PREPARATION
1. Launch Paint Shop Pro and open both tubes
2. Shift+D on each of the tubes to duplicate them
3. Close both original tubes
4. Minimize the non-misted tube
Choosing colors
Best if these blend with the misted background tube
Add each to the Swatch Palette as you choose it
5. Activate the Dropper Tool (E)
6. Left click a darker color in the misted background tube to set the Foreground and
Stroke Color in the Materials Palette
7. Right click a lighter shade of the color or another color that blends well with it to
set the Background and Fill Color in the Materials Palette
8. Set the Foreground and Stroke Properties to Gradient Settings:
Foreground-Background
Angle 45
Repeats 1
Invert is not checked
Style is linear
9. Set the Background and Fill Properties to Gradient Settings:
Foreground-Background
Angle
45
Repeats 9
Invert is not checked
Style is Radial
Horizontal: 50
Vertical: 50
Back to the misted background tube
10. Edit>Copy
11. Close the misted tube without saving changes
12. File>New Settings:
Width: 400 pixels
Height: 400 pixels
Raster Background is clicked
Color depth: 16 million colors
Transparent is checked
13. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F) Settings:
Match mode: None
Use all layers is not checked
Blend mode: Normal
Opacity: 100
14. Right click the canvas to flood fill it with the background gradient
15. Effects>Plugins>Greg's Factory Output Vol II - Pool Shadow Settings:
All sliders at 50
except
Intensity 13
Lightness 151
16. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Bitches Crystal Settings:
Facet Width 90
Facet Height 86
17. Shift+D to duplicate it
18. Minimize it
FRAME
Working with the maximized copy
1. Edit>Paste>Paste As New Layer
Should be the misted background tube
2. Resize as necessary and place it where you want it
3. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
4. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Symmetric is checked
Color is black
5. Image>Add Borders Settings:
3 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
6. Activate the Magic Wand Tool Settings:
Mode: Add (Shift)
Match mode: RGB Value
Tolerance: 20
Use all layers is not checked
Contiguous is checked
Feather: 0
Anti-alias is checked
Inside is selected
7. Select the border
8. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
9. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground gradient
10. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow Settings:
Control 1 133
Control 2 116
Control 3 119
Control 4 146
Control 5 139
Control 6 192
Shadow Intensity 36
Brightness 147
11. Selections>Select None
12. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is any not in the previous border
13. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
14. Select the border
15. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
16. Right click the selection to flood fill it with the background gradient
17. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
18. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise Settings:
Gaussian is clicked
35%
Monochrome is checked
19. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen
20. Selections>Select None
21. Image>Add Borders Settings:
3 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
22. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
23. Select the border
24. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
25. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground gradient
26. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
27. Image>Mirror
28. Selections>Select None
29. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
30. Image>Add Borders Settings:
30 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
31. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
32. Select the border
33. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
34. Right click the selection to flood fill it with the background gradient
35. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
36. Selections>Invert
37. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings:
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 5
Color: black
Shadow on new layer is not checked
38. Selections>Select None
39. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
40. Image>Add Borders Settings:
25 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
41. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
42. Select the border
43. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
44. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground color
45. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0>Tile & Mirror - Kaleidoscope 1 Settings:
Divisions 15
Variations 33
46. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver Settings:
Cell Width 37
Cell Height 34
Cell Edges on/Off 222
47. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
48. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout Settings:
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 50
Blur: 8
Color: black
Fill with interior color is not checked
49. Selections>Select None
50. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
51. Image>Add Borders Settings:
20 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
52. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
53. Select the border
54. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
55. Maximize the copy of the bitches crystal image you made
56. Edit>Copy
Back to the frame
57. Edit>Paste>Paste Into Selection
58. Selections>Invert
59. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings:
Opacity: 40
60. Selections>Select None
61. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
62. Image>Add Borders Settings:
3 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
63. Select the border
64. Flood fill with the foreground gradient
65. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
66. Selections>Select None
67. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is any not in the previous border
68. Select the border
69. Flood fill with the background gradient
70. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
71. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise
72. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen
73. Selections>Select None
74. Image>Add Borders Settings:
3 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
75. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
76. Select the border
77. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
78. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground gradient
79. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
80. Image>Mirror
81. Selections>Select None
82. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
SIDE BAR/BACKGROUND
Still working with the framed image
1. Custom Selection Settings:
Top 50
Left 0
Right 80
Bottom 350
2. Edit>Copy
3. Selections>Select None
4. Edit>Paste>Paste As New Image
5. Image>Canvas Size Settings:
Width: 160
Height: 300
Lock aspect ratio: not checked
Left center placement arrow is clicked
6. Layer>Duplicate
7. Image>Mirror
8. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
9. Custom Selection Settings:
Top 0
Left 56
Right 104
Bottom 300
10. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
11. Change the Foreground and Stroke Properties to Color
12. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground color
13. Change the Foreground and Stroke Properties back to Gradient
14. Layers>New Raster Layer
15. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground gradient
16. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
17. Selections>Select None
18. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
19. Activate the Raster Deform Tool (D) Settings:
Default
20. Push in on the right middle node until you get to the 4th little black border
21. Activate the Selection Tool (S) Settings:
Type: Rectangle
Mode: Add (Shift)
Feather: 0
Anti-alias is checked
Click the Create selection from: Layer opaque button
22. Image>Crop to Selection
23. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen
24. Image>Canvas Size Settings:
Width 2,400 or your preference
Height: Original Dimension shown
Lock aspect ratio: not checked
Left center placement arrow is clicked
25. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings:
Vertical: 3
Horizontal: 3
Opacity: 60
Blur: 5
Shadow on new layer is not checked
26. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling Settings:
Tiling Method Edge
Direction Vertical
Width (%): 50
Transition (%): 50
27. Close off this layer in the layer palette
28. Layers>New>Raster Layer
29. Layers>Arrange>Send To Bottom
30. Selections>Select All
31. Maximize the copy of the bitches crystal image we made
32. Edit>Copy
33. You can close this copy without saving changes
34. Edit>Paste>Paste Into Selection
On bottom layer of strip
35. Selections>Select None
36. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur at 20
37. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow Settings:
Control 1 151
Control 2 208
Control 3 118
Control 4 146
Control 5 79
Control 6 192
Shadow Intensity 36
Brightness 147
Play with last 2 sliders until yours looks something like this
38. Layers>New Raster Layer
39. Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom
40. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
41. Change the Background and Fill Properties in the Materials Palette to Color
42. Right click the canvas to flood fill it with the background color
43. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
44. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver
45. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling
46. Open back up the top layer in the Layers Palette
47. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
48. Save as a JPEG and as the letter background
49. Close it out of PSP
FINISHING THE HEADER
1. Bring up the "regular" tube
2. Edit>Copy
3. Close the tube without saving changes
Working with the framed graphic
4. Edit>Paste>Paste As New Layer
5. Resize it and place it as desired
6. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings:
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 60
Blur: 20 or so
Color: black
Shadow on new layer is not checked
7. Layers>New Raster Layer
8. Add you credit(S)
9. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
10. File>Save As a JPEG and as the letter header
11. Add both pieces to Letter Creator
-If you would like to use this tutorial in a class please ask
-Do not post on any website without my permission
-Do not translate without my permission
-Please link your result to http://www.simplysunsational.net
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1. Launch Paint Shop Pro and open both tubes
2. Shift+D on each of the tubes to duplicate them
3. Close both original tubes
4. Minimize the non-misted tube
Choosing colors
Best if these blend with the misted background tube
Add each to the Swatch Palette as you choose it
5. Activate the Dropper Tool (E)
