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2EZ
by Hooty aka Doyle Allen 1/4/07
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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:
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Mail it to yourself !!!!
Alpha Selection "2EZ.psp"
Get it HERE !
You will need to unzip it!
AND ....
A graphic that is wide such as a
800 x 600 pixel graphic will work
best.
Performance Notes
All
settings will remain the same
unless otherwise noted.
I give colors and suggested fills for
this tutorial but feel free to change them
to suit your own desires and purposes.
Have fun !
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MAKING THE HEADER
LET'S BEGIN !
OPEN PAINT SHOP PRO
1 File > Open
Your wide graphic of choice.
2 Edit > Copy
3 Window > Duplicate
4 Close your original
5 Dropper Tool
Foreground color
Select a dominant light or
medium light color to be used
as a background color.
6 Materials Palette
Background
Change to what you would like
your borders and trim to be
which could be gold or silver
pattern for instance.
Use your own settings for this.
You could even use the foreground
color for this if you wanted.
7 Minimize your graphic
8 File > Open
"2EZ.psp
9 Window > Duplicate
10 Close the original
11 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 1
Replace selection = Checked
Options = Nothing Checked
Load
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 2
Load
15 Flood Fill Tool
Settings:
Match mode = None
Use all layers = NOT Checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100
Fill with your desired trim choice.
I am using the Foreground color
from the graphic that I chose earlier
for this tutorial.
16 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0, Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 40, Blur = 5.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = NOT Checked
17 Layers > New Raster Layer
18 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 3
Load
19 Left click and fill your selection
with your trim choice.
20 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
21 Selections > Select None
22 Layers Palette
Lower the layer opacity to 70.
23 Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
24 Layers > New Raster Layer
25 Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
MAKE THE BACKGROUND
1 Window > Duplicate
2 Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample using Smart Size
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Checked
Width = 150 Pixels
Height should automatically adjust
to 118 Pixels.
3 Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = NOT Checked
Width = 1280, Height = 118 Pixels
Placement = Left Center
4 Flood Fill Tool
Left click and fill with your
Foreground color.
5 Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
Suggested Settings:
Random = Checked
Noise = 10-20
Monochrome = NOT Checked
Use what you like best.
6 Layers Palette
Make your top layer active
7 Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
8 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
9 File > Export > JPEG Optimizer
Compression = 25
10 Close your background tile and
let's go back to the header and finish
it.
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BACK TO THE HEADER
Starting where we left off....
26 Flood Fill Tool
Left click and fill your bottom
layer with your Foreground color.
27 Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
28 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 1
Load
29 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
30 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Change the Horizontal setting to
minus - 5
Lower the Opacity to 20
31 Selections > Select None
32 Layers > New Raster Layer
33 Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top
Add your Watermark!
34 File > Export > JPEG Optimizer
Compression = 25
That's it! 2EZ wasn't it? ha-ha
huggers
Hooty
Letter Creator Tip:
Set your left text margin at about 160.
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