/)
 * (@paultwo)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-effect/#post-326705)
 * First, make the background (with the space for your blog to be in the middle).
 * Make a new layer.
    Use Select tool to select a rectangular box along the edge
   of where your blog content will go. Use the gradient tool to create the faded
   effect within that box that you just selected.
 * Note: Make sure when you use the gradient tool that you are going from black 
   or a dark color to transparent.
 *  Thread Starter [winnopeg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/winnopeg/)
 * (@winnopeg)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-effect/#post-326707)
 * Um, how do you make it black or whatever to transparent? Sorry lol.
 *  [Joshua Sigar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphaoide/)
 * (@alphaoide)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-effect/#post-326708)
 * In the dialog box of gradient tool, you should see options something like solid-
   to-solid, solid-to-transparent, etc.
 *  Thread Starter [winnopeg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/winnopeg/)
 * (@winnopeg)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/background-effect/#post-327005)
 * Thank you 🙂

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