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Common Boxes?SB
Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
May 28th, 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
*Square graphics will work best*
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Template:
ACFC?Common Boxes?SB
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Plugins:
Fantastic Machines - Paint Engine
() or ()
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Preparation
Install the filter, if necessary
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Open your ACFC Template 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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Lets Go!
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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?350 Pixels

Height?= No more than?350 Pixels

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*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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5. Edit > Copy

(and minimize your

graphic for later use)

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6. File >?New > New Image

Settings:
Width?=?200 Pixels
Height?=?200 Pixels
Image Characteristics =
Raster Background
Color = Transparent checked
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7. Selections > Select All
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8. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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9. Selections > Select None
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10. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 10
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11. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Default
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12. Effects > Plugins > Fantastic Machines >
PaintEngine
Settings:
Brush:
Push Intensity = .39
Lighten = .8
Bias = -.25 (minus)
Pull Intensity = .77
Lighten = .2
Bias = .32
Effect:
Amount = 1.59
Wrap Edges = Unchecked
Stroke:
Type = Slope
Input = Unchecked
Line = Unchecked
Length = 23
Radiate = 1.12
Motion Angle = 144
Curl = 143
Operation Angle = 62
Curl = -152 (minus)
Direction Channel = R
(You may choose to Save as: Common Boxes
for use another time)
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13. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling

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14. Materials Palette
Change your Background to the
Pattern we just made
Settings:
Angle = 0
Scale = 100
Texture = Unchecked

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15. Activate your

ACFC Common Boxes SB Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template if you wish to use the
tutorial again)

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16. Layers Palette

Activate your?Top Layer
(Credits)
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17. Layers > Delete
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18. Activate your Bottom Layer
(Bottom Bar)
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19. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #c0c0c0
Target =?Foreground
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20. Selections > Select All
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21. Selections > Float
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22. Selections > Defloat
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23. Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels = 7
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24. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Right click to fill with your

Background Pattern

**NOTE-You will have to

click on the right side

to fill and on the left side

to fill**

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25. Selections > Select None
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26. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 80
Blur = 15.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked?
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27. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge?= Checked
Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 51
Transition = 50
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28. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Mirror?= Checked
Vertical offset(%) = 0
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29. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Bar Layer
(Second layer from the top)
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30. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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31. Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 1
Use all layers = Unchecked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside = Selected
Select the inside area of this
bar
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32. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with your
Background Pattern
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33. Selections > Select None
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34. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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35. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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36. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge = Checked
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37. Layers Palette
Activate your Bottom Box Layer
(Second layer from the bottom)
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38. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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39. Magic Wand Tool
Select the inside of this Bottom Box
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40. Layers > New Raster Layer
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41. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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42. Selections > Select None
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43. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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44. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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45. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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46. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(Top Box)
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47.?Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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48. Magic Wand Tool
Select the inside of this Top Box
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49. Layers > New Raster Layer
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50. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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51. Selections > Select None
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52. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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53. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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54. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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55. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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56. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left

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57. Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Mirror?= Checked

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58. Layers > New Raster Layer

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59. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

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60. Selections > Select All

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61. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(your graphic)

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62. Selections > Select None

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63. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur

Settings:
Radius = 20
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64. Effects > Plugins > Fantastic Machines >
PaintEngine
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65. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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66. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge = Checked
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67. Layers > New Raster Layer
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68. Materials Palette
Change your Background back
to Color
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69. Flood Fill Tool

Fill with your choice of

Background or Foreground

color

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70. Layers Palette

Lower Opacity to a text friendly
amount
(I used 55)
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?*Optional

Add any text and a

drop shadow to your text
if you choose
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71. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible?

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72. Layers > New Raster Layer

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73. Add your Watermark and/or Artist credits

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74.?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!!
In Body
Image Position = Top Left
Margins:
Left?= (set left margin so text starts to
the right of the image on your side border)
*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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or any of my other Member's Tutorials?
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Trusted friends and testers?
And they are:
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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