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graphics often do not blend into the background, as they
do not have a transistion colour between the graphic and
the background. A matte colour tries to approximate of the
background, and inserts a thin line around the graphic of
the matte colour, and then leaves the rest as a transparent
background. For example here is a page which I have just
modified the background.
The new graphic I have created is:
As you can see I've used a matte of blue around the graphic,
and made it with a transparent background. When the blue
background is added it gives:
The advantage of using the matte and transparent background
is that the matte will always nearly match the background
colour, even it is has a limited colour palatte.
If we use a darker shade of blue for the background:
or a lighter one:
Thus you can see that all these graphics blend well into
the background.
It's difficult to know if a graphic really works, and you've
got to live with it for a while. At present I really like
the colours which are used, especially the rainbow effect,
which provides a good focal point for the banner.
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