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Above is the repeat "quilt" pattern I created by cutting and pasting two sizes of my original cross onto a grid. To get the cross independent of its white background, I clicked on the background with the magic wand tool to select it. Then I chose Inverse under Select to get the cross area which I could then cut and paste into a new document. The new document was first given a background color layer of tangerine, created by selecting the color at the center of my original cross with the eyedropper tool.
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In the example above I chose Image - Adjustments - Equalize and the result was a wonderful intensification of the colors.
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The example above on the blue background was achieved by Image - Adjustments - Invert. This is a way to achieve dramatic results in one simple step.
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I further manipulated the inverted version by replacing the blue under Enhance - Adjust Color - Replace Color.
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I started with my original "quilt" and messed about with the gradient adjustment to achieve the lovely spring-like combination of colors shown above.
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In the example with the black background I changed the Gradient type to Noise and set Roughness to 56.
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The brown and red example above is perhaps my favorite of all the Gradient manipulations.
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