Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this “pinstripe pass” thing in my graphics editor, and I figured I’d share what I did, ’cause it turned out pretty cool.
First, I opened up a new document. Didn’t really matter what size, but I went with something standard, like a wallpaper size. You know, just a rectangle to play with.
Getting Started
Then, I filled the background with a solid color. I chose a dark gray, but honestly, anything works. It’s just a base, you’ll see.
Next up, the stripes! I grabbed the line tool. Some programs have a specific “pinstripe” tool, but mine didn’t, so I just used a regular line. I set the thickness to be pretty thin, like one or two pixels. Super skinny.
Making the Stripes
I picked a lighter color for the stripes. White, light gray, something that would stand out against the dark background. And then, I just started drawing lines. All vertical, all evenly spaced. It was kinda tedious, doing it one by one.
- Draw a line.
- Move over a few pixels.
- Draw another line.
- Repeat, repeat, repeat.
There’s probably a way to duplicate the lines and make it faster, but I just did it the old-fashioned way. Took a bit, but hey, it worked.
The “Pass” Part
Once I had the whole thing filled with these pinstripes, I added a new layer. This is where the “pass” part comes in, I guess. I filled this new layer with a gradient. You know, going from one color to another, smoothly.
I chose a gradient that went from black to transparent. So, one side was solid black, and the other side was completely see-through. I played with the angle of the gradient a bit, until it looked like it was fading in from one side.
Then – and this is the key – I changed the layer’s blending mode. I set it to “Overlay” or “Soft Light”. Something like that. This makes the gradient interact with the stripes below, creating this cool, almost 3D effect.
Finishing Up
Finally, I tweaked things a little. I adjusted the opacity of the gradient layer, so it wasn’t too strong. I added a little bit of noise, just to give it some texture. You know, make it look less… perfect.
And that was it! A pinstripe background with this neat fading effect. It’s not rocket science, but it looks pretty slick. I might use it for a website background or something. Who knows!
