Diamond ZigZaggerate Background by Donna Ann 2004 *Do not copy and/or past this version of this tutorial on to any website or send through any MSN or Yahoo groups.   A link to this site is greatly appreciated.  http://www.davose.com Thank you       Needed:  PSP 8    Tube of your choice   Filters: Simple/Diamonds -- Blintz and Quick Tile        Fun House/ZigZaggerate        FM Tile Tools/Seamless Tile   The filters may be found here:  http://www.fleursauvage.be/utilitaire/filtres/filtres.htm   Instructions:    Open your chosen tube in PSP 8  Duplicate the tube image and shrink one image.    On the remaining image, pick one color from your tube with your eyedropper tool  to be used for the tube background.        Layers, add a new Raster Layer to your tube.      Flood Fill  the new layer with your background color.        Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom.    Layers/Merge/All flatten.    Layers/Promote background layer (if necessary)      Adjust/Blur/Guassian Blur set at 20.       Effects/Simple/Quick Tile.      Effects/Simple/Blintz.      Effects/Fun House/ZigZaggerate with the settings at 60/60.   Pick this new Pattern  in the Materials Box.   Make a new Image 1024 X the height of your tube.     Flood fill  with this new pattern.   Effects/Simple/Diamonds.   Effects/FM Seamless- Vertical CHECKED with the following settings or a setting of your choice so that when assembled in Letter Creator, it blurs the vertical line of the image.   Reactivate your remaining tube.  Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as a new selection on to the left side of your background image. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow with the following settings, or settings of your choice.    Selections/Select none.  Layers/Merge/Merge all flatten.  Save and assemble in Letter Creator   Download IMF File     Tutorial Directory Page 1 Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Home Page ©2006 Tutorials by Donna Ann http://www.davose.com