Tut #7
Simple & Elegant Side Border ?DaBratsDesigns ~2007~ Here is our Goal: Supplies Needed: PSP I wrote this in version 9, but any other version will adapt well for this tutorial. Tube of choice. (One that is longer in length works best for this tut) Penta.com Color Dot This Brush ( Or one of your own ) **Note** We will be using three colors for this tutorial, So keep this in mind. Foreground (Color 1), Background (Color 2), Third color ( Light for foreground) 1) Open your tube in psp, Duplicate and close and original. 2) Resize to no more than 250 - 300 (Depending on the tube you use) pixels in height, Width will adjust itself. 3) With dropper tool Pick a light color and set it to your foreground. 4) Choose a medium to dark color and set it to your background. 5) File, new image, 200x350. 6) Selection tool Custom selection. Top =0, Left =35, Right =160, Bottom =350. 7) Fill with your foreground color. 8) Effects, plugins, Penta.com, Color dot. At Default settings. Deselect. 9) Effects 3-D effects Drop Shadow, V & H =0, Opacity =50, Blur =12, Color =Black, Shadow on new layer checked. 10) Effects, image effects, seamless tiling, Edge & Vertical checked, Default settings. 11) Layers, Merge visible. 12) Layers, new raster layer, 13) Change Foreground to your dark color, or one you would like to use. 14) With Brush tool , Size =152, step =32, Density =100, Rotation =0, Opacity =100, Blend mode normal. 15) Click along the right side of your Side border. 16) Effects, 3-D effects, drop shadow. V & H =0, Opacity =50, Blur =5, Color =Black. Shadow on new layer unchecked. 17) Layers, duplicate. 18) Image, mirror. 19) Layers duplicate. 20) Click on duplicate brush. 21) With move tool using your down arrow key on your keyboard move the duplicated brush down a bit like so. 22) Layers, duplicate. 23) Image, mirror. 24) Layers, new raster layer, Layers, arrange, send to bottom. 25) With dropper tool choose another light color from your tube and set it to your foreground. 26) Fill with your third color. 27) Adjust, add/remove noise, Add noise. Random and Monochrome both checked, Noise =4%. 28) Image, canvas size. 1280 x 340, (This will get rid of the small seam) middle left arrow checked, Change left to 20. 29) Drop shadow, same settings as before, but change blur to 12. Shadow on new layer checked. 30) Effects, image effects, Seamless tiling Same settings as before. 31) Layers, new raster layer. 32) Layers, arrange, send to bottom. 33) Fill with your first color. 34) Effects, plugins, Penta.com, Color dot. At default settings. Layers, merge visible. **Option** To Give your Background a bit more flair, you can add the same brush to your BG and lower the opacity :-) 35) Highlight tube. 36) Edit, copy. 37) Highlight your Background, 38) Edit, paste as new layer on to your background. Place to your liking. 39) Add drop shadow of choice. 40) Layers, new raster layer. 41) Add your water mark. 42) Merge all flatten. 43) File, Export JPEG with compression value set to 25. That's it! Run your image through letter creator. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial! If you have any questions or concerns, Please don't hesitate to contact me. Please feel free to share this tutorial with your friends & Groups! Please link this tutorial to: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DaBratsDesigns_N_Tuts_ForYou/ And http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/united_tut_writers_inc/ Extra Special thanks to my extremely talented and smart testers for all of their hard work and continued support. They are best of the best! And they are: Lady_Di aka Diane, Joann, Jo, Wendy F, Kimbearly, Pat W, Sue F, Wendy M, Betty, April H & Kristie Love you ladies!!
