-This tutorial was written by me "Michelle Hofelich"? aka "PSPDesignzByMichelle"?for my Incredimail sharing group "" and my web site "". Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional. The ideas of this tutorial come strictly from me just playing around in PSP. Please do not copy or claim this tutorial as your own.?
- All tubes and/or graphics used are strictly for non-profit use. I either got them from free-sharing groups or paid for them. No copyright infringement intended.
- Do NOT share my tutorial without my permission
- You may join my yahoo group and go?special notices?for the supplies and new tutorials
- You must have some?knowledge of using PSP... This is NOT for beginners
- All settings are set to DEFAULT unless noted
-You must?link my tutorials?back to my group?at ??
?(you?might also?put the name of the tut on there so?members know what to look for)
Supplies Needed:
-PSP (I use PSPX2) Trial version
-Letter Creator (to put it together) buy it
-Plugins - NameSuppressed -
-Mask - None
-PresetShape - None
-Tube of choice
-Accents of choice
-Styled line - Solid
-Texture - None
*Install all supplies in the appropriate place in PSP before you begin*
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Preparations:
-Open tube/Duplicate (shift + D) and close original
-Resize your tube
300W or less x 375H or less
- Adjust/Sharpen (if needed)
-Edit/Copy tube-?Yes??
-Pick out two colors from tube
?Foreground - Dark
?Background - Light
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*All settings remain the same unless noted changes are made*
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*View/Rulers - Checked
I never uncheck my rulers...they are always on...you might?need to have yours on when doing any of my tutorials.
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*OPTIONAL*
Nothing optional this time
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Let's begin creating:
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1. File/New Image
Raster Background - Checked
Transparent - Checked
Size - 75W X 400H
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2. Flood Fill Tool
Fill with dark color
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3. Selections/Select all
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4. Edit/Paste Into Selection
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5. Selections/Select None
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6. Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling
Default settings
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7. Effects/Plugins/Name Suppressed/PlaidLite
Hit the randomize button/or mess around with the settings till you find a pattern you like
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8. Rectangle Tool
Width - 1
Line Style - Solid
Draw a rectangle in the center (leave enough space on both sides to see the plaid pattern and take the ends off of the?top and bottom ) See image below
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9a. Objects/Align/Center in Canvas
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9b. Layers/Convert to Raster Layer
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10. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
V-0
H-0
O-65
B-5
Color-Black
Shadow on New Layer - Not Checked
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10. Image/Add Borders
Symmetric-Not Checked
T-0
L-2
R-2
B-0
Color - Dark
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11. Image/Add Borders
L-5
R-5
Color - Light
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12. Image/Add Borders
L-2
R-2
Color-Dark
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13. Layers/Promote Background Layer
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14. Image/Canvas Size
150W X 400H
Placement - Left Center Arrow
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15. Layers/New Raster Layer
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16. Layers/Arrange/Send To Bottom
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(need to make pattern)
17. File/New
100W X 100H
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18. Flood Fill Tool
Fill with light color
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19. Paint Brush Tool
Shape - Circle
Size - 32
Click in the center several times (about 10)
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20. Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling
Default settings
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21. Change your foreground color?to your new pattern
A-0
S-50
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22. Click back on your working SB canvas
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23. Flood Fill Tool
Fill with your new pattern
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24. Image/Add Borders
Symmetric - Not Checked
T-0
L-0
R-2
B-0
Color - Dark
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25. Image/Add Borders
Color - Light
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26. Image/Add Borders
Color - Dark
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27. Image/Add Borders
R-5
Color - Light
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28. Image/Add Borders
R-2
Color - Dark
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29. Image/Add Borders
Color - Light
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30. Image/Add Borders
Color - Dark
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31. Layers/Promote Background Layer
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32. Image/Canvas Size
1800W (or choice) X 400H
Placement - Left Center Arrow
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33. Layers/New Raster Layer
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34. Layers/Arrange/Send To Bottom
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35. Click on your foreground palette and change the pattern settings scale to 100
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36. Flood Fill Tool
Fill with pattern
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37. Layers/New Raster Layer
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38. Flood Fill Tool
Fill with light color
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39. Lower opacity to around 90 (text friendly but still seeing dots)
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40. Layers/Merge Visible
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41. Edit/Paste?As New Layer?(your tube)
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42. Move Tool
Move your tube over to the left where you like it
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43. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
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44. Layers/New Raster Layer
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45. Add your text and watermark (drop shadow if you want)
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46. Layers/Merge/Merge All (Flatten)
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47. File/Save as JPEG
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48. Take to LC and put together
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Thank you to all my testers!! You are the best!
, , , , , , JanW,?,?, , , ?and .
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I would love to see your results. You can email them to me at michellehofelich@...
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**Please make sure you link back to my group
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**You can also visit me on the web which?I am slowly trying to put all my?letters there?and my Fotki page is?where all my tags are stored
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*Click on any image below to visit a few places I shop for graphics.