6. Left click a darker color in the misted background tube to set the Foreground and
Stroke Color in the Materials Palette
7. Right click a lighter shade of the color or another color that blends well with it to
set the Background and Fill Color in the Materials Palette
8. Set the Foreground and Stroke Properties to Gradient Settings:
Foreground-Background
Angle 45
Repeats 1
Invert is not checked
Style is linear
9. Set the Background and Fill Properties to Gradient Settings:
Foreground-Background
Angle
45
Repeats 9
Invert is not checked
Style is Radial
Horizontal: 50
Vertical: 50
Back to the misted background tube
10. Edit>Copy
11. Close the misted tube without saving changes
12. File>New Settings:
Width: 400 pixels
Height: 400 pixels
Raster Background is clicked
Color depth: 16 million colors
Transparent is checked
13. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F) Settings:
Match mode: None
Use all layers is not checked
Blend mode: Normal
Opacity: 100
14. Right click the canvas to flood fill it with the background gradient
15. Effects>Plugins>Greg's Factory Output Vol II - Pool Shadow Settings:
All sliders at 50
except
Intensity 13
Lightness 151
16. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Bitches Crystal Settings:
Facet Width 90
Facet Height 86
17. Shift+D to duplicate it
18. Minimize it
FRAME
Working with the maximized copy
1. Edit>Paste>Paste As New Layer
Should be the misted background tube
2. Resize as necessary and place it where you want it
3. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
4. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Symmetric is checked
Color is black
5. Image>Add Borders Settings:
3 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
6. Activate the Magic Wand Tool Settings:
Mode: Add (Shift)
Match mode: RGB Value
Tolerance: 20
Use all layers is not checked
Contiguous is checked
Feather: 0
Anti-alias is checked
Inside is selected
7. Select the border
8. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
9. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground gradient
10. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow Settings:
Control 1 133
Control 2 116
Control 3 119
Control 4 146
Control 5 139
Control 6 192
Shadow Intensity 36
Brightness 147
11. Selections>Select None
12. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is any not in the previous border
13. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
14. Select the border
15. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
16. Right click the selection to flood fill it with the background gradient
17. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
18. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise Settings:
Gaussian is clicked
35%
Monochrome is checked
19. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen
20. Selections>Select None
21. Image>Add Borders Settings:
3 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
22. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
23. Select the border
24. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
25. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground gradient
26. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
27. Image>Mirror
28. Selections>Select None
29. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
30. Image>Add Borders Settings:
30 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
31. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
32. Select the border
33. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
34. Right click the selection to flood fill it with the background gradient
35. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
36. Selections>Invert
37. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings:
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 5
Color: black
Shadow on new layer is not checked
38. Selections>Select None
39. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
40. Image>Add Borders Settings:
25 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
41. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
42. Select the border
43. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
44. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground color
45. Effects>Plugins>Filters Unlimited 2.0>Tile & Mirror - Kaleidoscope 1 Settings:
Divisions 15
Variations 33
46. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver Settings:
Cell Width 37
Cell Height 34
Cell Edges on/Off 222
47. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
48. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout Settings:
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 50
Blur: 8
Color: black
Fill with interior color is not checked
49. Selections>Select None
50. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
51. Image>Add Borders Settings:
20 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
52. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
53. Select the border
54. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
55. Maximize the copy of the bitches crystal image you made
56. Edit>Copy
Back to the frame
57. Edit>Paste>Paste Into Selection
58. Selections>Invert
59. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings:
Opacity: 40
60. Selections>Select None
61. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
62. Image>Add Borders Settings:
3 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
63. Select the border
64. Flood fill with the foreground gradient
65. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
66. Selections>Select None
67. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is any not in the previous border
68. Select the border
69. Flood fill with the background gradient
70. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
71. Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise
72. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen
73. Selections>Select None
74. Image>Add Borders Settings:
3 pixels
Color is any not in the previous border
75. Activate the Magic Wand Tool
76. Select the border
77. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
78. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground gradient
79. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
80. Image>Mirror
81. Selections>Select None
82. Image>Add Borders Settings:
1 pixel
Color is black
SIDE BAR/BACKGROUND
Still working with the framed image
1. Custom Selection Settings:
Top 50
Left 0
Right 80
Bottom 350
2. Edit>Copy
3. Selections>Select None
4. Edit>Paste>Paste As New Image
5. Image>Canvas Size Settings:
Width: 160
Height: 300
Lock aspect ratio: not checked
Left center placement arrow is clicked
6. Layer>Duplicate
7. Image>Mirror
8. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
9. Custom Selection Settings:
Top 0
Left 56
Right 104
Bottom 300
10. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
11. Change the Foreground and Stroke Properties to Color
12. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground color
13. Change the Foreground and Stroke Properties back to Gradient
14. Layers>New Raster Layer
15. Left click the selection to flood fill it with the foreground gradient
16. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow
17. Selections>Select None
18. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
19. Activate the Raster Deform Tool (D) Settings:
Default
20. Push in on the right middle node until you get to the 4th little black border
21. Activate the Selection Tool (S) Settings:
Type: Rectangle
Mode: Add (Shift)
Feather: 0
Anti-alias is checked
Click the Create selection from: Layer opaque button
22. Image>Crop to Selection
23. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen
24. Image>Canvas Size Settings:
Width 2,400 or your preference
Height: Original Dimension shown
Lock aspect ratio: not checked
Left center placement arrow is clicked
25. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings:
Vertical: 3
Horizontal: 3
Opacity: 60
Blur: 5
Shadow on new layer is not checked
26. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling Settings:
Tiling Method Edge
Direction Vertical
Width (%): 50
Transition (%): 50
27. Close off this layer in the layer palette
28. Layers>New>Raster Layer
29. Layers>Arrange>Send To Bottom
30. Selections>Select All
31. Maximize the copy of the bitches crystal image we made
32. Edit>Copy
33. You can close this copy without saving changes
34. Edit>Paste>Paste Into Selection
On bottom layer of strip
35. Selections>Select None
36. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur at 20
37. Effects>Plugins>Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow Settings:
Control 1 151
Control 2 208
Control 3 118
Control 4 146
Control 5 79
Control 6 192
Shadow Intensity 36
Brightness 147
Play with last 2 sliders until yours looks something like this
38. Layers>New Raster Layer
39. Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom
40. Activate the Flood Fill Tool (F)
41. Change the Background and Fill Properties in the Materials Palette to Color
42. Right click the canvas to flood fill it with the background color
43. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
44. Effects>Plugins>Toadies - Weaver
45. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling
46. Open back up the top layer in the Layers Palette
47. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
48. Save as a JPEG and as the letter background
49. Close it out of PSP
FINISHING THE HEADER
1. Bring up the "regular" tube
2. Edit>Copy
3. Close the tube without saving changes
Working with the framed graphic
4. Edit>Paste>Paste As New Layer
5. Resize it and place it as desired
6. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings:
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 60
Blur: 20 or so
Color: black
Shadow on new layer is not checked
7. Layers>New Raster Layer
8. Add you credit(S)
9. Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
10. File>Save As a JPEG and as the letter header
11. Add both pieces to Letter Creator
-If you would like to use this tutorial in a class please ask
-Do not post on any website without my permission
-Do not translate without my permission
-Please link your result to http://www.simplysunsational.net
If you would like to be notified when new tutorial's are added join my update group
| Requirements *Paint Shop Pro - Free Trial *Greg's Factory Output Vol II - Pool Shadow *1 misted tube to be used in the background of the header *1 non misted tube to be used in the foreground of the header Supplies -Filter Factory A - Pool Shadow -Toadies - Weaver (original version) -Toadies - Bitches Crystal -Tile & Mirror - Kaleidoscope 1 Works best if installed into Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Tutorial here *This tutorial was created with Paint Shop Pro 9 *Do not deselect until instructed to do so *Settings will remain the same as last used unless otherwise noted |
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