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Can't Paste Enough
Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
April 5th, 2010
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Written for?PSP X
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Skill Level = Intermediate
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Needed??
Tube of your choice
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Accent Tubes (optional)
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Template(s):
ACFC?Cant Paste Enough Header Template
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ACFC?Cant Paste Enough?SB Template
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Preparation
Open your Two Templates
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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Header
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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
color for your Foreground
Right click on your tube to pick a
Lighter 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?300 Pixels

Height?= No more than?350 Pixels

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*Optional

5. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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6. Edit > Copy

(your main tube)

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**Note**

You may choose to use several tubes

for this tutorial as well!

Feel free to be creative when pasting

your tubes

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7. Activate your

ACFC?Cant Paste Enough Header?Template

(you may choose to

duplicate this if you want to?use

the tutorial again)

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8. Layers Palette
Activate your?Top Layer
(Credits)
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9. Layers > Delete
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10. Activate your Bottom Layer
(Rectangle)
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11. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #808080
Target = Foreground
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12. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
Settings:
Gap size = 5
Width = 2
Opacity = 15
Weave color = Background
Fill gaps = Unchecked
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13. Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Add(Shift)
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 10-20
Use all layers = Unchecked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside = Selected
Select the Inside of your Rectangle
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14. Layers > New Raster Layer
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15. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your main tube)
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16. Layers Palette
Lower the opacity to 35
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17. Selections > Select None
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18. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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19.?Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 55
Blur = 12.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Unchecked
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20. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(Circle)
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21. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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22. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
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23. Magic Wand Tool
Select Inside your Circle
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24. Layers > New Raster Layer
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25. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your main tube)
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26. Selections > Select None
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27. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to 60
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28. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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29. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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30. Layers Palette
Activate your Long Rectangle Layer
(Second layer from the top)
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31. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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32. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
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33. Magic Wand Tool
Select Inside your Long Rectangle
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34. Layers > New Raster Layer
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35. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Right click to fill with Background

color

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36. Effects > Texture Effects >

Weave
Settings:
Weave color = Foreground

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37. Selections > Select None

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38. Layers > Merge > Merge Down

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39. Layers Palette

Activate your Square Layer

(Second layer from the bottom)

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40. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
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41.?Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
Settings:
Weave color = Background
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42. Magic Wand Tool
Select Inside the Square
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43. Layers > New Raster Layer
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44. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your main tube)
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45. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to 50
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46. Selections > Select None
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47. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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48. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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49. Edit > Paste As New Layer
(your main tube)
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50. Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
(or you can leave it as-is or place
where you think it looks best)
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51. Move Tool
Arrange to your liking

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*Optional

You may choose to resize your

tube more or less at this point

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52. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

*do not add a drop shadow to a
misted tube*
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*Optional

53.?Add any Accents now

(arrange as you choose &?add a
drop shadow if you choose)
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*Optional?
54. You may now add text if you desire?
and a desired drop shadow to your text
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55. Layers > New Raster Layer
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56. Add your Watermark
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57. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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*Optional
58. Crop Tool
You may choose to snap crop to
Layer Opaque to get rid of any
empty space around your header
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59. File > Export > PNG Optimizer
Settings:
Colors Tab:
16.7 Million Colors (24 Bit)
Transparency Tab:
Alpha channel transparency and
Existing image or layer transparency
Gamma Tab:
Gamma = 45455
Format Tab:
Non-Interlaced
Download Times Tab:
Just leave these numbers as-is
OK
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Save:
Name your Header Image and
press Save
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Side Border
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1. Activate your

ACFC?Cant Paste Enough?SB Template

(you may choose to

duplicate this if you want to

use the tutorial again)

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2. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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3.?Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
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4. Magic Wand Tool
Select inside the Long Rectangle SB
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5. Layers > New Raster Layer
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6. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with Background
color
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7. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
Settings:
Weave color = Foreground
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8. Selections > Select None
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9. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible?
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10. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
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11. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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12. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Corner = Checked
Vertical = Checked?
Vertical offset (%) = 0
Transition (%) = 50
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13. Layers > New Raster Layer
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14. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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15. Flood Fill Tool

Right click to fill with Background
color
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16. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Width = 4
Opacity = 8
Color = Foreground
Horizontal = Checked
Light from left/top = Checked
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17. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Horizontal = Unchecked

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18. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

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*Optional
19. Add any Accents now to
your side border
(if you choose & a drop shadow
if you choose)
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20. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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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?= 250-300
* Place your?Header in the Header
(Center Frame)
*HINT* Use drop down box and choose PNG
*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.
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
wonderful testers at
ACFC Members Site Testers!!
And they are:
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You may contact me at
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enjoy these tutorials and the Members Site
advantages--I am offering Gift Certificates
More information at
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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