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Color Outside the Lines
Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
April 13th, 2010
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Written for?PSP X
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Skill Level = Intermediate
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Needed????
Tube?of your choice
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Accent Tubes (optional)
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Template:
ACFC?Color Outside the Lines?Template
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Preparation
Open the ACFC Template
in your PSP and Minimize
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Open any Accents in 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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1. File > Open
Your Tube
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2. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)
Close original
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3. Dropper Tool
Left click on?your tube to?pick?a
Dark/Medium color?for
your Foreground
Right click to pick a 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?310 Pixels

Height?= No more than?360 Pixels

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*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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5. Edit > Copy

(your tube)

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6. Activate your

ACFC?Color Outside the Lines Template

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

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7. Layers Palette

Activate your?Top Layer
(Credits)
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8. Layers > Delete

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9. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #808080 or #c0c0c0
Choose the one you like best
Target =?Foreground
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10. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 60
Blur = 10.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Checked
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11. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge = Checked
Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 50
Transition (%) = 50
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12. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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13. Edit > Paste As New Layer
(your tube)
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14. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Shadow on new layer = Unchecked
*Do not add a drop shadow
to a misted tube*
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15.?Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = NOT Checked
Width =?2000 Pixels (Or your choice)
Height = 400 Pixels
Placement =?Center Left
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16. Layers > New Raster Layer
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17. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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18. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:

Match mode?= None

Use all layers?= Not checked

Blend mode?= Normal

Opacity?= 100

Right click to fill with Background
color
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19. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Width = 2
Opacity = 45
Color = White
Horizontal = Checked
Light from left/top = Checked
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20. View > Rulers
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21. Rectangle Tool
Settings:
Mode = Draw Rectangle
Show Nodes = Checked
Create On Vector = Checked
Horizontal Radius = 0.00
Vertical Radius = 0.00
Line Style = Solid
Width = 3.00
Anti-alias = Checked
Start drawing your Rectangle to
the Right of your Tube
Start at 10 Pixels down and pull
all the way past the right edge
(pull the full width?of the canvas--
2000?or however?wide your
canvas is..past the canvas) and
pull down to about?150 Pixels
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22. Objects > Align >
Vert. Center in Canvas
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23. Layers > Convert to Raster Layer
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24. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds
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25. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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26. Move Tool
Using your Up Arrow Key
move this long Rectangle up?so
that it starts at the 20 Pixel mark
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27. Layers > Duplicate
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28. Image > Flip
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29. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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*Optional
Do steps 30-32?ONLY if you MUST
to make it text friendly
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30. Layers > New Raster Layer
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31. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill?with your Background
color
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32. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to a text friendly
amount
We want to clearly see the boxes
below
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?*Optional

33. Add any Accents now

(Arrange as you choose &?add a
drop shadow if you choose)
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34. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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*Optional
35. Add any text and a
drop shadow to your text
if you choose
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36. Layers > New Raster Layer
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37. Add your Watermark
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38. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set Compression value to @ 20-25
OK
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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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You are now done!
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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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.
Tube purchased and by
Heartland Graphics ()?????????????
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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
wonderful testers at
ACFC Members Site Testers!!
And they are:
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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