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Big Picture Behind Bars
Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
April 3rd, 2010
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Written for?PSP X
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Skill Level = Intermediate
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Needed??
Graphic?of your choice
*Rectangle shaped pictures work best*
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Template:
ACFC Big Picture Behind Bars?Template
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Pattern:
ACFC Cloudy Pattern
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Preparation
Open your Template
in your PSP and minimize
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Open your Pattern
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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Header
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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/Light?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?550 Pixels

Height?= No more than?550 Pixels

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*Optional

5. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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6. Edit > Copy

(your graphic)

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7. Activate your

ACFC?Big Picture?Behind Bars?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. Layers Palette
Activate your?Bars Layer
(Top layer)
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11. Selections > Select All
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12. Selections > Float
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13. Selections > Defloat
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14. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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15. Selections > Select None
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16. Layers Palette
Activate your Bottom Layer
(Background)
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17. Selections > Select All
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18. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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19. Selections > Select None
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20. Image > Mirror
*You may choose to do this step
on your Bars layer instead*
Choose which way looks best
with your graphic
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21. Activate your ACFC Cloudy Pattern
(you may choose to duplicate this
pattern if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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22. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #828282
Target = Background color
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23. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground to the
Pattern we just colorized
Settings:
Angle = 0
Scale = 100
Texture = Unchecked
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24. Activate your Working Canvas
(Header)
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25. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(Bars)
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26. Effects > Texture Effects >
Blinds
Settings:
Width = 2
Opacity = 15
Color = Background or White
Horizontal = Unchecked
Light from left/top = Checked
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27. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 60
Blur = 15.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked?
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28. Layers Palette
Activate your Background Layer
(Bottom layer)
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29. Layers > New Raster Layer
(this should be your Middle layer now)
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30.?Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100
Left click to fill with your Pattern
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31. Layers Palette
Lower the Opacity to @ 15 - 20
*Whichever looks best with your
graphic choice*
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32. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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33. Selections > Select All
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34. Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels = 10
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35. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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36. Selections > Select None
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37. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 750 Pixels
Height =?600 Pixels
Placement = Center
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38. Effects > 3D Effects?> Drop Shadow
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39. Selection Tool > Custom Selection
Settings:
Top = 0
Left = 0
Right = 125
Bottom = 600
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40. Edit > Copy
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41. Edit > Paste As New Image
(minimize for our Side Border)
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42. Selections > Select None
(on your header canvas)
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*Optional
43. Add any text and a
drop shadow to your text
if you choose
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44. Layers > New Raster Layer
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45. Add your Watermark
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46. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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*Optional
47. Image > Resize
Settings:
Width = 700 Pixels
Height = Will self adjust
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*Optional
48. 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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49. 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

Side Border Image

we just minimized

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2. Image > Mirror

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3. Image > Resize

Settings:

Width = Will self adjust

Height = 400 Pixels

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*Optional

4. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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5. Image > Canvas Size

Settings:
Width = 2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
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6.?Layers > New Raster Layer
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7. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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8. Flood Fill Tool

Left click to fill with your Pattern
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9. Layers > New Raster Layer
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10. Flood Fill Tool
Fill with your choice of Background
or Foreground color
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11. Layers Palette
Lower opacity of this layer to
a text friendly amount
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12. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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13. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Default
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14.?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.???????????
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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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ACFC Big Picture Behind Bars Template.pspimage
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