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Stitchin'
Time
by Hooty aka Doyle Allen 8/27/06 This tutorial was written in PSP 9 Intermediate Skill Level
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NEEDED: 1 A graphic of your own choice with a lighter color theme. Like this one:
Your choice of graphic should be wider than it is in height or it will be distorted when we use it. The main focal point of the graphic should be away from all outer edges.
2 stitchintime_alphabyhooty.psp
3 fabric23byhooty.jpg Put that in your PSP patterns folder.
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Performance notes: 1 All settings will remain the same unless otherwise noted. 2 Be sure you have the supplied pattern in your PSP pattern folder before opening you PSP and starting. -----------------------------------
Let's Begin ! OPEN PAINT SHOP PRO
1 File > Open "your chosen graphic"
2 Edit > Copy
3 Close the original
4 File > Open "stitchintime_alphabyhooty.psp"
5 Window > Duplicate
6 Close the original
7 Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel Settings: Load from document = Same as the duplicate that you are working on. Selection # 1 Replace selection = Checked Options = Nothing Checked Load
8 Edit > Paste > Paste Into Selection
9 Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel Settings:
Selection # 2 Load
10 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel Settings: Bevel # 2, Width = 30 Smoothness = 30, Depth = 5 Ambience = 4, Shininess = 0 Color = White, Angle = 315 Intensity = 40, Elevation = 40
11 Edit > Repeat Inner Bevel (Ctrl + Y)
12 Selections > Invert
13 Adjust > Brightness and Contrast > Brightness/Contrast
Adjust Brightness lighter or darker
to what you find pleasing.
On the one I am working on at this
time I went -40 to make it a little darker
which drew the visual focus to the ellipsed
part of the graphic, but do whatever is
pleasing to your eye.
14 Materials Palette Foreground set to Color #f3efe3
Background set to Pattern Settings: fabric23byhooty Angle = 0, Scale = 100
15 Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel Settings:
Selection # 3
Load
16 (F) Flood Fill Tool Settings: Match mode = None Sample merged = Checked Blend Mode = Normal Opacity = 100 Right click inside of your selection to fill it with the pattern.
17 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
18 Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel Settings:
Selection # 4 Load
19 Left click inside your selection to fill with the Foreground color.
20 Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel Settings:
Selection # 5 Load
21 Left click inside of your selection to fill with your Foreground color.
22 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical and Horizontal both at 1 Opacity = 30, Blur = 1.00 Color = Black Shadow on new layer = NOT Checked OK
23 Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel Settings:
Selection # 6 Load
24 Right click inside of your selection to fill with your pattern.
25 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
26 Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel Settings:
Selection # 7 Load
27 Left click inside of your selection to fill with your Foreground color.
28 Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
29 Selections > Select None
30 Layers > New Raster Layer
31 Add your Watermark
32 File > Export > JPEG Optimizer Compression = 25
BACKGROUND TILE
1 File > New Settings: Width and Height both at 98 pixels Raster Background Transparent Checked OK
2 (F) Flood Fill Tool Right click and fill with your pattern
3 File > Export > JPEG Optimizer Compression = 25
At this size, your tile will automatically be seamless, since that is the same size that I made the tile from! lol ---------------------------------------------- . My addy: Hooty at hootytuts@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 all the testers that participated: They are:
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