How to Create a Grunge Music Notes Background

In this tutorial, we will be learning how to create a grunge music notes background in Photoshop.

Introduction

A grunge music notes background can be easily made with some distressed paper and a little bit of creativity. This type of background is perfect for setting the mood for a rock or punk song, or for creating an edgy look for any kind of music-related project. You can also use this background to add some extra visual interest to flyers or posters advertising concerts or other events.

Here’s what you’ll need to create your grunge music notes background:

-Distressed paper
-Scissors
-Glue or tape
-Pencil
-Ruler

Instructions:

1. Begin by distress the paper by crumpling it up into a ball and then smoothing it out again. You can also rip the edges of the paper for an even more distressed look.
2. Cut the paper into equal strips, using a pencil and ruler to make sure they are even. 3. Arrange the strips on a flat surface, overlapping them slightly as you go. 4. Once you are happy with the position of the strips, glue or tape them in place. 5. Use a pen or marker to draw your music notes onto the background. Be as creative as you like – you can make them small and subtle, or large and bold!

What You Will Need

-Grunge music notes background
-Adobe Photoshop

1. Open Adobe Photoshop and create a new document. The dimensions of your document will depend on where you plan to use your grunge music notes background. For this tutorial, we will be using a document size of 1500x1000px.

2. Go to your “Layers” panel and click on the “Create new fill or adjustment layer” icon. In the menu that pops up, select “Gradient Map”.

3. In the “Gradient Editor” window that pops up, click on the gradient thumbnail to bring up the “Gradient Presets” menu. Select the “Black, White” preset and then click “OK”.

4. Next, go to your “Channels” panel and create a new channel by clicking on the “Create new channel” icon at the bottom of the panel.

5. Paste in or open up an image of music notes onto your canvas. We will be using this image from Pexels.com for this tutorial: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-and-white-music-notes-on-page-1156252/. Make sure that your paste or imported layer is directly above your newly created channel in the layer stack.

6. With your music notes layer selected, go to “Image > Adjustments > Threshold” and lower the threshold level until you are happy with how much of the black and white image is showing through – this will be dependent on the brightness/contrast of your original image as well as personal preference. We lowered our threshold level to 130 for this tutorial but feel free to experiment with different settings until you find something you like! Once you are happy with your threshold level, click “OK”.

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The Steps

If you want to add a touch of grunge to your music notes, there are a few steps you can follow to create this look.

1. Start by creating a new layer in your image editing software.

2. To create the grunge effect, you will need to add some noise to the layer. This can be done by going to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.

3. Set the amount of noise to add and the distribution type, then click OK.

4. Next, you will need to blur the layer so that the noise is less visible. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the desired amount of blur.

5. Finally, change the layer opacity so that the grunge effect is as subtle or as pronounced as you want it to be.

Conclusion

Thanks for following along! We hope you enjoyed learning how to create a grunge music notes background in Photoshop. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below.