Dotted Swiss Floral
Background Tutorial
By
Donna Ann
2004
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Open your tube in PSP. Resize to a size you are comfortable with if necessary.
I generally stay below a 300 width otherwise it sticks out too far and detracts from your writing space in your stationery.Window Duplicate twice, then close your original.
Shrink one of the tubes to your clipboard.
With your Eyedropper Tool
select
a light from your tube image.
flood
fill this new layer with your chosen light color.
Layers/Arrange/Send to bottom
Layers/Merge/Merge all flatten
Layers/ Promote Background to layerEffects/Plugins/Simple/Quick Tile – Click Apply
On this layer, reduce the opacity to 25%
Layers/Merge/Merge all flatten.
In your Materials Box, select this image as your new Pattern.
Layers/Promote Background to layer.
Shrink this image to your clipboard.Make a New Transparent Image 1024 X the height of your tubed image.
Plus an additional 100 Pixels Flood Fill with
this new Pattern.
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Quick Tile
Shrink this image to your clipboardMake a New Transparent Image 100 X 100 pixels
Flood Fill with
your light color or white.
View/Zoom in X 5 so you can have a larger area to work in.
With your Selection Tool
settings
at Circle/Mode-Replace/Feather=0/Anti-Alias CHECKED
Starting at Horizontal=50, and
Vertical=50, pull a circle selection until it reaches H=60/V=60
Effects/3-D Effects/Inner Bevel - #2 pattern/Width
20/Smoothness=10/Shininess=0/Angle=309/Elevation=20/
Depth=1/Ambiance=80/Intensity=36/Color White
Selections/Select noneEffects/Plugins/Simple/Quick Tile
Image/Resize 25%
In your Materials Box, select this image as your new Pattern.
Shrink this image to your clipboard
**** don’t give up yet, it really is not difficult, just lots of stepsbut you will find it worth the effort.
Make a New Transparent Image 20 Pixels wider than your tube image,
and 100 Pixels taller in height than your tube image.
Flood Fill
this
new layer with your new small dotted pattern.
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask from Disk—
select the side border or double side border mask of your choice.
In your Layers Pallet, right click on Mask then select “Delete” when the box appears
and asks if you would like this layer merged to the layer below it, click “Yes”
Image/Mirror
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask from Disk—select the same mask again.In your Layers Pallet, right click on Mask then select "Delete" when the box appears
and asks if you would like this layer merged to the layer below it, click "Yes"Effects/3-D Effects/Drop Shadow H=4, V=4, Opacity =40, Blur=6
Effects 3-D Effects/Drop Shadow H= -4,
V= -4, Opacity=40, Blur=6
Select a gradient that goes with your tube, or make a new gradient
from colors in your tube, using the “Sunburst” pattern.
Flood Fill
this
new layer.
Layers/Merge/Merge all Flatten
Selections/Select All/Modify/Contract 4 (this is necessary to tile properly) Image/Crop to Selection. Shrink to your clipboard. Now you are ready to assemble it all. Activate your floral background image Activate your Dotted Swiss masked image.Layers/Promote to Background Layer
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as a new selection on to your floral background image. Move to the far left of your Floral background. Selections, Select None.Activate your tube image, Edit Copy/Edit/Paste as a new Selection.
Place your tube on to your Dotted Swiss side border. Effects/3-D Effects/Drop Shadow as before. V=4, H=4, Opacity=40, Blur=6, Color BlackSelections/Select none
Effects/FM Tile Tools/Seamless Tile Vertical Checked, settings both at .035
Selections/Select None.
Apply your Watermark.
Merge/Merge all flatten, and save as a
JPG for assembly in Letter Creator.
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