By JoD
*Any similarity to any other tutorial in purely Coincidental.
This tutorial assumes you know the basics of PSP
Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Settings will remain the same unless specified.
Needed
PSP - I used PSP 9 but I'm
sure other versions can be used.
No outside filters used.
Tube of your choice
Get's get started
1 - Open your tube in PSP
2 - Duplicate Twice (Shift + D)
3 - Minimize one copy.
4 - Choose two nicely coordinated
colors from your tube in the
Material Palette - foreground
and background.
5 - Image > Resize the tube to 250 wide. Height will adjust itself.
6 - Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling - default setting
7 - Layers > New Raster Layer
8 - Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
9 - Fill with either color of your choice.
10 - Layers > Merge All
11 - Effects > Texture Effects
> Tiles
Triangle
0-30-1-25-1-0-50-White-315-50-30
12 - Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling - Edge, Vertical
13 - Layers > New Raster Layer
14 - Fill with either color of your choice. Remain on this layer.
15 - In the Layer Palette, Lower Opacity to about 80.
16 - Open remaining tube.
17 - Image > Resize the tube to 200 wide. Height will adjust itself.
18 - Edit > Copy > Paste as New Layer on to quilted image.
19 - Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
5-5-100-10-Black
20 - Layers > Promote Background layer, if necessary.
21 - Layers > Merge Visible
22 - Image . Canvas Size,
1280 X Height of the Side Border.
Middle Left ticked.
23 - Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow except
Shadow on New Layer Checked.
24 - Be sure Shadow Layer is Highlighted.
25 - Effects > Image Effects
> Seamless Tiling
Edge and Vertical ticked,
Width 50, Transition 50
26 - Layers > Merge Visible
27 - Layers > New Raster Layer
28 - Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom
29 - Fill with the other color you choose.
30 - Adjust > Add/Remove
Noise > Add Noise
31 - Layers > Merge All
32 - Layers > New Raster Layer
33 - Add your Watermark
34 - Save Optimized at 20 - 25%
35 - Assemble in Letter Creator
Tut Tested by Hobo Testers
Thank you everyone
Tut Here
and Here