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Glamour Paste Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
June 19th, 2010
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Written using PSP Pro X3
But should work well in all versions
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Skill Level = Intermediate
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Needed??
Graphic?of your choice
(Square graphics work best)
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Template(s):
ACFC?Glamour Paste?Template
ACFC?Glamour Paste?SB Template
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Plugins:
Toadies - Weaver & What are you?
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xero-xl - Artworx
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Preparation
Install the filter(s), if necessary
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Open your ACFC Template(s) in
your 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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Frame
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1. File > Open
Your graphic
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2. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)
Close original??
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3. Dropper Tool
Left click on your?graphic to?pick?a
Dark color for your Foreground
Right click on your graphic to pick a
Medium color for your 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 400 Pixels

Height?= No more than?400 Pixels

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*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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5. Edit > Copy

(your graphic)

6. File >?New > New Image

Settings:
Width?=?200 Pixels
Height?=?200 Pixels
Image Characteristics =
Raster Background
Color = Transparent checked
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7. Selections > Select All
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8. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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9. Selections > Select None
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10. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 5.00
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11. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
Settings:
Uniform?= Checked
Noise = 10 %
Monochrome = Checked
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12. Effects > Plugins > Toadies >
Weaver
Settings:
Cell Width = 30
Cell Height = 30
Cell Edges On/Off = 222
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13. Effects > Plugins > Toadies >
What are you?
Settings:
Overdose = 60
**if your version has other
settings--leave as default**?
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14. Effects > Plugins > xero >
Artworx
Settings:
Brush = Fine lines
Stroke = 82
Density = 17
Cohesion = 8
Angle = 23
Twirl = 0
Jiggle = 10
Spikes = 1
Variance = 20
Preserve details = 220
Overall strength = 255
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15. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Corner?= Checked
Vertical = Checked
Vertical offset (%) = 0
Transition = 50
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16. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Horizontal?= Checked
Horizontal?offset (%) = 0
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17. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground to
the Pattern we just made
Settings:
Angle = 0
Scale = 100
Texture = Unchecked
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18. Activate your

ACFC?Glamour Paste Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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19. Layers Palette
Activate your?Top Layer
(Credits)
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20. Layers > Delete
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21. Layers Palette
Activate your Large Layer
(Second layer from the bottom)
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22. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #808080
Target = Foreground
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23. Selections > Select All
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24. Selections > Float
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25. Selections > Defloat
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26. 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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27. Selections > Modify > Contract

Settings:

Number of pixels = 10

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28. Layers > New Raster Layer

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29. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(your graphic)?

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30. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 70
Blur = 15.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked
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31. Selections > Select None
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32. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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33.?Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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34. Layers Palette
Activate your Medium Layer
(Third layer from the bottom)
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35.?Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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36. Selections > Select All
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37. Selections > Float
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38. Selections > Defloat
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39. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Pattern
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40. Selections > Modify > Contract
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41. Layers > New Raster Layer
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42. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(your graphic)?

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43. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

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44. Selections > Select None

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45. Layers > Merge > Merge Down

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46. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

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47. Layers Palette

Activate your Small Layer

(Second layer from the top)

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48.??Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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49. Selections > Select All
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50. Selections > Float
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51.? Selections > Defloat
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52.? Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Pattern
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53. Selections > Modify > Contract

Settings:

Number of pixels = 5

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54. Layers > New Raster Layer

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55. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(your graphic)?

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56. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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57. Selections > Select None
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58. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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59. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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60. Layers Palette
Activate your Lines Layer
(Top)
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61. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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62. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
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63. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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64. Layers Palette
Activate your Bottom Layer
(BG)
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65. Selections > Select All?
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66. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(your graphic)?

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67. Selections > Select None

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68. Layers > New Raster Layer
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69. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Pattern
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70. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to 50-55
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71. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Size in pixels = 5
Color = Foreground
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72. Selections > Select All
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73. Selections > Modify > Contract
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74. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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75. Selections > Invert
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76. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
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77. Selections > Select None
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78. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 15
Color = White
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79. Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 1
Use all layers = Unchecked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside = Selected
Select your 15 Pixel border
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80. Selections > Invert
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81. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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82. Selections > Invert
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83. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Pattern
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84. Selections > Select None
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85. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 5
Color = Foreground
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86. Magic Wand Tool
Select your 5 Pixel border
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87. Selections > Invert?
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88. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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89. Selections > Invert
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90. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
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91. Selections > Select None

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92. Image > Resize
Settings:
Width = 650 Pixels (or your choice)
Height = Will self adjust
Resize all layers = Checked
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*Optional
93. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
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94. Layers > New Raster Layer

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95. Add your Watermark and/or Artist credits

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96. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer

Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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Side Border
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1. Activate your

ACFC?Glamour Paste SB?Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template?if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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2. Layers > Delete
(your Credits layer)
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3. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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4. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
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5. Layers > New Raster Layer
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6. Layers > Arrange > Send To Bottom
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7. Selection Tool > Custom selection

Settings:

Top = 0

Left = 20

Right = 145

Bottom = 400

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8. Flood Fill Tool

Left click to fill with Pattern

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9. Selections > Select None

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10. Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge?= Checked
Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 51
Transition = 50
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11. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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12. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width =?2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
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13. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Shadow on new layer = Checked
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14.?Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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15. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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16. Layers > New Raster Layer
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17. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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18. Flood Fill Tool
Left?click to fill with Pattern
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19. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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20.?Layers > New Raster Layer
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21. Flood Fill Tool

Fill with your choice of color
Foreground or Background
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22. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to a text friendly
amount (I used 80)
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23.?File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
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You are now done!
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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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Letter Creator Tips!
* Place your Side Border in your
Body
Left Margin set to?300-325
* Place your?Header in the Header
(Center Frame)
*In the Footer remember to add a link
back to this tutorial so others can try it!
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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.????
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or any of my other Member's Tutorials?
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A BIG thank you to my
Trusted friends and testers?
And they are:
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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