This Tutorial is by ©Shereen

 "Two Hearts Seamless Tiled Back"

 

No infringement of Copyright intended.

 I do not claim the images used, just the result of the Tutorial within PSP as my own. 

This tutorial comes about from me playing with ideas.

 

Paint Shop Pro (PSP)

“Tube Heart” Tube by Ivy

(Save to your desktop)

Tube image also of choice.

 

 

Lets get started:

 

1. File > Open > Select your tube of choice from your files.

 

2. Image > Resize >to 350 Pixels in height

Aspect Ratio /Locked

All layers / Checked.

 

3. Edit > Copy. (DO NOT CLOSE THIS IMAGE we use it again later on)

 

4. File > New > 1280 width X 400 in height.

Raster / Checked

Transparent / Checked.

 

5. Selections > Select All.

 

6. Edit > Paste > Paste INTO Selection.

 

7. Selections > Select None.

 

8. Effects > Image > Effects > Seamless Tile > Default Settings >

 Corner & Bidirectional / Checked

V & H / 0

Transition / 50

Linear /Checked.

 

9. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur > Set to 60.

 

10. Effects > Image > Effects > Seamless Tile > Default Settings >

Corner & Bidirectional / Checked

V & H / 0

Transition / 50

Linear /Checked.

 

11. Effects > Texture Effects > Weave >

Gap size / 1

Width / 5

Opacity / 100

Both Weave & Gap color of your choice

Fill Gaps / Un-Checked.

 

12. Effects > Image > Effects > Seamless Tile > Default Settings >

Corner & Bidirectional / Checked

V & H / 0

Transition / 50

Linear /Checked.

 

13. Edit > Paste > Paste AS NEW Layer.

 

14. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow.

Vertical & Horizontal /-8 (Minus)

Opacity / 26

Blur / 5.00

Color / Black

 

15. Tool Bar > Mover Tool  > Move the image and place to the Far Bottom Left. >

Tip: Do not go outside the layer or you will cut off your image.

 

16. File > Open > Select the TUBE HEART by Ivy and open to your workspace.

 

17. Edit > Copy.

 

18. Activate: > the 1280 x 400 Background you have been creating >

(To Activate, Just click on the header bar for this background image)

 

19. Edit > Paste > Paste AS NEW LAYER.

 

20. Selections > Select All

 

21. Selections > Float.

 

22. Activate: Your tube image.

 

23. Edit > Copy.

 

24. Re-Activate: > The Background image 1280 x 400.

 

25. Edit > Paste > Paste INTO Selection.

 

26. Selections > Select None

 

27. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow > Same settings as before.

 

28. Tool Bar > Mover Tool  > Position the heart image to the Top Left of your Background image

(Taking care not to go over the edges)

 

29. Layers > Arrange > Move Down.

 

30. Layers > Duplicate.

 

31. Tool Bar > Mover Tool  > Position the heart image to the bottom right of the first

Heart image (Taking care not to go over the edges) See Preview for reference!

 

32. Layers > New Raster Layer,

 

33. Tool Bar > Flood Fill Tool Fill the layer with a color of choice

 

34. Layers > Arrange > Send to BOTTOM.

 

35. Layers > Merge > Merge All Flatten.

 

36. Add you Watermark at this point.

 

Optional Step: You can add at this point Accents / Ornaments or Text.

The choice is yours.

 

35. File > Export > Jpeg Optimizer > set Compression value to 25 > Name and Save.

 

And that’s it you are done.

 

 How to Assemble in Letter Creator.

 

1. Tab > Body > Image > select the background tile from your files.

 

2. Body Tab > Tile.

 

3. Body Tab select font / size / colour.

 

4. Footer Tab > Give a link back for use of this Tutorial

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sensations-fromShereen/

 

5. Finish Tab > Name and save to your style box.

 

Have fun and enjoy.

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