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Texture Bumps?& Leather?SB
Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
September 15th, 2009
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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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Pattern:
ACFC?Texture Bumps?Pattern
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Mask:
ACFC?Texture Bumps Mask
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Preparation
Open the ACFC Pattern
in your PSP and Minimize
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Place the Mask into your Masks
folder in PSP
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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
Light/Medium?color for your Foreground
Right click to choose a?Dark color
of the same Hue 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 300 Pixels

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*Optional

5. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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6.?Edit > Copy

(your tube)

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7. Activate your ACFC

Texture Bumps?Pattern
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8. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #808080
Target = Background
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9. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground to the
ACFC?Texture Bumps?Pattern
we just colorized
Settings:
Angle = 0
Scale = 100
Texture = Unchecked
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10. File >?New > New Image
Settings:
Width?=?350 Pixels
Height?= 400 Pixels
Image Characteristics =
Raster Background
Color = Transparent checked
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11. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= RGB Value

Tolerance = 20

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Right click to fill with Background

color

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12. Selections > Select All

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13. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(your tube)

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14. Selections > Select None

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15. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur

Settings:

Radius = 16.00

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16. Effects > Texture Effects >

Fine Leather

Settings:

Color = White

Angle = 30

Blur = 60

Transparency = 255

Number of furrows = 45

Length of furrows = 3

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17. Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Corner?= Checked
Vertical?= Checked
Vertical offset?(%) = 0
Transition (%) = 50
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18. Layers > Load/Save Mask >
Load Mask From Disk
Settings:
Mask = ACFC Texture Bumps Mask
Create mask from = Source luminance
Orientation = Fit to canvas
Invert transparency = Unchecked
Hide?all mask?= Checked
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19. Layers > Merge > Merge Group
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20. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 1800?Pixels (or your choice)
Height = 400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
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21. Layers > New Raster Layer
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22. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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23.?Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Foreground
Pattern
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24. ?Layers > New Raster Layer
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25. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground back to
Color
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26. Flood Fill Tool
Fill with your choice of Foreground
or Background color
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27. Layers Palette
Lower Opacity to 75-85
(make it text friendly but still
showing the pattern below)
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28. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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29. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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30. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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31. Edit > Paste As New Layer
(your tube)
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32. Move Tool
Move your Tube over to the left
side and arrange to your liking
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33. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 55
Blur = 12.00
Color =?Black or your choice
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked?
*Do not add a drop shadow

to a misted tube*

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*Optional
34.?Add any?text if you choose
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35. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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36.?Layers > New Raster Layer
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37.?Add your Watermark
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38. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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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 used with permission
by ConnieM of
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A BIG thank you to my
wonderful testers at ACFC Members Site
Testers!! And they are:
Beverly H, Carol, Cheryl, Crystal,
Diane (Ladibluemoon), Gayle, Katie,
Lane, LDGraphics(Kathy), LC Letters(Lydia),
Lisa Marie, Melissa aka PspFreak,
PaulaDean,?Paula(KyRed),
Pat W, PeggyM,?Sue F, Wendy??
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enjoy these tutorials and the Members Site
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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