Gradient Brush Strokes
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©Tutorials by Donna Ann
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Needed: PSP
Filters Needed:
Simple/Quick tile
FM Tile tools/Seamless tile
Fun House/Zigzaggerate
Here: http://www.fleursauvage.be/utilitaire/filtres/filtres.htm
Graphic or Tube of your choice
Mask of your choice
Open your tube or graphic.
In your Materials box, select a gradient that compliments your image.
If you are using a tube, Layer/New raster layer
Flood fill this layer.
Layers/Send to bottom
Layers/Merge/merge all
Layers/Promote background layer
Effects/FM Tile tools/Seamless tile - Vertical CHECKED
Effects/Art Media Effects/Brush Strokes
Open your mask and minimize it.
Layers/New mask layer/From image (select your mask and apply)
Layers/Delete (when the box opens and asks if you want to merge
to the layers below, Click YES)
Effects/3D Effects/Drop shadow
Image/Canvas size - Make your canvas 1280 x the height of your image.
Click the center left placement arrow
Layers/New raster layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to bottom
*Keep this bottom layer active for the next few steps.
In your Materials box, select your gradient.
*Using different repeats will change your background,
so I recommend trying different ones from 1 to 5 repeats.
Flood fill with your gradient
Effects/Plugins/Simple/4-Way average
Effects/Plugins/Fun House Zigzaggerate
*If the gradient is strongly defined, you may want to repeat this last step.
Effects/Art Media Effects/Brush Strokes
Effects/Plugins/FM Tile tools/Seamless tile
Layers/Merge/Merge all flatten
Add your watermark and save as a jpg. to assemble in Letter Creator
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