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Golden Box Outline
?Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
June 20th, 2010
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Written using PSP Pro X3
But should work well in all versions
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Skill Level = Advanced Intermediate
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Needed??
Graphic?of your choice
(Square graphics work best)
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Template(s):
ACFC?Golden Box Outline Template
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Plugins:
Toadies - Picasso's Another Word &
Blast'em
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Preparation
Install the filter(s), 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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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 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?500 Pixels

Height?= No more than?500 Pixels

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*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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5. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)

Minimize this second copy
of your graphic for later use

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6. Edit > Copy

(your graphic)

7. Activate your

ACFC?Golden Box Outline?Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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8.?Layers > Delete
(Credits Layer)
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9. Layers Palette
Activate your Base Layer
(Third layer from the bottom)
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10. Selections > Select All
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11. Selections?> Float
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12. Selections > Defloat
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13. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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14. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 5.00
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15. Effects > Plugins > Toadies >
Picasso's Another Word
Settings:
Cell Width = 255
Cell Height = 189
i-Dependence = 126
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16. Effects > Plugins > Toadies >
Blast'em
Settings:
Diffuse = 9
Transparency = 255
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17. Edit > Copy
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18. Edit > Paste As New Image
(this new background pattern &
minimize for later use)
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19. Activate your copy of your
graphic
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20. Edit > Copy
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21. Layers > New Raster Layer
(back on your Frame)
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22. Edit > Paste Into Selection
(your graphic)
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23. Layers Palette
Lower Opacity to 50-55
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24. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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25. Selections > Select None
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26. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 65
Blur = 15.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked
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27. Layers Palette
Activate your Base Outline
(Bottom layer)
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28. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #808080
Target = Foreground
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29. Layers Palette
Activate your Paste Blocks Layer
(Top)
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30. Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Add (Shift)
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 5
Use all layers = Unchecked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside = Selected
Select with your magic wand
all of the grey areas (7 grey boxes)
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31. Layers > New Raster Layer
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32. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground to
the Background pattern (we
minimized in step 18)
Settings:
Angle = 0
Scale = 50
Texture = Unchecked
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33. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Left click to fill with Pattern

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34. Selections > Select None

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35. Layers Palette

Activate your Paste Blocks Layer

(Second layer from the top)

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36. Magic Wand Tool

Settings:
Mode = Replace

Select Inside the Top Square Block

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37. Activate your graphic copy

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38. Selection Tool

Settings:

Selection type = Rectangle

Mode = Replace

Feather = 0

Anti-alias = Unchecked

Select a square portion of your

graphic that you wish to

paste into our top square frame

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39. Edit > Copy

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40. Working back on your Frame

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41. Layers > New Raster Layer

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42. Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top

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43. Selections > Modify > Expand

Settings:

Number of pixels = 2

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44. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(the square portion we just copied

from our graphic)

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45. Layers Palette

Lower opacity to 40

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46. Layers > Merge > Merge Down

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47. Layers Palette

Activate your Paste Blocks Layer

(Second layer from the top)

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48. Magic Wand Tool

Select Inside the Middle Square Block

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49. Activate your graphic copy

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50. Selection Tool

Select another square portion

of your graphic for your

middle square frame

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51. Edit > Copy

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52. Working back on your Frame

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53. Layers > New Raster Layer

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54. Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top

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55. Selections > Modify > Expand

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56. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(the square portion we just copied

from our graphic)

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57. Layers Palette

Lower opacity to 40

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58. Layers > Merge > Merge Down

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59. Layers Palette

Activate your Paste Blocks Layer

(Second layer from the top)

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60. Magic Wand Tool

Select Inside the?Bottom Square Block

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61. Activate your graphic copy

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62. Selection Tool

Select another square portion

of your graphic for your

bottom?square frame

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63. Edit > Copy

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64. Selections > Select None

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65. Working back on your Frame

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66. Layers > New Raster Layer

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67. Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top

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68. Selections > Modify > Expand

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69. Edit > Paste Into Selection

(the square portion we just copied

from our graphic)

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70. Layers Palette

Lower opacity to 40

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71. Layers > Merge > Merge Down

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72. Selections > Select None

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73. Layers Palette

Activate your Paste Blocks Layer

(Second layer from the top)

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74. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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75. Layers Palette

Activate your Top Layer

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76. Layers > Merge > Merge Down

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77. Edit > Copy

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78. Edit > Paste As New Image

(Minimize for your side border)

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79. Activate your graphic copy

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**We are now going to make a misted tube

from your graphic--feel free to use your

own methods of misting if you desire**

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80.?Freehand Selection?Tool

Settings:

Selection type = Freehand

Mode = Replace

Feather = 10

Smoothing = 10

Anti-alias = Unchecked

Use all layers = Unchecked

Draw out and around the main area that you

wish to have as your misted tube

**hint--do not touch the sides**

**you may need to try it a few times

to get it to your liking**

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81.? Selections > Invert

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82. Layers > Promote Background Layer

(if needed)

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83. Edit > Clear

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84. Selections > Select None

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85. Edit > Copy

(your new mist)

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86. Working back on your Frame

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87. Edit > Paste As New Layer

(your new mist)

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88. Layers > Arrange > Move Down

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89. Pick Tool or Move Tool

Arrange this Mist to your liking or

use the pick tool to stretch the mist

out and arrange as you choose

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*Optional

90. Layers > Arrange > Move Down

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91. Image > Add Borders

Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Size in pixels = 3
Color = Foreground
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92. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
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93. Image > Resize
Settings:
Width = 600 Pixels (or your choice)
Height = Will self adjust
Resize all layers = Checked
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*Optional
94. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
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95. Layers > New Raster Layer

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96. Add your Watermark and/or Artist credits

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97. 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

Side Border image

we copied and minimized earlier

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2. Image > Resize

Settings:

Height = 400 Pixels

Width = Will self adjust

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3. Image > Canvas Size

Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width =?2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
Change Left Placement # to = 25
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4. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
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5. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Shadow on new layer = Checked
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6. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Mirror = Checked
Vertical = Checked
Vertical offset (%) = 0
Width (%) = 51
Transition = 50
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7. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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8. Layers > New Raster Layer
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9. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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10. Flood Fill Tool
Left?click to fill with Pattern
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11. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
(feel free to use any setting you
desire)
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12.?Layers > New Raster Layer
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13. Flood Fill Tool

Fill with your choice of color
Foreground or Background
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14. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to a text friendly
amount (I used 90)
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15.?File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
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**This side border image may make
a nice side border stationery
on it's own, as well**
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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?300-325
* 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!
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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
Trusted friends and testers?
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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