Any Plugins or filters used for this tutorial can be found at the above address.
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This tutorial was written in PSP 9, but can be done in other versions of PSP with little or no alteration.
No Intended.
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This tutorial is my own creation. Any resemblance to?other?tutorials?is purely coincidental.? DO NOT copy, translate, place my tutorial?on another site without my
written consent.
Thank you
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Supplies Needed:
Tube of Choice
Lace Border Tube or any Side Border Tube (Optional)
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Plugins Required:
Sybia-XAGGERAT
Simple-4 Way Average
FM Tile Tools-Blend Emboss
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Let's Begin
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1. Open your Tube of Choice
Duplicate (Shift+D)
Close the Original.
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2. Image-Resize
Resize your tube to no more that?340 Pixels in Height
Width will self adjust.
Resample Using Smart Size: Selected
Lock Aspect Ratio: Selected
Resize All Layers: Selected
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3. Using your Dropper Tool-pick a colour from your tube and set as your Foreground Colour in your Materials Palette.
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4. Minimize to tray
(Your Tube)
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5. Open a New Transparent Image
1280 Pixels in Width (or preferred setting)
350?Pixels in Height
Raster Background: Checked
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6. Using your Flood Fill Tool-Fill your new Layer with your set Foreground Colour
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7. Selections-Select All
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8. Edit-Paste-Paste Into Selection
(Your Tube)
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9. Selections-Select None
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10. Effects-Image Effects-Seamless Tiling
(Default Settings)
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11. Effects-Plugins-Sybia-XAGGERAT
Control 0: 8
Control 1: 143
Control 2: 255
Control 3: 255
Control 4: 255
Control 5: 255
Control 6: 255
Control 7: 255
(Repeat this plugin 3 more times)
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12. Effects-Plugins-Simple-4 Way Average
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13. Effects-Plugins-FM Tile Tools-Blend Emboss
(Default Settings)
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14. Effects-Image Effects-Seamless Tiling
Mirror: Selected
Vertical: Selected
Vertical Offset: 0
Width: 50
Transition: 50
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15. Optional Step:
If at this point?your background is to dark and you would like it to be more text friendly follow these 3 simple steps...
A. Layers-New Raster Layer
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B. Using your Floodfill Tool-Fill your New Layer with your set Foreground Colour
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C. Lower the opacity on this layer to between 50 and 70 Percent or whatever works best for you.
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16. (This step is optional)
Maximize your Border Tube
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17. Edit-Copy-Minimize
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18. Edit-Paste-Paste as New Layer on your newly designed background
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19. Using your Move Tool-Move your Tube to far left and center to liking
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20. Effects-Image Effects-Drop Shadow
Vertical: 2
Horizontal: 2
Opacity: 65
Blur: 5.00
Color: Black
Shadow on New Layer: Unchecked
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21. Effects-Image Effects-Seamless Tiling
Mirror: Selected
Vertical: Selected
Vertical Offset: 0
Width: 50
Transition: 50
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22. Maximize your Tube of Choice
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23. Edit-Copy- Minimize
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24. Edit-Paste-Paste as New Layer
(Your Tube of Choice)
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25. Using your Move Tool-Move your tube to far left and center to liking
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26. Optional Step:
Do Not use this step if you are using a misted tube.
Effects-3D Effects-Drop Shadow
Veritical: 2
Horizontal: 2
Opacity: 50
Blur: 5.00
Colour: Black
Shadow On New Layer: Unchecked
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27. Layers-New Raster Layer
(Add Your Watermark)
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28. Layers-Merge-Merge Visible
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29.? File-Export-JPeg Optimizer:
Compression set to: 20
Save Your Work!
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You're Done!
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Assemble in Letter Creator Accordingly.
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Thank you for trying this tutorial. I hope you've enjoyed it.
