Mariannes Creations

This tutorial is my own creation,

any resemblance to another

tutorial is purely coincidental.

Written for PSP 9

Skill Level = Intermediate

Supplies Needed:

A tube of your choice

Brush of your choice

Pattern - Pattern 1 and Pattern 2

both (here)

Plugin - Filters Unlimited 2.0 (here)

Preparation:

Install filter, if necessary.

Unzip patterns.

Performance Notes:

When making the 2 small side frames,

you can select two different parts of the

original tube or even use another tube

or graphic. The possibilities are endless.

All settings will remain the same unless

new settings are given.

Don't forget to save your work often.

Here is a arrow you can drag and drop when you

need to mark where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let

go. It will stay where ever you put it, until you close

your browser.

Let's begin :)

1) File > Open

Open tube of choice

2) Window > Duplicate (Shift + D)

Close original

3) Image > Resize

Settings:

Resample using = Smart Size

Lock aspect ratio = Checked

Resize all layers = Checked

Width = No wider than 330 Pixels

Height = No higher than 420 Pixels

*Optional

Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

4) Dropper Tool (E)

Left click on your tube to pick a

light color for your Foreground and

right click to pick a dark color for

your Background

*Optional

Activate your patterns as you may

choose to colorize both of these patterns

to match the color of your tube

5) Materials Palette

Set your Foreground to Pattern

Settings:

Pattern = Pattern 2.jpg

Angle = 0

Scale = 100

Texture = Not checked

6) Materials Palette

Set your Background to Pattern

Settings:

Pattern = Pattern 1.jpg

Angle = 0

Scale = 100

Texture = Not checked

7) File > New

Settings:

Width = 400 Pixels

Height = 300 Pixels

Raster Background = Checked

Transparent = Checked

8) Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode = None

Sample merged = Not Checked

Blend mode = Normal

Opacity = 100

Right click to fill with Background pattern

9) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Symmetric = Checked

Size in pixels = 1

Color = Your dark color

10) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 10

Color = Your light color

11) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 1

Color = Your dark color

12) Layers > Promote Background Layer

13) Image > Canvas Size

Settings:

Lock aspect ratio = Not checked

Width = 600 Pixels

Height = 500 Pixels

Placement = Middle arrow

14) Preset Shape Tool

Settings:

Preset Shape = Ellipse

Retain style = Not checked

Anti-alias = Checked

Create as vector = Checked

Line style = Solid

Width = 2.00

Join = Mitre Join

Mitre limit = 15

15) Materials Palette

Set your Foreground to Null

and your Background to your

dark color

16) Draw a Circle in the middle of your

canvas. You can always pull at the

notches to make the ellipse bigger

or smaller to your liking

17) Objects > Align > Center in Canvas

18) Layers > Convert to Raster Layer

19) Materials Palette

Set your Foreground to Color

20) Magic Wand Tool

Settings:

Mode = Replace

Match mode = RGB Value

Tolerance = 0

Sample merged = Not checked

Contiguous = Checked

Feather = 0

Anti-alias = Checked

Outside = Selected

Select ellipse

21) Selections > Modify > Contract

Settings:

Number of pixels = 2

22) Flood Fill Tool

Fill inner ellipse with your Foreground

color

23) Selections > Modify > Contract

Settings:

Number of pixels = 10

24) Flood Fill Tool

Fill inner ellipse with your Background

color

25) Selections > Modify > Contract

Settings:

Number of pixels = 2

26) Materials Palette

Set your Foreground to pattern

27) Flood Fill Tool

Fill inner ellipse with your Foreground

pattern

28) Selections > Select None

29) Materials Palette

Set your Background to pattern

30) File > New

Settings:

Width = 130 Pixels

Height = 180 Pixels

31) Flood Fill Tool

Fill this small blank canvas with your

Foreground or Background pattern

32) Activate your tube

33) Selection Tool

Select part of your tube that you would

like to copy

*Note - this will be pasted into the small

canvas

34) Edit > Copy

35) Activate your small image

36) Selections > Select All

37) Edit > Paste > Paste Into Selection

38) Selections > Select None

39) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 1

Color = Your dark color

40) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 10

Color = Your light color

41) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 1

Color = Your dark color

42) Edit > Copy

43) Activate your large working canvas

we were working on earlier

44) Edit > Paste > Paste As New Layer

45) Image > Rotate > Free Rotate

Settings:

Direction = Left

Free = Checked

Degrees = 10.00

All Layers = Not checked

Rotate single layer around canvas

center = Not checked

46) Move Tool

Move image all the way over to the left

47) Layers > Duplicate

48) Image > Mirror

49) Layers > Merge > Merge Down

50) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 1

Horizontal = 1

Opacity = 65

Blur = 5

Color = Black

Shadow on new layer = Not checked

*Note - You may also wish to use

your own settings

51) Activate your tube

52) Selections > Select None

53) Edit > Copy

54) Activate your working canvas

55) Edit > Paste > Paste As New Layer

*Optional

Resize your tube, if desired

56) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 2

Horizontal = 2

Opacity = 70

Blur = 10.00

*Note: Don't add drop shadow to a

misted tube. You may also wish to use

your own setting

57) Layers > New Raster Layer

58) Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

59) Flood Fill Tool

Fill Bottom layer with your Foreground

pattern

60) Effects > Plugins > <I.C.NET Software>

Filters Unlimited 2.0 > Edges, Square >

Square Edge 16

Settings:

Use Background Color = Not checked

61) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical = 1

Horizontal = 1

Opacity = 80

Blur = 1

62) Layers > New Raster Layer

63) Add some Brushes of your choice

and color to dress up your image

some more if desired

64) Layers > New Raster Layer

65) Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

66) Flood Fill Tool

Fill bottom layer with white or color

of your choice

*Optional

Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise

Settings:

Gaussian = Checked

Noise = 15

Monochrome = Checked

67) Layers > New Raster Layer

68) Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top

69) Add Watermark

70) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

Settings:

Compression value set at 20 - 25

All finished!! You're now ready to

assemble for Incredimail or Outlook

Express.

Please link tutorial to

Marianne's Creations at:

http://members.dodo.com.au/madgiles/mariannescreations.htm

and

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UTWInc2/

A Special Thank You to the wonderful

testers at OTTG.

I appreciate everyone's effort,

time and help very much!

They are:

Diane (LBM), Sue aka PurpleLady,

Kimmy, April Hunt, Sharon Flora,

Deanne and Sue Fletcher.

I'd love to see your results if you try

my tutorials. Please send them to:

mariannescreations@gmail.com

You are free to share my tutorials as

you like, but please do not upload them

to any website or group files without

asking me first.

Here's another example of this tutorial.

Thanks!
Marianne Giles

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