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Subtle Country Tiles - TaRacey

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:: Subtle Country Tiles ::

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Supplies:

A Tube of your choice

Plugins-> Mehdi (Sorting Tiles)

FM Tile Tools-> Blend Emboss

Both?can be found

Optional: Texture of your choice or Filters Unlimited 2.0-> Paper Textures-> Canvas, Fine

Or you may choose not to use any texture

A trial version of FU2?can be found

Let's Begin? :))

1.? Open a tube of your choice
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2.? Duplicate (Shift and D) and close original
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3.? Image->Resize
Resample using: Smart Size checked
Width and Height in Pixels
Settings:
Width no more than 295
Height no more than 350
Lock aspect ratio checked
Resize all layers checked
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4.? Adjust-> Sharpness->Sharpen
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5.? Dropper Tool-> Choose white for your Foreground color and a medium to dark color for your Background.

Edit-> Copy
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7.? File-> New
Width 65
Height 400
Image Characteristics- Raster Background
Color: Transparent checked

8.? Flood Fill Tool-> Fill with your Background color

9.? Image-> Add Borders
Color white
Symmetric not checked
Top and Bottom 0
Left and Right 1

10.? Layers-> Promote Background Layer

11.? Image-> Canvas size
Width 150
Height 400
Placement left center

12.? Layers-> Duplicate

13.? Image-> Mirror

14.? Layers-> Merge-> Merge Visible

15.? Image-> Canvas size
Width 300
Height 400
Placement left center
Change Left to 10

16.? Layers-> New Raster Layer

17.? Layers-> Arrange-> Send to Bottom

18.? Flood Fill Tool-> Fill with your Background color

19.? Effects-> Textures Effects-> Blinds
Settings:
Width 2
Opacity 30
Color white
Horizontal not checked
Light from left/top checked

20.? Image-> Add Borders
Color white
Symmetric not checked
Top, Left and Bottom 0
Right 1

21.? Layers-> Promote Background Layer

22.? Layers-> Properties-> Change Opacity to 50

23.? Image-> Canvas size
Width 1700
Height 400
Placement left center

24.? Layers-> New Raster Layer

25.? Layers-> Arrange-> Send to Bottom

26.? Flood Fill Tool-> Fill with your Background color

27.? Effects-> Textures Effects-> Blinds
Settings the same:
Width 2
Opacity 30
Color white
Horizontal not checked
Light from left/top checked

28.? Effects-> Plugins-> Mehdi-> Sorting Tiles
Settings:
Block Range 150-300
Block 200
Crossed selected

29.? Effects-> Plugins-> FM Tile Tools-> Blend Emboss
at Default Settings as below:

30.? Layers-> New Raster Layer

31.? Flood Fill Tool-> Fill with your Background color

32.? Layers-> Properties-> Change Opacity to 90-95 or your choice

Optional: You may like to increase or decrease the opacity of the left side border.
To do that, just click on the top layer in the Material Palette to highlight it then Layers-> Properties-> Change Opacity to your liking.? I like my side border blinds to match the blinds in the background? :)

When you're all done,
33.? Layers-> Merge-> Merge Visible

Optional: You may like to add some texture.
I'm adding:
Effects-> Plugins-> <I.C.Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2.0-> Paper Textures-> Canvas, Fine
Settings:
Intensity 20
Lightness 87

34.? Edit-> Paste-> Paste as New Layer (your tube)

35.? Move Tool-> Position your tube on the left

36.? Effects-> 3D Effects-> Drop Shadow
Settings:
Offset
Vertical 2
Horizontal 2
Attributes Opacity 30 or your choice
Blur 10
Color: black
Shadow on new layer not checked

37.? Add any text, brushes, accents, watermark, etc
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38.? Layers-> Merge-> Merge All
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39.? File-> Export-> JPEG Optimizer
Set compression value to 15 and direct it to a folder.

40.? Finish in the Letter Creator.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!
If you have any questions please email me at TaRacey@...
I would love to see your results if you like to share it with me? :)
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