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Chain Gang Frame?SB
Members Tutorial
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Tutorial By ? April Hunt (ACFC)
September 15th, 2010
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Written using PSP X
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?Chain Gang Frame Template
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Pattern:
?ACFC?Chain Gang Pattern
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Preparation
Open the ACFC Template
in your PSP and Minimize
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Open the ACFC Pattern
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
Medium color?for?your Foreground
Right click to choose a lighter 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?300 Pixels

Height?= No more than?300 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?Chain Gang Frame Template

(you may choose to duplicate this
template if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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8. Layers > Delete

(your Credits layer)

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9.?Layers Palette

Activate your Bottom Layer

(Chain Insides)

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10. Adjust > Color Balance >

Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Manual target color = Checked
Freehand selection = Unchecked
Colors:
Source = #b7b7b7 or #cbcbcb or
#c1c1c1 (your choice)
Target =?Foreground
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*Optional do steps 11?& 12? if you wish
to change your Chain Frame color
(or move on to step 13?and leave the
color as Black)
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11. Layers Palette
Activate your Top Layer
(Chain Frame)
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12. Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Source = Black (#000000)
Target =?Foreground or your choice
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13. Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = NOT Checked
Width =?2300 Pixels (or your choice)
Height = 400 Pixels
Placement =?Center Left
Change Left Placement # to = 15
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14. Edit > Paste As New Layer
(your tube)
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15. Move Tool
Move your tube over to the Left
side and arrange in your frame
BUT be sure to leave some of your
tube hanging over/sticking out over
your frame
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*Optional
16. Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
(if you wish to have your tube as
the top layer)
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*Optional
17. You may choose to Resize your
tube more or less now to your
liking
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18. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 65
Blur = 10.00
Color = Black?
Shadow on new layer = Unchecked
*Do not add a drop shadow
to a misted tube*
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19. Layers Palette
Activate your Chain Frame Layer
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20. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
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21. Layers > New Raster Layer
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22. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
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23. Activate your

ACFC?Chain Gang Pattern

(you may choose to duplicate this
pattern if you wish to use the
tutorial again)
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24.?Adjust > Color Balance >
Manual Color Correction
Settings:
Colors:
Source = #b7b7b7 or #cbcbcb or
#c1c1c1 (your choice)
Target =?Background or Foreground
(your choice)
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25. Materials Palette

Change your Foreground to the Pattern

we just colorized

Settings:

Angle = 0

Scale = 100

Texture = Unchecked

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26. Activate your Working Canvas

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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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*Optional Steps 28-30
Do these steps only if your
background is not text friendly

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28. Layers > New Raster Layer

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29. Flood Fill Tool
Fill with your choice of Color
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30. Layers Palette
Lower opacity to a text friendly
amount but clearly showing Pattern
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31. Layers > Merge > Merge?Visible
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?*Optional

32. Add any Accents now

(Arrange as you choose &?add a
drop shadow if you choose)
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33. Add any text and a
drop shadow to your text
if you choose
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34. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
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35.?Layers > New Raster Layer
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36. Add your Watermark
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37. 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.
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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 Special Thank-You to the?
"Friends of ACFC Testers"
You are the best friends & testers
anyone could ask for and I
wouldn't be able to do these
tutorials without you!
And they are:
(Love's Creations)
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Thank you and God bless
April (ACFC)



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