This Tutorial Was Written In PSP 10

But Should Be Able To Be Done With

Other Versions? Some Adjustments

Might Be Necessary

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Materials

Tube Of Your Choice

Divider Of Your Choice (Optional)

IM And Letter Creator ()

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Plugins

Crescent Moon

Simple Filters

VM Toolbox

Find Plugins ()

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Preparation

Install Your Plugins If Needed

Open Your Tube And Divider (Divider Optional)

In Your PSP

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We Are Ready To Begin...

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1.? File > Open

Your Tube In PSP

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2.? Duplicate (Shift+D)

Close Out Original

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3.? Image > Resize

Settings

Width = No More Than 400 Pixels

Height = 389 Pixels

Resample Using Bicubic = Checked

Lock Aspect Ratio =? Checked

Resize All Layers = Checked

Choose = OK

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4.? Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

If Necessary

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5.? Dropper Tool

Left Click On Your Tube To Find A

Light Color For Your Foreground

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Right Click On Your Tube To Find A

Dark Color For Your Background

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6.? Edit > Copy Your Tube

Minimize It For Later

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7.? File > New Image

Settings

Width = 1280 Pixels (Or Your Preferred Width)

Height = 400 Pixels

Raster Background = Checked

Transparent = Checked

Choose = OK

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8.? Flood Fill Tool

Right Click On Your New Image To

Flood Fill With Your Dark Color

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9.? Selections > Select All

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10.? Edit > Paste > Paste Into Selection

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11.? Selections > Select None

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12.? Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

Settings

Default

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13.? Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur

Settings

Radius = 30

Choose = OK

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14.? Effects > Plugins > VM Toolbox > Instant Tile

Settings

X-Flip = 91

Y-Flip = 11

Choose = OK

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15.? Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

Settings

Default

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16.? Effects > Plugins > Crescent Moon > Tri-Mirror-Tile

Settings

Tile Size = 40

Source Position = 211

Transparency = 18

Choose = OK

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17.? Effects > Plugins > Simple > Diamonds

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18.? Layers > Duplicate

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19.? Image > Mirror

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20.? Lower Opacity To = 50

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21.? Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

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22.? Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

Settings

Default

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23.? Layers > New Raster Layer

Choose = OK

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24.? Flood Fill Tool

Left Click On Your New Raster Layer To

Flood Fill With Your Light Color

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25.? Lower Opacity To = 20 (Or Your Preference)

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26.? Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

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27.? Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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28.? Edit > Paste As New Layer

Your Tube

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29.? Move Tool

Move Your Tube To The Left (Or Your Preference)

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30.? Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow (Skip If Using A Misted Tube)

Settings

Offset

Vertical = 3

Horizontal = 3

Attributes

Opacity = 50

Blur = 5.00

Color = Black

Shadow On New Layer = Not Checked

Choose = OK

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31.? Layers > New Raster Layer

Choose = OK

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32.? Add Text Or Embellishments If You Wish

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33.? Add Your Watermark

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34.? File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

Set Compression Value To = 20

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35.? Save To Your Files

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We are finished!? Thank you so much for

Trying my tutorial. I hope that you

Enjoyed it.

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I wrote it while playing in PSP

And any similarities to other tutorials

Is strictly coincidence.

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You may share my tutorials with

Your groups.? Please do not upload

Them anywhere.? Do not script them

Without My Permission.

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I would like to give credit to

Those who are testing them.

They Are..........

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