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Tut #8
Gradient Bands Side Border ::::?DaBratsDesigns:::: 2007 Supplies Needed: PSP Tube of choice (One that is taller than wide works best for this tut) Accent of choice Supplies Here ::Preparation:: Place filter in plugins folder in PSP. Open tube in PSP, duplicate and close original. Open mask (sg_horizontal-bands) & accents. All settings remain the same unless otherwise stated. Lets get started! 1) Highlight tube, Image resize. Settings: Resize all layers =checked Lock aspect ratio =checked Resample using bicubic =checked Height =no more than 300 pixels Width =will adjust itself 2) Adjust, sharpness, sharpen. (If Needed) 3) Dropper tool left click on your tube and choose a dark color, set it to your foreground. 4) Right click on tube and choose a lighter hue of the same dark color and set it to your background. 5) Materials palette Foreground to gradient. Settings: Foregound-background gradient, Angle =0, repeats =0, style =linear, invert unchecked, add texture =unckecked. 6) File, new image, 325 x 375, transparent. 7) Flood fill with gradient. **Optional Step** If you like to set off the bands more 8) Adjust, Add/Remove noise, add noise Settings: Random checked, monochrome checked, noise =8%. 9) Effects, texture effects, blinds Settings: Width =2, opacity =25, color =your light color, or white. Horizontal checked, Light from left/top unchecked. 10) Layers, new mask layer, from image Settings: Source window =sg_horizontal-bands. source luminance checked, invert mask data checked. 11) Layers, merge group. 12) Effects, image effects, seamless tiling Settings: Edge & Vertical checked, at default settings. 13) Image, canvas size. Settings: 1280 x 375 Middle left arrow checked. 14) Layers, new raster layer. 15) Layers, arrange, send to bottom. 16) Flood Fill with black, or foreground color. 17) Effects, texture effects, blinds Settings: Width =2, opacity =25, color =your light color, or white. Light from left/top checked, horizontal unchecked. 18) Edit, copy tube. 19) Edit, paste as new layer on working canvas. 20) Layers, arrange, bring to top. 21) Effects, 3-D effects, drop shadow Settings: V & H =0, opacity =80, blur = 12, color =your dark color (or if using a dark color for your background use black) shadow on new layer unchecked. 22) Move tool move your masked layer & tube over to the left, leaving enough room for your text. 23) Layers, new raster layer. 24) Selection tool Settings: Selection type =Rectangle, mode =Add(Shift), feather =0, Anti-alias checked. Select the very edge of your masked image on the right side. Like so. 25) Fill with your dark color. 26) Effects, plugins, Gregs Factory Output V.2, Pool shadow at default settings. 27) Effects, texture effects, Blinds, Settings: Width =2, opacity =60, color =your dark color, Light from left/top checked, horizontal unchecked. Repeat blinds 3 times for a total of 4 times. Select none. 28) Effects, image effects, seamless tiling, Same settings. 29) Effects, 3-D effects, drop shadow, Settings: V & H =0, opacity =80, blur = 12, color =your dark color, or use black, shadow on new layer checked. 30) Effects, image effects, seamless tiling, same settings. 31) Layers, merge visible. 33) Add your text. 34) Apply the same drop shadow. 35) Add your accents. 36) Add drop shadow. 37) Add your water mark. 38) File, export JPEG with compression value set to 25. That's it!! All done:) I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial! If you have any questions or concerns, Please don't hesitate to contact me. Please feel free to share this tutorial with your friends & Groups! Please link this tutorial to: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DaBratsDesigns_N_Tuts_ForYou/ And http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/united_tut_writers_inc/ A BIG THANKYOU goes out to my AMAZING testers! With out these lady's this tut would not be possible to understand. You Girls Rock!! And they are: Lady_Di aka Diane, Joann, Wendy M, Kimbearly, Pat W, Sue F, Betty, April H, Lydia, Kristie, MissCath, Connie & Carisa. Thanks for everything!
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This weeks Tutorials
Hi, I didn't get this weeks tutorials, I seen I wasn't in the group anymore so I joined the group again. Could someone please send me this weeks tutorials. Thank you so much. Hugs, Teresa
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NBM---Tut 8
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When playing with this one, I learned that there is a LOT more to I.C. Net Software-Filters Unlimited 2.0 as this tut required a BKG filter that wasn't part of 2.0. I have a half hour search finding and loading those into 2.0 and it worked great once I found it. I'm glad I tried the tut, it taught me something I hadn't experienced. Thanks for looking, This kitty is fun and colorful. Goodies attached for your use. Hugs, & PaigeLuvsChocolate shared AI art Tut by SLS Tutorials (closed) Stat & Font: Cat Brothers
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Tut #8
Country Quilt Tutorial By Simple Elegance Designs font is summer hipster
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Paper Butterfly..NEW / SED _ Country Quilt
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