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To explain the entire thing would require a big tutorial, replete with pictures to help illustrate the explanation. I'll try to cover just the weave pattern.
I'll assume you know a little bit about layers and go from there.
On one layer, use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to make a selection in the shape of one band, going accross, and fill it - color doesn't matter. Repeat this process until that layer has all of the left-to-right bands on it.
Make a new layer and do the same thing, going up-to-down.
Now the fun begins: Hold CTRL (CMD on Mac) and click on the thumbnail (CS2) or layer name (CS or earlier) to make a selection of all of the bands going side-to-side on the first layer. With this selection active, click the other layer so that you're working on it. Use the Eraser Tool to erase the areas that you want to cross under the other layer. (Once you do the first one, you'll understand what I'm saying). The selection assures that you'll only erase the necessary parts. Obviosly, you want to do every other intersection (think checkerboard).
When you're finished with all of the erasing and have the basic weave pattern ready, it's time to add the colors. One way would be to create a new layer and color it as you'd like, adding images to it if that's what you want. Use CTRL-click to select the left-to-right layer and, with the color layer active, choose the Marquee tool again and right-click in the image, inside of a selection. A context menu should appear with an option called Layer Via Copy - click it. CTRL-click the up-to-down layer, make the color layer active, again, and do the Layer Via Copy thing again. At this point, the top two layers should be the weave pattern with the image/colors you've chosen (you may have to re-arrange them to get them in the proper order). Hide or delete the other layers.
You're not quite finished, yet. Using a soft brush and a dark color, add the shadows at the point where one band goes under another (use this image for refference).
Put a black layer at the bottom, flatten and you're done.
Hope that explanation wasn't too convoluted for you.
Last edited by zapphnath; 04-12-2006 at 04:33 PM..
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