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Gold it is a very delicate color. It can be used for a background on a web page or in print. Either way, it will give you a very elegant look. We are going to create Gold Texture using our Photoshop program. If you are ready, let's begin...

Step 1

Create a new RGB image, any size. For test purposes use, 200 pixels hight by 200 pixels wide. For now, use a 72 dpi resolution. Fill your background layer with white color, then create a new Layer.

Step 2

Now, press the capital letter D and then the capital letter X. This will help you to reset your swatches palette to the default colors.
In this palette, locate a foreground brown color and select it.
Look where we are pointing the arrow, that is the color you should use.

Step 3

Now, in the Filter menu at the top of your program, apply Render > Clouds.
After that, from the layers palette, choose the option Hard light from the pop- down menu. Notice in the pic that the layer 1 is now gold color.

Step 4

This is the result you get after applying the Hard light effect. Now we have to add some effects.

Step 5

Now go to the Filter menu again and use Sharpen > Unsharp Mask,
Amount 500, Radius 1.3, Treshold 0.
Once you are done with that you'll get something like this.

Step 6

Now go to the layer menu and select Image >Adjust >Brightness/Contrast. Play a little with the brightness and the contrast until you find the color that pleases you and you get the look you want.
I selected brigthness -20, contrast +20. This is the result. We are done.
Now you have a nice GOLD COLOR TEXTURE.

Step 7

You can play all you want with this. After all, this is about creativity and imagination, I created this images adding some text. I hope you enjoyed it. See you next time!!!

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	Gold it is a very delicate color. It can be used for a background on a web page or in print. Either way, it will give you a very elegant look. We are going to create Gold Texture using our Photoshop program. If you are ready, let's begin...
	Step 1

		Create a new RGB image, any size. For test purposes use, 200 pixels hight by 200 pixels wide. For now, use a 72 dpi resolution. Fill your background layer with white color, then create a new Layer.
	Step 2

		Now, press the capital letter D and then the capital letter X. This will help you to reset your swatches palette to the default colors. In this palette, locate a foreground brown color and select it. Look where we are pointing the arrow, that is the color you should use.
	Step 3

		Now, in the Filter menu at the top of your program, apply Render > Clouds. After that, from the layers palette, choose the option Hard light from the pop- down menu. Notice in the pic that the layer 1 is now gold color.
	Step 4

		This is the result you get after applying the Hard light effect. Now we have to add some effects.
	Step 5

		Now go to the Filter menu again and use Sharpen > Unsharp Mask, Amount 500, Radius 1.3, Treshold 0. Once you are done with that you'll get something like this.
	Step 6

		Now go to the layer menu and select Image >Adjust >Brightness/Contrast. Play a little with the brightness and the contrast until you find the color that pleases you and you get the look you want. I selected brigthness -20, contrast +20. This is the result. We are done. Now you have a nice GOLD COLOR TEXTURE.
	Step 7

		You can play all you want with this. After all, this is about creativity and imagination, I created this images adding some text. I hope you enjoyed it. See you next time!!!