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hmmm, k, im just throwing this out there. Are you using background images for your... urm, background?

First - a banner (aka the thingy on top of the page) looks nice n crisp because its a solid image, second, the background blue you see all over is an html tag

bgcolor="#ECF6F4"

to be specific. 

You see, when you use hex code for coloring you cant go wrong, #ECF6F4 will always be this shade of blue... not lighter or darker... just this color. kinda like how the painters always get the same brown you had in your lounge just by looking at the code on the tin.

Obviously one will need to practice for a while and test different variations until you get what you are looking for but once you have the hang of mixing and matching colors with pictures and effects you will achieve what you seek.

HINT: When you design your header and want it to fit in with your bakground take note of the hex code (color code) and use it in your html tags.

Last edited by Ryan_steyn (2007-05-28 01:51:03)

What makes it look dry is the choice of colors, its no special technique. The header you make by yourself - use your imagination and it may surprise you generally you would want to work with lighter and darker tones of the same color, if you can add a drop shadow effect on borders it will stand out and look mighty impressive

Thanks people, I'm beggining to see where all these lively graphics come from

generally you would want to work with lighter and darker tones of the same color,

Yep, I definitely see that in most of these good graphics.

because a lot of graphic programs have a setting or "tool" that will cause an image to end up exactly where it started from top to bottom and side to side,

. Could you point me in the right direction for these? If its a techinique or style in photoshop or GIMP, please let me know.

you may need to haul out the specific image for a couple opinions on what's going on.

May be when am confident enough:lol:

Last edited by raccudda (2007-05-30 16:40:58)

raccudda wrote:

because a lot of graphic programs have a setting or "tool" that will cause an image to end up exactly where it started from top to bottom and side to side,

. Could you point me in the right direction for these? If its a techinique or style in photoshop or GIMP, please let me know.

In PSP Its under Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling ..
I'm sure Photoshop has something similar.. try the index help menu within the software for "seamless tiling".

Oh wow
I really appreciate this guys. You know this talk is really opening up my eyes. I mean, right now Im beginning to understand colors.

I have noticed that no natural color exists on its own.  It has to have fades, shades, patches, e.t.c. To make a color rich, fading and patchin with a different color really brings out that color. E.G the top image at psd2html.com would have been white or grey for me, but these guys make it look life-like by adding patches. This makes it look like ruffled paper.

Most natural colors are light and thus, mixing lighter shades of the same color work really well. In my project, I want to create an Old paper back ground. Make it look old. By the way, ive found some good design site, webdesign.org. Interesting topics on any webdesign topic.