This tutorial is my own creation.?
Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional.
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You may use this tutorial in your groups, as long as you link back to me.???
Supplies:
PSP
Letter Creator
Tube?of choice (taller than wider works best)
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Plugins:?
I.C.NET Software Filters?Unlimited 2.0??
Filter Factory Gallery E
Toadies
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Performance notes: Settings will remain the same unless otherwise noted?
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Let's Create!
1. File, Open, tube?
2. Duplicate tube?(Shift&D)?and close original
3. Resize your tube to no more than?300 pixels W or?350 pixels?H? using Smart Size
4.? Adjust, sharpness, sharpen (if necessary)
5. Use your dropper tool and from your tube?choose?a light color and a medium/dark color
place?light?color?in?foreground (left click)
place?medium/dark in background (right click)
6. Edit, copy your tube and minimize?
7.?File, new, new image
Width: 1800 pixels (or your preference)
Height: 400 pixels
8. Flood fill with?background color
9. Selections, select all
10. Edit, paste, paste into selection
11. Selections, select none
12. Effects, image effects, seamless tiling:
Default settings
13. Adjust, blur, gaussian blur:
Radius: 20
14. Effects, plugins, Filter Factory Gallery E - Transparent Bullseye:
Number of Rings: 40
15. Layers, new raster layer
16. Layers, arrange, send to bottom
17. Flood fill with light color
18. Layers, merge, merge visible
19. Effects, reflection effects, pattern:
20. Effects, plugins, Toadies, Weaver:
Cell Width: 35
Cell Height: 30
Cell Edges On/Off: 255
OK
21. Effects, image effects, seamless tiling
22. Layers, new raster layer
23. Flood fill with?light color
24. Layers, properties:
lower opacity to 93
25. Adjust, add/remove noise, add noise:
gaussian/monochrome
Noise: 7%
26. Effects, plugins, I.C.NET Software - Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Textures: Canvas, Fine
Intensity: 35
Lightness: 87
Apply
27. Selection tool, custom selection:
Top: 0
Left: 30
Right: 50
Bottom: 400
28. Selections, modify, feather:
Number of pixels: 10
29. Edit, clear (or hit your delete key)
30. Selection tool, custom selection:
Left: 70
Right: 90
31. Selections, modify, feather
32. Edit, clear
33. Selection tool, custom selection:
Left: 110
Right:?130
34. Selections, modify, feather
35. Edit, clear
36. Selections, select none?
37. Layers, merge, merge visible
38.?Edit, paste, paste as new layer (your tube)
39. Move tool - place tube?to your liking?
40.?Effects, 3D effects, drop shadow: (or use drop shadow of your choice)
V&H: 2
Opacity: 55
Blur: 12
Color: black
Shadow on new layer NOT?checked
(Do not add a drop shadow to a misted tube)
42.?Layers, new raster layer:
add any text, accents, and your watermark
43. Layers, merge, merge all (flatten)
44.?File, export,?JPEG optimizer 20
Take to letter creator and make your own stationery
Please link to:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PatsCreationsForeverBlessed/
Thank you to my wonderful testers without whom, these tutorials would not be the best they can be
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