Quarter
Corner Stat Tut ©
Made
by Lysa™
Written: January 25, 2006
Here is what we are making today:
- Click the envelope to download the tutorial in imf format
I'm using artwork by Jessica Galbreth. View her artwork HERE.
In order to use her work you will need to purchase a license HERE. If you would like
to learn how to create legally visit this web site HERE.
They also have an intense 2 1/2 week course through a yahoo group. The
link to that group is on the website.
Please link your results of my tutorial to my yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mbl_tutorials/
Supplies Needed:
An Image
PSP
X (Should work in earlier versions - although some tools may be in
different places)
Namesuppressed
- Plaid Lite
Fantastic
Machines - Paint Engine
Simple
Filters - Quarter Corner
Skill Level: This tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge
of Paint Shop Pro, its tools and how to change your color palettes.
To make things simpler I've broken it down into several sections.
Part 1: Preparation
Part 2: Making the Frame
Part 3: Making the Background Tile
NOTE: All settings will remain the same
unless otherwise noted.
Part 1: Preparation
1. Open your image, duplicate it (shift + D), and close your original.
You'll be able to use your original again and again this way.
2. Resize your image so it's no larger than 375 pixels on the longest
side. If it's smaller than this already, no need to resize.
Image > Resize
Resample using: Smart Size
Lock Aspect Ratio: CHECKED
Resize all layers: CHECKED
3. If you had to resize a significant amount you may need to sharpen your
image. There are two ways of doing this.
Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
Or
Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask
Settings:
4. Edit > Copy
(You will need a copy of the image on your clipboard when we make the
background tile.)
5. Using your dropper tool, choose 2 coordinating colors from your image.
To use the tool, left click for your foreground color and right click
for your background color. One should be a dark color and the other can
be either a light or medium color. Of course depending on your image you
may want a light color and a medium color. It all depends on your image.
You decide what looks best. Make the darker of the two colors your foreground
color in your materials palette and the lighter of the two colors your
background color.
NOTE: Some testers noticed that if one
of the colors chosen was black (or almost black) you couldn't see the
effects. So my suggestion would be to NOT use black or a color close to
black.
Part 2: Making the Frame
1. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
2. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
3. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
4. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
5. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
2 Pixels, Dark Color, Symmetric
6. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
7. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
8. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
9. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
10. Selections > Select All
11. Selections > