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make a new file, and
make a shape on a new layer. i made this one with the path tool.
select the shape [(strg)+(left mouse click) on the layer.]
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select the linear gradient
tool. make sure that the background is white and the foreground
is black. use the gradient tool from the top left to the bottom
right corner of the selection.
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keep the selection and
contract it by a few pixels (select -> modify -> contract).
now feather the selection [(select -> feather) or (strg)+(shift)+(d)].
now use the linear gradient tool once again, but differ with the
direction and angle. try how variations work out.
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the background is also
made with two simple linear gradients, where the top gradient has
a layer mask, where clouds were added. i also made a simple drop
shadow (just take the selection of the shape, feather it, fill it
on a new layer which should be between the shape layer and the background
layer, and move it a few pixels to the right/bottom.
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