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Webbed Gold
by Hooty aka Doyle Allen 2/2/06
This tutorial was written in
PSP 9
Intermediate Skill Level
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NEEDED:
(Top Left Mirror from
Bonus Pack)
A graphic of your choice, preferably with
few dark aka almost blackish areas.
Optional
Put into your PSP Patterns folder
You may choose another pattern to
use if you like but expect different
results for your personal choices.
Performance notes:
All settings will
remain the same
unless otherwise noted.
For the D gold fold
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, every time the
D gold fold is mentioned.
Very nice results came
from using
other fills instead of the
gold !
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Frame
OPEN PAINT SHOP PRO
1 File > Open your chosen graphic
2 Shift + D (duplicate image)
3 Close the original
4 Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample using = Smart Size
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Checked
Width = No more than 460 pixels
Height = No more than 400 pixels
OK
5 Optional
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
6 Materials Palette
Settings:
Foreground = D_gold fold
Pattern
Angle = 0 , Scale = 100
Texture = NOT Checked
OK
Background = Color > Black
7 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Color = Black
1 pixel
OK
8 Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Width = 2 , Opacity = 30-50 (suggested)
Color = Black
Horizontal = Checked
Light from left/top = Checked
OK
9 Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds
Settings:
Width = 2 , Opacity = 30-50 (suggested)
Color = White
Horizontal = NOT Checked
Light from left/top = Checked
OK
10 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 3 Pixels
OK
11 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.
12 (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
13 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel #2 , Width = 8
Smoothness = 0 , Depth = 3
Ambience and Shininess both = 0
Color = White
Angle = 315 , Intensity = 50
Elevation = 30
OK
14 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black , 1 pixel
OK
15 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 3 Pixels
OK
16 Magic Wand
Select your new border
17 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill your selection with your
D_gold fold pattern
18 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
OK
19 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black , 1 pixel
OK
20 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Yellow , 20
Pixels
OK
21 Magic Wand
Select your yellow border
22 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill your selection with your
D_gold fold pattern
23 Layers > New Raster Layer
24 Materials Palette
Foreground Pattern
Settings:
D_gold fold pattern
Angle = 265
OK
25 Flood Fill your selection with the
gold fill.
26 Layers Palette
Change this layer mode to
Luminance (Legacy) and lower the
opacity to 50%
27 Layers > New Raster Layer
28 Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
Settings:
Vertical and Horizontal both at 5
Opacity = 50 , Blur = 18
Shadow color = Black
Fill interior with color = NOT Checked
OK
29 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black , 1 pixel
OK
30 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 3 Pixels
OK
31 Magic Wand
Select the new border
32 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill your selection with your D gold
fold pattern
33 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
OK
34 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black , 1 pixel
OK
35 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 3 Pixels
OK
36 Magic Wand
Select the new border
37 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill with your gold pattern
38 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
OK
39 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = Black , 1 pixel
OK
40 Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Color = White , 3 Pixels
OK
41 Magic Wand
Select the new border
42 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill with your gold pattern
43 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner
Bevel
OK
44 Selections > Select All
45 Selections > Modify >
Contract = 12
OK
46 Selections > Invert
47 Selections > Promote
Selection
to Layer
48 Layers > Duplicate
49 Selections > Select None
50 Layers Palette
Make your middle layer active
by clicking on it in your layers
palette
51 Image > Rotate > Free Rotate
Settings:
Direction = Right
Free = Checked 15.00
All layers = NOT Checked
Rotate single layer around
canvas center = Checked
OK
52 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop
Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 8 , Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 30 , Blur = 5.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = NOT
Checked
OK
53 Layers > Duplicate
54 Image > Mirror
55 Layers Palette
Make the top layer active
56 Selections > Select All
57 Selections > Modify >
Contract = 12
58 Effects > 3D Effects >
Cutout
OK
59 Selections > Invert
60 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop
Shadow
Settings:
Vertical and Horizontal
both = (minus) -10
OK
61 Selections > Select None
62 Layers > Merge > Merge All
(Flatten)
63 Layers > New Raster Layer
Add your watermark !
64 Layers > Merge > Merge
All
(Flatten)
65 File > Export > JPEG
Optimizer
Compression = 25 recommended
Save as your header.
Do not
close it yet !
SIDE BORDER BAR
1 (S) Selection Tool
Custom Selection
Settings:
Left and Top both at 0
Right and Bottom both at 70
OK
2 Edit > Copy
3 Edit > Paste > Paste As New
Image
4 Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Width and Height both at 140
pixels
Placement = Top Left
OK
5 Effects > Plugins > Simple >
Top Left Mirror
OK
6 Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample using Smart Size =
Checked
Lock aspect ratio = NOT Checked
Resize all layers = Checked
Width = 70 and Height = 420
Pixels
OK
7 File > Export > JPEG
Optimizer
Compression = 25 recommended
Save as your SBB aka Side
Border Bar.
BACKGROUND TILE
1 (E) Dropper Tool
Look at your graphic or header
and
right click on a dominant
color from
it that you would like your
background
to be.
Be sure that your Background in
your
Materials palette is on the
color setting.
Tip !
We will be adding noise to
your chosen
color which will lighten the
overall color
so you might want to be a little
darker
in your choice to get what you
like.
2 File > New
Settings:
Width and Height both at 10
Pixels
Raster Background = Checked
Transparent = Checked
OK
3 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Fill your new image with your
chosen
Background color. (right click)
4 Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >
Add Noise
Settings:
Random = Checked
Monochrome = Checked
Noise = 50 %
OK
5 Let's
preview your background !
Effects > Image Effects >
Seamless Tiling
I do this often before I save
a bg tile.
Show tiling preview = Checked
Show original = Checked
Now you see it as it will appear
when
you tile it later.
In this way you can make
changes if
needed or wanted before saving
it !
More
Tips!
You may choose to lighten or
darken it
using Adjust > Brightness and
Contrast >
Brightness/Contrast and
adjusting the
Brightness, for instance, to
meet
your creative taste.
Another Option !!
Many of our testers
favored adding
a new raster layer , flood
filling it with
a chosen color and lowering
the layer
opacity to make it more
compatible
with the frame and SB's and
to make
it more text friendly. Good
idea!
Personally, I think the gold
borders
look best against a dark
background.
Seamless tiling options ......
It is your option whether you
want
to use the seamless tiling or
not.
6 File > Export > JPEG
Optimizer
Compression = 25 recommended
Save as your background
tile.
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