DA-Papercut Background
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©2005 Tutorial by Donna Ann
9-02-05
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Needed for this Tutorial:
PSP
VM Instant Art - http://www.fleursauvage.be/utilitaire/filtres/filtres.htm
Fade tube - There is one in my "Masks" section, called "da-23"
*you need one with a "left" side fade. You can use a right side fade if you invert it.
Open your tube in PSP
Windows/Duplicate then close the original
Image/Canvas size (Add 25 pixels to the width and the height)
Click on the center button. This distributes the new pixels all around the tube.
With your Eyedropper tool
select a color to use for your background.
Layers/New raster layer
Flood fill
this layer, then Layers/move to bottom
While this filled layer is still activated,
Effects/Plugins/VM Instant Art
Use the settings marked below, but move the "red/green/blue" until you find a color that is complimentary to your tube image.
Highlight the "tube" layer
Effects/3D effects/Drop shadow
Highlight your Background layer again
Layers/Load/Save mask/Load mask from disk
(Select your fade mask on your computer)
A box will open to promote to layer - Click "OK'
You will see your mask selected. In Orientation, select "Fit to layer"
In Create mask from, select "Source Luminance"
In Options, select "Hide all mask"
Click "Load"
This will fade the left side of your image as shown below.
Layers/Delete
When the box opens, merge layer below, click "yes"
Image/Canvas Size. Change the Width to 1024 and the Height = the height of your tubed image. Select the center left button.
Layers/Add new raster layer
Flood fill
this layer with the light color you previously selected from your tube.
Layers/Send to Bottom
Adjust/Add Remove noise/Add noise
Activate your tube layer
Effects/3D effects/Drop shadow
Layers/Merge/Merge all flatten
Add your watermark and assemble in Letter Creator
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