by Hooty aka Doyle Allen 3/21/06
This tutorial was
written in PSP 9
Intermediate Skill Level
Approved by the Hooty Tut Testers
NEEDED:
A graphic of your choice.
Graphic Choice Tips
for best results:
Light-Medium colorful
shades
Square in shape
will get the best
results.
Warning: Dark
colored areas will not show
the effects such as leather and drop
shadows.
Use graphics with
light colorful shades.
Graphics with only small details will not
work as good as a large focal image such
as a head shot of a person.
Save to your PSP Patterns folder.
Right click and save!
You may choose another pattern to
use if you like but expect different
results from your personal choices.
Performance
notes:
All settings
will remain the same
unless otherwise noted.
For the Pattern
Fills:
If you choose to use another type of
pattern or fill that is fine, but for
the
purposes of following this tutorial,
use your choice instead, each time
the D gold fold pattern is mentioned.
Very nice
results can come from using
other fills
instead of the gold !
The fill you use should compliment the
graphics color scheme.
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Frame
OPEN PAINT SHOP PRO
1 File > Open your chosen graphic
2 Window > Duplicate (or Shift + D)
3 Close the original
4 Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample using = Smart Size
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Checked
Width = No more than 390 pixels
Height = No more than 354 pixels
OK
5 Optional (if desired)
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
6 Materials Palette
Foreground
Pattern = D gold fold
Angle = 0 , Scale = 100
Texture = NOT Checked
OK
Background
Color = Dominant or light-medium
shade from your graphic or one of
your choice.
7 Layers > Promote Background
Layer
8 Layers > Duplicate
9 Effects > Texture Effects >
Fine Leather
Settings:
Color = White , Angle = 315
Blur = 25 , Transparency = 250
Number of furrows = 25
Length of furrows = 10
OK
10 Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
11 Layer Palette
Change your top Raster 1 layer's
mode from normal to Hard Light.
(Copy of Raster 1 layer is
still the
active layer on the layers
palette).
12 Layer Palette
Adjust the opacity on the bottom
layer to your desire. It should have the
leathery appearance but be balanced
with the graphic detail.
13 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Color = Black
1 pixel
OK
14 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 3 Pixels
OK
15 Magic Wand
Settings:
Mode = Replace
Match mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
All Checked =
Sample merged,
Contiguous and Anti-alias
Feather = 0 , Outside
Select your new border.
16 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Settings:
Match mode = None
Sample merged = Checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100
Fill your selection with your
D gold fold pattern
17 Selections > Select None
18 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black , 1 pixel
OK
19 Edit > Copy
20 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 24 Pixels
OK
21 Magic Wand
Select your new border
22 Edit > Paste > Paste Into Selection
23 Effects > Plugins > Simple >
Zoom Out and Flip
24 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel #2 , Width = 25
Smoothness = 50 , Depth = 10
Ambience = (minus) -30
Shininess = 0 , Color = White
Angle = 315 , Intensity = 45
Elevation = 55
OK
25 Layers > New Raster Layer
26 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill your selection with your
D gold fold pattern.
27 Effects > Plugins > Simple >
Zoom Out and Flip
28 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner
Bevel
OK
29 Layers > New Raster Layer
30 Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
Settings:
Vertical and Horizontal both at 3
Opacity = 30 , Blur = 6.00
Shadow color = Black
Fill interior with color = NOT
Checked
OK
31 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 3 pixels
OK
32 Magic Wand
Select your new border
33 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill your selection with your
D gold fold pattern
34 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black , 1 pixel
OK
35 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 30 Pixels
OK
36 Magic Wand
Select the new border
37 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill your selection with your
Background color
TIP: If
your fill color does not look
appropriate you can change it now and
refill the selection at this point
before
proceeding.
38 Effects > Texture Effects >
Fine Leather
OK
39 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Optional Change:
Change your color to your background
color !
OK
40 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black , 1 pixel
OK
41 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 3 Pixels
OK
42 Magic Wand
Select the new border
43 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill your selection with your
D gold fold pattern.
44 Selections > Promote Selection
to Layer
45 Layers > Duplicate
46 Selections > Select None
47 Image > Rotate > Free Rotate
Settings:
Direction = Right , Free = 11.00
All layers = NOT Checked
Rotate single layer .... = Checked
48 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical and Horizontal both at 2
Opacity = 30 , Blur = 2.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = NOT Checked
OK
49 (Optional Step)
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
50 Layers > Duplicate
51 Image > Rotate > Free Rotate
52 Layers > Duplicate
53 Image > Rotate > Free Rotate
54 Turn off the 2nd from bottom layer
aka Promoted Selection layer
55 Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
56 Turn on the bottom layer aka
Promoted Selection layer
(top layer is still the active layer)
57 Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
58 Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
59 Layers > New Raster Layer
Add your watermark!
60 Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flatten)
61 File > Export > JPEG Optimizer
Compression = 30-35
recommended
Save as your header.
Do
not close it yet !
Background
Tile
1 (S) Selection Tool
(Still on the frame!)
Custom Selection
Settings:
Left and Top both at 0
Right = 119 , Bottom =
212 OK
2 Edit > Copy
3 Edit > Paste > Paste
As New Image
4 Effects > Plugins >
Simple >
Top Left Mirror
OK
5 Effects > Image
Effects > Seamless
Settings:
Tiling method = Edge
Direction = Vertical
Width = 50 , Transition
= 85
OK
6 Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = NOT
Checked
Width = 1200 , Height =
212 Pixels
Placement = Left Center
OK
7 Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0 ,
Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 50 , Blur =
5.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer =
NOT Checked
OK
8 Layers > New Raster
Layer
9 Flood Fill Tool
Fill with your
Background Color
10 Layers > Duplicate
11 Effects > Texture
Effects > Fine Leather
12 Lower the Opacity on
the top layer
to make it text
friendly.
Tip:
The lower the opacity
the smaller your
file size will be. lol
13 Make your bottom
layer active in
your layers palette.
14 Layers > Arrange
> Bring to Top
15 File > Export > JPEG
Optimizer
Compression = 35
recommended
Save as your
background tile.
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Letter Creator
Tips
Set your text
margins at
Top = 0 Left = 127
Right = 10
Be sure you change
your text and
link colors to make
them easy to see
and read.
