Size to fit using Free Transform (Command-T).
I like to name these files something like “chalkboard-base.psd” as I can generate several pieces from this one layered file. Set the resolution at 72 dpi, use Grayscale format. Create a New file in Photoshop at 612px by 792px (8.5×11 aspect ratio).If you do download a stock image, make sure it’s at least 600px wide so you’re not upsizing it to make your final post file. Save some time and grief by either downloading the free chalkboard background file in the previous post or obtain one of seventeen gagillion stock photos of a chalkboard from, or the stock photo source of your choice.TIP: To really get that “chalky” effect, I do my original lettering in pencil as opposed to ink.
The good news is it’s not brain surgery as long as you have a scanner and a copy of Photoshop. I’m partial to the nostalgic chalkboard effect but that could also be because I’m old enough to remember actual chalkboards. The TutorialĮvery once in a while it’s fun to go off the reservation and display your work with a different look and feel.
These will work a lot better for anything you intend to print at 8.5×11 and smaller. Hi-Res Chalkboard backgrounds in 3 flavors!īy popular demand we’ve added a set of high-res backgrounds for just a buck ninety-nine.
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