Mariannes Creations

Performance Notes:

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 :)

Frame

1) File > Open

Open image of choice

2) Window > Duplicate (Shift + D)

Close original

3) Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flatten)

(If needed)

4) Dropper Tool (E)

Left click in image to choose

a light Foreground color

and right click in image to choose

a dark Background color

5) Image > Resize

Settings:

Resample using = Bicubic

Resize all layers = Checked

Lock aspect ratio = Checked

Width = will self adjust

Height = 350 Pixels

6) Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

(If needed)

7) Selections > Select All

8) Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout

Settings:

Vertical & Horizontal = 0

Opacity = 100

Blur = 15

Color = black

Fill interior with color = Unchecked

9) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Symmetric = checked

Size in pixels = 3

Color = Your dark color

10) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 20

Color = Your light color

11) Magic Wand Tool

Settings:

Mode = Replace

Match mode = RGB Value

Tolerance = 0

Use all layers = Unchecked

Contiguous = Checked

Feather = 0

Anti-alias = Checked

Outside = Selected

Select border

12) Effects > Plugins > penta.com >

Dot and Cross

Settings:

amount = 128

cross distance = 8

cross width = 2

13) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 3

Color = Your dark color

14) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 30

Color = Your light color

15) Magic Wand

Select Border

16) Effects > Plugins > penta.com >

Dot and Cross

17) Effects > Plugins > Simple >

Diamonds

18) Effects > Plugins > Simple >

Top Left Mirror

19) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 3

Color = Your dark color

20) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 20

Color = Your light color

21) Magic Wand

Select Border

22) Effects > Plugins > penta.com >

Dot and Cross

23) Selections > Select None

24) Image > Add Borders

Settings:

Size in pixels = 3

Color = Your dark color

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

Filters Unlimited 2.0 > Buttons & Frames >

Glass Frame 2

Settings:

Frame Size = 64

Contrast = 75

26) Image > Resize

Settings:

Resample using = Bicubic

Lock aspect ratio = Checked

Resize all layers = Checked

Width = will self adjust

Height = 500

27) Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen

(If needed)

28) Layers > New Raster Layer

29) Add Watermark

30) Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

31) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

Settings:

Compression value set at 25

*Note - Do not close header

Background

*Note - Still working with your header image

1) Selection Tool > Custom Selection

Settings:

Top = 80

Left = 0

Right = 80

Bottom = 420

2) Edit > Copy

(Close frame now)

3) Edit > Paste > Paste As New Image

4) Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling

Settings:

Edge = checked

Vertical = checked

Width = 50

Transition = 50

5) Image > Canvas Size

Settings:

Lock aspect ratio = Not checked

Width = 1280 (or preferred size)

Height = 340

Placement = Left middle arrow

6) Layers > New Raster Layer

7) Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

8) Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match mode = None

Sample merged = Not Checked

Blend mode = Normal

Opacity = 100

Left click to fill with light color

9) Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds

Settings:

Width = 4

Opacity = 35

Color = Your dark color

Horizontal = Unchecked

Light from left top = Checked

10) Layers Palette

Lower opacity of background layer

to 80 or your preference

11) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

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 United Tut Testers 2.

I appreciate everyone's effort,

time and help very much!

They are:

Diane (RHD) Diane (LBM), April Hunt,

Heidi Jones, Pat W 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.

Thanks!

Marianne Giles

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