Rickety Rack

by Hooty aka Doyle Allen 1/24/07

Join our KnT Classes HERE

This tutorial was written in PSP 10

but you should be able to do it in any

version of Paint Shop Pro.

Intermediate Skill Level

NEEDED:

A wide graphic such as a

800 x 600 pixel graphic will

work best.

unless otherwise noted.

Have fun !

-----------------------------------

LET'S BEGIN !

OPEN PAINT SHOP PRO

HEADER

1  File > Open

Your wide graphic of choice.

2  Layers > Promote Background Layer

3  Window > Duplicate

4  Close your original

5  Image > Resize

Settings:

Resample using = Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio = Checked

Resize all layers = Checked

No bigger than:

Width = 580,  Height = 430 Pixels

6  Selections > Select All

7  Selections > Modify > Contract

Number of pixels = 20

8  Selections > Invert

9  Layers > New Raster Layer

10  Materials Palette

Foreground:

Select a pattern and settings of

your choice.

Most likely a gold or silver will

be nice.

Texture = NOT Checked.

Background:

Select a color that you would like for

your background to be. This will also

be used for your main stationery

background color.

11  (F) Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode = None

Use all layers = Checked

Blend mode = Normal

Opacity = 100

Left click and flood your selection.

 

12  Selections > Modify > Contract

Number of pixels = 5

 

13  Edit > Clear

Or press delete on your keyboard.

 

 

14  Selections > Select None

 

15  Image > Canvas Size

Settings:

Lock aspect ratio = NOT Checked

Width = 640,  Height =  490 Pixels

Placement = Center

 

 

16  Edit > Copy

 

17  Effects > Distortion Effects > Wave

Settings:

Both amplitudes at 3

Both Wavelengths at 5

Transparent selected.

Note:

Using the wave effect in this manner

will leave some stray parts in each

corner which you can select with

your freehand selection tool and

delete or use your eraser to erase

if you want. Up to you.

 

18  Edit > Paste As New Layer

 

 

19  Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical and Horizontal both at 2

Opacity = 50,  Blur = 2.00

Color = Black

Shadow on new layer = NOT Checked

 

20  Make the middle layer active

and repeat the same drop shadow.

21  Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical and Horizontal both at

(minus) - 2

Opacity = 30

22  Make the top layer active and

repeat the same drop shadow.

23  Layer > New Raster Layer

24  Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

25  Flood Fill Tool

Right click and fill your new layer with

your background color.

26  Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >

Add Noise

Suggested Settings:

(Use your own or mine)

Random, Noise = 10

Monochrome = NOT Checked

--------------------------------------

A Departure to make the

BACKGROUND TILE

27  Turn off your two bottom layers

in your layers palette.

28  Make your top layer active.

29  Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

30  (S) Selection Tool

Custom Selection

Settings:

Top = 66,  Left = 0

Right = 80,  Bottom = 166

31  Edit > Copy

32  Selections > Select None

33  Edit > Paste As New Image

34  Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling

Settings:

Mirror and Vertical selected.

Vertical offset = 0,  Width = 50

Transition = 50

35  Image > Canvas Size

Settings:

Width = 1280,  Height = 100 Pixels

Placement = Left Center

36  Layers > New Raster Layer

37  Flood Fill Tool

Right click and fill your new layer with

your background color.

38  Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >

Add Noise

39  Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

40  File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

Compression = 25

41  Close or minimize. We are finished

making our background tile.

Now back to the header!

-------------------------------------

BACK TO THE HEADER

42  Layers Palette

Turn the bottom 2 layers back on

in your layers palette.

43  Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

44  (T) Text Tool (optional)

Add text if you like.

Use your own settings and words.

You might like to add a Drop

Shadow as well to your text.

Up to you.

45  Layers > New Raster Layer

Add your watermark.

46  File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

You are finished!

----------------------------------------------

My addy: Hooty at hootyhugz@gmail.com

Approved by the HootyTutTestersGroup!

Thanks to all the great testers that help me

to make these tutorials as good as they are!

The testers are always a vital part of the end

results of what you end up using.

Special thanks to the testers that participated.

They are:

Kat, Meshi, Maria Rosa, Rita Lynn,

Steve P.

HOOTYTUTS

Get all our authors tutorials now at one location!

 All our authors tutorials can be downloaded

from this single location in both MSWord

and IncrediMail formats !

We also have some On-Line tuts too!

Lots of other goodies here

Check us out!

http://hootytuts.com

Bookmark Us.. put us in your favorites folder !

Want to join in a group participation group ?

WittyHootyTutChatForum .

  You can go no mail just to snag tuts in the files

or join in the festivities in the active group!

Join the Witty Chat Forum where you can talk

about the tutorials, ask questions, meet the

testers and show off your creations!

Return to Sender is used to keep the mail

volume down here too! No Adult content please.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Witty-HootyTutChatForum/

Feel free to share our tutorials.

Study.. Learn .. Create .. Enjoy and Have Fun!

Thanks!  HUGS!

************************************

In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,
any copyrighted work in this message is
distributed under fair use without profit or
payment to those who have expressed a
prior interest in receiving the included
information for non-profit research and
educational or criticism purposes only.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml