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?Transmission Blocks
?DaBratsDesigns
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Supplies Needed:
PSP
I wrote this in 9, other versions will work well with this tutorial
Tube & Accent of Choice
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Preparation:
Open and install or place filters in your psp plugins folder
Open tube and accent in psp, duplicate close originals.
Open animation shop as well
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Let's begin!
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1) Highlight tube
Resize to no more than 325-350 pixels?in width or height.
Settings:
Resample using =bicubic, lock aspect ratio =checked, resize all layers =checked.
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2) ?Dropper tool??left click on your tube, choose a light?color, set it to your foreground.
right click and choose a?medium-dark color, set it to your background
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3) File, New image
?500 x 500, transparent
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4) ?Flood?fill tool, fill?with white, or color of choice from your tube
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5) Apply favorite texture or plugin
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6) Effects, image effects, seamless tile at default settings
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7)??Preset shapes tool, Ellipse
Settings:
Show nodes & create on vector, checked
line style =solid
?Anti-alias checked
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8)?Materials palette, foreground set to null, background should still be your medium-dark color
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9) Draw out a circle in the middle of your working canvas,
Like so
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10) Objects, align, center in canvas
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11) Layers, convert to raster layer
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12) Effects, plugins, VM Extravaganza,Transmission
Settings:
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13) Effects, texture effects, blinds
Settings:
Width =2, opacity =55, color =Medium color of choice
?? Light from left/top?checked
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14) Effects, 3-D effects, Drop shadow
Settings:
V & H =2, opacity =45, blur =10, color =black, shadow on new layer unchecked
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15) Repeat Drop Shadow but with V & H -2
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16) Materials palette, set foreground back to color(Un-null)
Toggle or switch foreground and background colors,
Foreground set to null
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17) Ellipse shape again,
Draw another circle inside of the original, covering the lighter part of the circle, Circle should now be in your light color,?like so
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18) Objects, align, center in canvas
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19) Layers, convert to raster layer
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20) Layers, duplicate
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21) Highlight layer 3
Image, resize
Settings:
80%, resample using bicubic,
lock aspect ratio checked, resize all layers Unchecked
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22) Hide raster layer 3, highlight top layer
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23)?Magic wand,
Settings:
Mode =Add/(Shift), match mode =RGB value, tolerance =0, feather =0, Anti-alias checked, inside checked
Click on the inside of your small circle
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24) Selections, modify, expand =3 pixels
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25) Fill this selection with your medium-dark color, or another color from your tube
Select none
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26) Highlight raster layer 3, apply favorite, plugin or texture
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27) Apply same drop shadow
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28) Edit, copy your tube,edit, paste as new layer onto your working canvas
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29) Layers, arrange, bring to top
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30)??Move tool, move your tube over to the left or right of?the very first?circle.
?:See example above for placement:?
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31) Apply drop shadow of choice
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32) Add your text to the same center circle
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33) Apply drop shadow
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34) Edit, copy your accents, paste as new layer onto your working canvas
place?to your liking
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35) Add your water mark
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36) Highlight?copy of raster?layer 3 re-name this layer as?mini blocks
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37) Duplicate this layer twice for a total of three
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38) Rename the other two copies of mini blocks,?mini blocks?2 and?mini blocks?3
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39) Highlight the first?mini blocks?layer
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40) ?Effects, plugins, Xero Fritillary
Settings:
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41) Repeat drop shadows
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42)?Highlight mini blocks?2
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43) Effects, plugins,?Xero fritillary
? same settings, except change?Variation to 17
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44) Repeat drop shadow
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45)?Highlight mini blocks?3
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46) Effects, plugins,Xero fritillary, same settings, except change?variaton to 19
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47) Repeat drop shadow
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48) Hide?mini blocks?2 & 3,
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49) Edit copy merged
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50) Go to animation shop,
Edit, paste as new animation.
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51) Go back to psp?
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52) Hide?mini blocks?1, unhide?mini blocks?2, highlight
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53) Edit, copy merged
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54) Back to animation shop, click edit, paste after current frame
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55) Back to psp
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56) Hide?mini blocks?2, unhide?mini blocks 3, highlight?
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57) Edit, copy merged
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58)?Back to Animation shop, paste after current frame
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59)?Click Animation, frame properties,
Change the?display time to 14
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60)?You may crop off excess canvas now
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File, save as
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Onto your side border?
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1) File, new image
1280 x 400
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2) Fill with same color used in your header
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3) Use same texture or plugin?used your header
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4) Effects, image effects, seamless tiling, default?settings
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5) Layers, new raster layer
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6) ?Selection tool, custom selection
Settings:
Left =0, top =0, right =70, bottom =400
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7) Fill with your dark color
Select none
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8) Effects, plugins, VM Extravaganza, transmission
Settings:?
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9) Effects, texture effects, blinds, same settings
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10) Drop shadow of choice
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11) Effects, image effects, seamless tiling
Settings:??
Edge & Vertical Checked, width =9, transition =50
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12) Edit, copy your accent, paste as new layer, position to your liking
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13) File, save as JPEG
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That's it!! Run your?Side border and header?through letter creator:)
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?I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!

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