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Hang Up Your Graphic
Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
May 21st, 2010
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Written using PSP Pro X3
But should work well in all versions
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Skill Level = Intermediate
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Needed??
Graphic of your choice
*Square graphics work best*
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Template(s):
ACFC Hang Up Your Graphic Frame Template
ACFC Hang Up Your Graphic SB Template
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Pattern:
Gold_762
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Plugins:
xero-xl - Artworx
() or ()
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Preparation
Install the filter(s), if necessary
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Place the Gold Pattern into your
Patterns Folder in your PSP File
Folders
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Open your ACFC Template(s) 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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Frame
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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. Materials Palette
Change your Background to the
Gold Pattern
Settings:
Pattern = Gold_762
Angle = 0
Scale = 100
Texture = Unchecked
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5. Image >?Resize
Settings:

Resample using?= Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio?= Checked

Resize all layers?= Checked?

Width?= No more than?500 Pixels

Height?= No more than?500 Pixels

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*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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6. Edit > Copy

(and minimize your

graphic for later use)

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7. Activate your

ACFC?Hang Up Your Graphic Frame Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template if you wish 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
(BG)
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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. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 15
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16. Effects > Plugins > xero >
Artworx
Settings:
Brush = Fine lines
Stroke = 20
Density = 20
Cohesion = 10
Angle = 370
Twirl = 10
Jiggle = 2
Spikes = 2
Variance = 5
Preserve details = 220
Overall strength = 255
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17. Adjust > Softness > Soften
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18. Selections > Select None
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19. Layers Palette
Activate your Inside Hanger Frame
(Second layer from the top)
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20. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #808080
Target = Foreground
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21. Selections > Select All
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22. Selections > Float
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23. Selections > Defloat
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24. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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25. Selections > Select None
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26. Adjust > Softness > Soften
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27. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(Gold and Screws)
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28. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 70
Blur = 2.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked?
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29. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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30. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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31. Layers Palette
Activate your Hanger Layer
(Second layer from the top)
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32. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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33. Layers Palette
Activate your Gold Frame Layer
(Second layer from the bottom
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34. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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35. Layers Palette
Activate your Bottom Layer
(BG)
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36. Edit > Copy
**You may wish to Edit > Paste As New Image
a copy of this BG incase it gets removed from
your clipboard **
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37. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Size in pixels = 10
Color = Foreground
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38. Selections > Select All
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39. Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels = 10
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40. Layers > New Raster Layer
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41. Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
Settings:
Offset:
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Attributes:
Opacity = 65
Blur = 20.00
Color:
Shadow color = Black
Fill interior with color = Unchecked
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42. Selections > Invert
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43. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(the BG we copied)
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44. Image > Mirror
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45. Selections > Select None
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46. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 8
Color = White
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47. Selections > Select All
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48. Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels = 8
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49. Layers > New Raster Layer
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50. Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
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51. Selections > Invert
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52. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Right click to fill with Gold Pattern

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53. Selections > Select None

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54. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

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55. Image > Add Borders

Settings:
Size in pixels = 10
Color = Foreground
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56. Selections > Select All

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57. Selections > Modify > Contract

Settings:
Number of pixels = 10
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58. Layers > New Raster Layer
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59. Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
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60. Selections > Invert
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61. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(the BG we copied)
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62. Selections > Select None
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63. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 4
Color = White
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64. Selections > Select All
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65. Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels = 4
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66. Layers > New Raster Layer
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67. Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
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68. Selections > Invert
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69. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with Gold Pattern
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70. Selections > Select None
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71. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 2
Color = Foreground
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*Optional
72. Add any text and a
drop shadow to your text
if you choose
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73. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible?
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*Optional
74. Image > Resize
Settings:
Width =?700 Pixels
(or your choice)
Height = Will self adjust
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*Optional

75. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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76. Layers > New Raster Layer

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77. Add your Watermark and/or Artist credits

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78. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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79. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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Side Border
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1. Activate your
ACFC Hang Up Your Graphic SB Template
(you may choose to duplicate this
template if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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2. Layers Palette
Activate your?Top Layer
(Credits)
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3. Layers?> Delete?
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4. Layers Palette
Activate your Bottom Layer
(BG)
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5. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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6. Selections > Select All
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7. Selections > Float
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8. Selections > Defloat
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9. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(the BG we copied earlier)
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10. Effects > Plugins > xero >
Artworx
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11. Adjust > Softness > Soften
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12. Selections > Select None
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13. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(Gold Frame?& Screw)
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14. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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15.?Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?550 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
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16. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Horizontal = 4
Opacity = 80
Blur = 20.00
Shadow on new layer =?Checked?
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17. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge?= Checked
Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 50
Transition = 50
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18. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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19. Layers > New Raster Layer
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20. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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21. Activate your Graphic we
minimized earlier
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22. Edit > Copy
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23. Activate your Side border canvas
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24. Selections > Select All
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25. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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26. Selections > Select None
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27. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 25
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28. Effects > Plugins > xero >
Artworx
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29. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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30. Materials Palette
Change your Background back to
Color
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31. Adjust > Softness > Soften
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32. Layers > New Raster Layer
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33.?Flood Fill Tool

Fill with your choice of

Background or Foreground

color

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34. Layers Palette
Lower Opacity to a text friendly
amount
(I used 55)
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35. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer?
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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)
*In the Footer remember to add a link
back to this tutorial so others can try it!
*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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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
Trusted friends and testers?
And they are:
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)



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ACFC Hang Up Your Graphic Frame Template.pspimage
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