PhotoShop CS3 for Screen Printers

Other Types of Backgrounds

If you don’t want a picture in the background, you can choose a solid

color, gradient, or pattern. This would make for a simpler print and is

quite easy to do.

To create a new layer background that is a solid color, pattern, or

gradient:

1. Open the first saved file that contains only the focus image (in my

case, Zebra Head.psd). You want to open a file that does not have a

background, like the one shown in Figure 12-4.

2. For a solid background, choose Layer>New Fill Layer>Solid

Color and click OK in the New Layer dialog box. (You could also

choose Gradient or Pattern, but for now, just choose a solid color.)

3. In the resulting ...