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On the Ball Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
June 11th, 2010
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Written for?PSP X
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Skill Level = Advanced Intermediate
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Needed????
Smaller Tube?of your choice
**One that will fit neatly in your
circle**
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Accent Tubes (optional)
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Template:
ACFC?On the Ball Template
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Preparation?
Open the ACFC Template
in your PSP and Minimize
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Open any Accents in PSP and
minimize
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Notes
Do Not Share this tutorial!
It is for PAID MEMBERS only
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All settings will remain
the same unless specified
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Okay Let's Get Started!!
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1. File > Open
Your Tube
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2. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)
Close original
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3. Dropper Tool
Left click on?your tube to?pick?a
Dark/Medium color?for?your Foreground
Right click to pick a Medium
color for your Background
**We will be picking a Light
color later for our Background**
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4. Image >?Resize
Settings:

Resample using?= Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio?= Checked

Resize all layers?= Checked?

Width?= No more than?225 Pixels

Height?= No more than?225 Pixels

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*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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5. Edit > Copy

(your tube)

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6. Activate your

ACFC?On the Ball Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template?if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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7. Layers Palette

Activate your?Top Layer
(Credits)
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8. Layers > Delete
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9. Layers Palette
Activate your?Light Layer
(Second layer from the bottom)
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10. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #c0c0c0
Target =?Foreground
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11. Effects > Texture Effects >
Blinds
Settings:
Width = 2
Opacity = 15
Color = White
Horizontal = Unchecked
Light from left/top = Checked
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12. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 50
Blur = 5.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked
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13. Layers Palette
Activate your?Dark Layer
(Second layer from the top)
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14. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Source = #808080
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15. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
Settings:
Gap size = 1
Width = 15
Opacity = 5
Weave color = Background
Gap color = Background
Fill gaps = Checked
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16. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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17. Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Add(Shift)
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 5
Use all layers = Unchecked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside = Selected
Select the inside of your Large
circle
**In some versions of PSP you may
need to close off the eye of your
Vertical Layer before you can
select this circle**
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18. Layers > New Raster Layer
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19. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your tube)
**Or you can simply Paste your
tube as a new layer if you find this
distorts your tube**
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20. Selections > Select None
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*Optional
21. Effects > Texture Effects >
Blinds
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22. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(Vertical)
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23. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Source = #c0c0c0
Target =?Background
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24. Effects > Texture Effects >
Blinds
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25. Layers Palette
Activate your Bottom Layer
(Horizontal)
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26. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Target =?Foreground
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27. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
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28. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge?= Checked
Horizontal?= Checked
Width (%) = 75
Transition = 50
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29. Layers Palette
Close the Eye of this Horizontal
Layer
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30. Layers Palette
Activate any open layer
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31. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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32. Edit > Copy
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33. Edit > Paste As New Image
(your merged image and minimize
for later use in Step 39)
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34. Dropper Tool
Select a very light Color now and
Right click to change your
Background to our new color
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35. Activate your original
Working Canvas
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36. Layers?> View > All
(or open your Horizontal layer
in your layers palette)
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37. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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38. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground to
the?Pattern we just created in
Step 37 above
Settings:
Pattern = The Merged Image we
just created
Angle = 0
Scale = 100
Texture = Unchecked
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39. Activate the Image we copied
and minimized in Step 33
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40. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = NOT Checked
Width =?2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height = 400 Pixels
Placement =?Center Left
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41. Layers > New Raster Layer
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42. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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43. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Left click to fill with Pattern
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44. Layers > New Raster Layer
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45. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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46. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with your
New Background color
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47. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
Settings:
Gaussian = Checked
Noise = 4%
Monochrome = Unchecked
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48. Layers > Duplicate
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49. Layers > Arrange > Move Up
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50. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to a Text friendly
amount (but still clearly showing
the background images)
I used 85
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51. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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*Optional

52. Add any Accents now

(Arrange as you choose &?add a
drop shadow if you choose)
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*Optional
53. Add any text and a
drop shadow to your text
if you choose
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54. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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55. Layers > New Raster Layer
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56. Add your Watermark
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57. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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Letter Creator Tips!!
In Body
Image Position = Top Left
Margins:
Left?= (set left margin so text starts to
the right of the image on your side border)
*In the Footer remember to add a link
back to this tutorial so others can try it!
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You are now done!
Have fun with your new stationery!
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This is a MEMBERS ONLY SITE Tutorial
Remember to link it back to
With the Wording ACFC Members Only Tutorial
Do not share this tutorial with anyone!
This tutorial is for PAID members only!
Anyone caught sharing them will be removed
from the members site without refund!
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Thank you for trying my tutorial.
All ideas are my own.
Any similarity to any other tutorials
is purely coincidental and unintentional.
No Copyright infringements intended.
I do not claim any graphics
or tubes as my own unless noted.
Tube in Example Purchased at
Digi Web Studio ()?
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Want to share your results of this tutorial
or any of my other Member's Tutorials?
Join my *NEW* ACFC Sharing Results Group
You can share the stat's/Letters you create
using my tutorials with other members
Join
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A BIG thank you to my
Trusted friends and testers?
And they are:
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You may contact me at
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If you know someone who might
enjoy these tutorials and the Members Site
advantages--I am offering Gift Certificates
More information at
Come drop by ACFC Shop for more deals!
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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-------Original Message-------
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Date: 2025-02-27 4:29:11 PM
Subject: Tut #6
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