Any resemblance to other
tutorial is purely coincidental.
All work is my own idea.
Needed:
PSP (I used PSP 9 but this
should work in other versions)
No outside filters
Settings will remain the same unless specified.
1 - Open Tube in PSP.
Duplicate Twice (Shift D)
Minimize one copy.
Close the original.
Image > Resize your tube
to height of 300. Width will adjust itself.
2 - In the Material Palette
Choose a light color from
your tube in the foreground .
Choose a darker color in
the background.
3 - Layers > New Raster
Layer
Layers > Arrange > Send
to bottom
Fill with light color
Layers > Merge > Merge
Visible
4 - Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling, default setting
5 - Adjust > Blur > Gaussian > 20
6 - Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling, default setting
7 - Effects > Textures >
Textures > Blinds
Width
10, Opacity 50, Color
(Right
click on square and choose your background color)
Horizontal
NOT checked
Light
from left/top checked
8 - Maximize other copy
of tube
Image > Resize to height
of 250
9 - Edit > Copy > Paste
as new layer onto background image.
10 - Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow Settings:
H
& V 5, Opacity 50, Blur 5.
11 - Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
12 - Canvas size 1280 x
300. Click bottom left square
13 - Layers > New Raster
Layer
Layers > Arrange > Send
to bottom
Fill with light color
14 - In Layer Palette, highlight the tube layer
15 - Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow Settings:
Horizontal
0, Vertical 5, Opacity 50, Blur 5.
Shadow
on new layer checked.
16 - Effects > Image Effects
> Seamless Tiling
(Make sure the drop shadow
layer is highlighted)
Edge
& Vertical checked, Width 50, Transition 50
17 - Highlight the background
layer
Effects > Texture Effects
> Blinds
Add
Horizontal, All others the same
18 - Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling, Same as above
19 - (If background is not
text friendly)
Layers > New Raster Layer
Fill with light color
Change the opacity of this
layer to your liking.
20 - Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
21 - Layers > New Raster
Layer
Add your watermark
22 - Save as optimized jpg
23 - Assemble in Letter Creator
NOTE: Tile background
Set left margin so the
text does not cover the side border.
Please link to:
http://www.irish-cream.com/tutorials.html