Supplies Needed:  PSP8

Filter:  FM Tile Tools

1.  Select a dark color from a image that you want background to color coordinate with and then pick a light color from the same hue range.    I used : #B0C0C0 and #4F6261.

2.  Transparent tile 200 x 200 pixels and flood fill with selected dark color.

3.  Adjust - Add/Remove Noise:  Uniform, 15% Noise and Monochrome ticked.

4.  Layer - New Raster Layer.  Air brush with marble 2, found in your brush presets and at the following settings.:

Shape:  Round.  Size 82,  Step 32, Density 100, Rotation 0, Opacity 50

5.  Use short bursts when spraying with air brush until you lightly cover entire background.  Move your top layer opacity down to approximately 50%.  

6.  Merge layers, Image Effects - Seamless Tiling with following settings: 

7.  FM Tile Tools (optional) - blend emboss with original settings.

 

Here is another couple of examples from another color:

  

Optional effects:

 Dragging your airbrush over image instead of short bursts gives it a softer finish as below example:

 

Many thanks to Diana for checking this tutorial for me.  She also liked the effect of doing the blended emboss before merging layers:

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and have fun playing around with some of the suggested options for different effects..

 

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