Blending an image with bg color??

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How would i go about blending an image with the background color? For example, if the bg color was red, how would i make it so the image was black and red only?
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if you still do not know what i mean.

Thank YOu!

 

[gollyg]

The image you are looking at is not just black and red - it is many shades between as well. First open the image that you want to work on, save it as a new file (so you keep your original intact) and then choose Image > Adjust > Desaturate. This will turn it into a greyscale image.

Next doubleclick on the layer (which will be named background) and rename it to anything - this makes it a normal layer.

Add a new layer and drag it below your image. Fill this layer with the background colour of your choice (red in the example given). You won't see this colour yet but here is the cool bit - select the top layer (with your image on it) and in the layers palette change the blend mode to multiply. There you have it!

Play around with blend modes to see the different effects they have - they are one of the most useful features in PS

good luck

gollyg