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Mirror and Flip Rippled SB Tutorial
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December 7th,?2009
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Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental and unintended.?
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Sharing of this tutorial is permitted only in its original format.
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Do not re-copy, translate?or add this tutorial in part or whole. Do not add or upload to any websites.
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Skill level: Beginner.
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This tutorial assumes you know how to use?most?of the basic menu tools and functions in Paint Shop Pro.
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This?tutorial was written using PSP?version #12 (PSPX2). It will work in other versions of PSP.
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Remember To Save Your Work Often!
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Required Supplies:
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Programs:
Paint Shop Pro ()
Incredimail Letter Creator ()
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Materials:
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A tube of your choice.
Accents if desired.
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Settings remain the same unless otherwise noted.
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Part 1: Preparations
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1. Open your tube. Duplicate (shift +D) your tube. Close the original.
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2. Using your Eye Dropper Tool, choose a light color from your tube for your foreground and a?darker color for your background.
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3. Image, Resize:
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Width: No more than?300 pixels
Height: No more than 350 pixels
Resample Using: Smartsize
Lock Aspect Ratio: Checked
Resize All Layers: Checked
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4. Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen (if necessary).
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5. Edit, Copy.
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Part 2: Create Your Background
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1. Image, Canvas Size:
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Width:?1800 pixels (or your choice for your screen size)
Height:?Height of your tube + 50 pixels?
Lock Aspect Ratio: Not Checked
Placement: Left Middle Arrow Checked
Numbers: Default except change left number to 20.
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2. Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow:
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Vertical Offset: 0
Horizontal Offset: 0
Opacity: 50
Blur: 12
Color: Black
Shadow On New Layer: Not Checked
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(Do not add a drop shadow to a transparent or misted tube)
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3. Layers, New Raster Layer.
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4. Layers, Arrange, Send To Bottom.
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5. Activate your Flood Fill tool with these settings:
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Match Mode: RGB Value
Tolerance: 20
Use All Layers: Not Checked
Blend Mode: Normal
Opacity: 100
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6. Flood fill your?bottom layer with your dark color.
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7. Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise:
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Uniform: Checked
Noise: 15%
Monochrome: Checked
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8.?Selections, Select All.
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9. Edit, Paste Into Selection (your tube).
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10. Selections, Select None.
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11.?Effects, Image Effects, Seamless Tiling, Default Settings.
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12. Effects, Distortion Effects, Ripple:
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Horizontal: 30
Vertical: 95
Amplitude: 95
Wavelength: 20
Edge Mode: Repeat
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13. Layers, Duplicate.
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14. Image, Mirror.
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15. Image, Flip.
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16. Reduce the opacity of this layer to 50%.
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17. Layers, Merge, Merge Down.
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18. Effects, Image Effects, Seamless Tiling, Default settings.
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19.?Layers, New Raster Layer.
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20. Flood fill with your light color.
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21. Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise.
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22. Lower the opacity of this layer until your background is both text-friendly and your pattern is still visible.
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23. Layers, Merge, Merge Down.
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24. Selection Tool, Custom Selection:
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Top: 0
Left: 0
Right: 15
Bottom: Height of your canvas.
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25. Layers, New Raster Layer.
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26.?Flood fill with your dark color.
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27. Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise.
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28. Selections, Select None.
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29. Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow:
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Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 2
Opacity: 25
Blur: 15
Color: Black
Shadow On New Layer: Not Checked
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30. Effects, Image Effects, Seamless Tiling:
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Tiling Method: Edge
Direction: Vertical
Width: 51
Transition: 50
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31. Arrange your tube as desired. Add accents or text if you wish.
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Note: Add your desired drop shadow to your tube and accents.
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32.?Add your watermark and necessary?artist credits.
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33. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible.
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34. File, Export, Jpeg Optimizer, Compression Value 15 (or your preference), Click OK, Save.
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Part 3: Assemble Your Stat In LC
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1. Open Incredimail Letter Creator and assemble your file as a new stationery.?
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2. In the "Body Tab" choose "Image" and enter?your canvas you have saved. Be sure to click "Tile".
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3. Choose your fonts, margins, create your footer, title your stat, etc. ?
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4. Please remember to give credit to any artist's work which you may have used in your work. If the TOU requires use of a license number, e.g., don't forget to include it.
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5. Please link to my website when you've used my tutorial:
Please note in your footer the name of the tutorial. Thanks!
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Thank You very much to my tutorial testers. They bless me so much with their time, talent and effort in helping make these tutorials the best they can be.



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