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Title: PSP 8 Overhead Frame Stationery
By HootyTuts© aka Doyle Allen 8/12/2003
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Needed: PSP 8,
EyeCandy4000
Alf's Background FX filters
Download this filter/plugin here:
http://punkinstuff.tripod.com/alfs/alfs1.html
In this tutorial we will learn about one of PSP8's
new tools.
The Perspective Correction Tool!
We will use it to make a Header,Footer
& sideborder icons for the left and right
of your stationary!
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Header Goal Shown:
Yours may be shaped different depending on
the size/shape of graphic you start with.
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1. Open up your graphic & resize to an appropriate size first & sharpen if needed, then Edit/Copy, Edit/Duplicate (twice)
Close out your original graphic and Mimimize
one of the duplicates. It will be used for a
border fill later on.
2. Dropper Tool: Select a contrasting color for
your background color by right clicking on
part of the graphic that contains the color.
Note: Be sure that your Background colors
are set on solid color in your Colors Palette!
3. Image/Add Border = 15 Symmetric
4. Magic Wand: Select the new border
5. Effects/Texture Effects/Weave
Settings:
6. Effects/3D effects/Inner Bevel
Settings:
7. Ctrl + D (or Selections/Select None)
8. Image/Add Border = 45 Symmetric
9. Magic Wand: Select new border
10. Effects/Plugins/Alf's Border FX/Mirror Bevel
Settings:
Bevel Width = 128 Select Mirror = 64
11. Ctrl + D (or Selections/Select None)
12. Magic Wand: Select new border
13. Effects/Plugins/Alf's Border FX/ Border Checkers
Settings Shown:
14. Ctrl + D (or Selections/Select None)
15. Magic Wand: Select outer white border
16. Ctrl + Shift + i (or Selections/Invert)
17. Effects/3D effects/Inner Bevel (same settings)
18. Ctrl + Shift + i (or Selections/invert)
19. Copy Duplicate graphic and paste into selection
(Ctrl + C) (Ctrl + Shift + L)
20. Ctrl + Shift + i (or Selections/Invert)
21. Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy4000/Cutout = MatteCut
Settings:
Direction = 135 Distance = 6 Blur = 33
Opacity = 100 Keep original image= Checked
22. Repeat cutout: Direction = 315 all other
settings remain the same.
23. Ctrl + D (or Selections/None)
24. Image/Add Border = 15 Symmetric
25. Magic Wand: Select the new border
26. Effects/Texture Effects/Weave (same settings)
27. Effects/3D effects/Inner Bevel
(same settings)
28. Ctrl + D (or Selections/Select None)
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OK...let's take a small break here! Whew!
You might want to keep what you have at this
point for a header. That's cool, it looks good
doesn't it?!
But one of the main points of me writing this tut
is to introduce you to a new PSP 8 tool.
The
Perspective Correction Tool!
Normally if you want to straighten out the appearance of part of a rectangular/square shape on your graphic you move the nodes to
each corner and click on the check mark on the top selections bar and it will do it's best to straighten its appearance! Very cool!
But you can also use it to un-straighten a
graphic which is my intention in this tut!
Yeah...my bad! ha-ha
Basically the following operations involve
moving 2 of the nodes (Nodes are Squares on
the corners, you will see 4 of them, one in each corner. You just put your cursor over one and
your cursor will change to a plus sign, then you
left click on your mouse ..hold it down and drag
the node to a new position on the graphic!)
Each time we will move 2 nodes to the very
corners of the graphic and the other 2 straight
down,up or across on the other edges to get the
effects that we are after!
It should be noted that the image will warp in
the opposite shape that you set. You will see
what I mean as we go along. LOL
Ok...put your drink down and let's go again!
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1. Perspective
Correction Tool
(or PCT for short!)
Above shows how it will appear on your graphic
each time you use the PCT. You can see the 4
nodes at each corner.
Arrows above show where the nodes were
clicked and dragged for the HEADER!
The
check is do, and the arrow is undo!
2. Click on the arrow to Do!
3. Image/Resize Lock aspect checked!
Width ? x 490
4. Image/Resize,sharpen if you need to and
save as your header!
5. Edit/undo until you get back to the frame
before you applied the PCT!
6. This is how you want to make the LEFT
SIDE BORDER ICON
7. Click on the arrow to Do!
8.Image/Resize Lock aspect checked!
Width 120 x ?
9. Again save as left SB icon and undo
10. Here is the targets for the RIGHT SIDE BORDER ICON.
11. Image/Resize Lock aspect checked!
Width 120 x ?
12.Save as right SB icon
13. Here is where your targets are for your FOOTER!
14. Image/Resize Lock aspect checked!
Width 220 x ?
15. Save as your Footer
16. You can use the eye dropper in Letter Creator at the top of the Body Page and left
click on the colored area outside of the frame
to set your background color so it will blend
nicely!
Well I hope you have found out some new
things and made a pretty piece of stationary!
Remember to Watermark your creations!
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