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Can't Hide Behind Forever
Members Tutorial
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By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
June 10th, 2010
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Written using PSP Pro X3
But should work well in all versions
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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?Cant Hide Behind Forever?Template
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Pattern:
ACFC?Cant Hide Behind Forever?Pattern
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Preparation
Open your ACFC Template in
your PSP and Minimize
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Open your ACFC Pattern in
your PSP and Minimize
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Open any Accent tubes 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 tube
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2. Window >?Duplicate (Shift?+ D)
Close original??
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3. Dropper Tool
Left?click and choose a Dark
color for your Foreground
Right?click and choose a Medium/Light
color from the same Hue 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 400 Pixels

Height?= No more than?400 Pixels

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*Optional

5. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

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6. Edit > Copy

(your tube)

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7. Activate your

ACFC?Cant Hide Behind Forever Pattern

(you may choose to duplicate this
pattern?if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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8. Layers Palette
Activate your Bottom Layer
(Bottom)
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9. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #c0c0c0
Target =?Background
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10. Layers Palette
Activate?Top Layer
(Top)
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11. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Source = #808080
Target =?Foreground
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12. Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Symmetric = Checked

Size in pixels =?1

Color = Foreground

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13. Materials Palette

Change your Foreground to the

Pattern we just made

Settings:

Angle = 0

Scale = 76

Texture = Unchecked

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14. Activate your

ACFC?Cant Hide Behind Forever Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template?if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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15. Layers > Delete
(your Credits layer)
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16. Layers Palette
Activate your Inside Layer
(Second layer from the top)
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17. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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18.?Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
Settings:
Gap size = 1
Width = 10
Opacity = 10
Weave color = White
Gap color = Background
Fill gaps = Checked
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19.?Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical?& Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 50
Blur = 7.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =?Unchecked
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20. Layers Palette
Activate your Outside Layer
(Third layer from the top)
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21. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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22. Selections > Select All
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23. Selections > Float
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24. Selections > Defloat
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25. Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number?of pixels = 10
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26. Layers > New Raster Layer
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27. 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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28. Selections > Select None
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29. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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30. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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31. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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32. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Bar Layer
(Second layer from the bottom)
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33. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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34. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
Settings:
Gap size = 2
Width = 2
Opacity = 25
Weave color = Foreground
Fill gaps = Unchecked
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35. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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36. Layers Palette
Activate your Crossed Bars Layer
(Top layer)
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37. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
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38. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
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39. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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40. Layers Palette
Activate your Back Bars Layer
(Bottom layer)
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41. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Source = #c0c0c0
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42. Edit > Paste As New Layer
(your tube)
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43. Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
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44. Move Tool
Arrange your tube to your liking
**you may choose to resize your
tube more or less to your liking
now**
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45. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
*Do not add a drop shadow
to a misted tube*
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*Optional
46. You may choose to move
your tube down one layer
to put it behind the crossed bars
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*Optional
47. Add any Accents at this
time and any drop shadow
of your choice
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*Optional
48. Add any?Text at this
time and any drop shadow
of your choice
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49. Layers > New Raster Layer
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50. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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51. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground
Pattern settings
Settings:
Scale = 96
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52. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Pattern
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53. Layers > New Raster Layer
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54. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with Background
color
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55. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to 80-85
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56. Layers Palette
Activate your Back Bars Layer
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57. Edit > Copy
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58. Edit > Paste As New Image
(and minimize for your side border)
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59. Activate your Working Canvas
(Frame)
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60.?Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black
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61. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 10
Color = Foreground
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62. Selections > Select All
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63. Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels?= 10
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64. Selections > Invert
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65. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
Settings:
Gap size = 1
Width = 5
Opacity = 10
Weave color = White
Gap color = Background
Fill gaps = Checked
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66. Selections > Select None
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67. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 1
Color = Black
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68.?Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 5
Color = Background
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69. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 3
Color = Foreground

*Optional

70. Image > Resize
Settings:
Width =?500-550 Pixels?
(or your choice)
Height = Will self adjust
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*Optional
71. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
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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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Side Border
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1. Activate the Side Border image
we minimized earlier
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2. Image > Resize
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Unchecked
Width = 100 Pixels
Height = 400 Pixels
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3. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Width =?2000 Pixels (or your choice)
Height =?400 Pixels
Placement = Center Left
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4. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge?= Checked
Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 51
Transition = 50
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5. Layers > New Raster Layer
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6. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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7. Selections Tool > Custom selection
Settings:
Top = 0
Left = 20
Right = 80
Bottom = 400
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8. Materials Palette
Change your Foreground
Pattern settings
Settings:
Scale = 60
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9. Flood Fill Tool
Left click to fill with Pattern
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10. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to 50
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11. Selections > Select None
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12. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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13. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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14. Layers > New Raster Layer
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15. Layers?> Arrange > Send to Bottom
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16. Materials Palette
Change your?Foreground back
to Color
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17.?Flood Fill Tool

Left click to fill with Foreground
color
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18. Effects > Texture Effects >
Weave
Settings:
Width = 10
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19. Layers > New Raster Layer
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20. Flood Fill Tool
Right click to fill with Background
color
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21. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to a text friendly
amount (I used 85)
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22. Layers > Merge > Merge Down
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23. Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
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*Optional
24. Add any Accents at this
time and any drop shadow
of your choice
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25. File >?Export > JPEG Optimizer

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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.?
Tube in Example Purchased and
by??
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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
Trusted friends and testers?
And they are:
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You may contact me at
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enjoy these tutorials and the Members Site
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Come drop by ACFC Shop for more deals!
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)
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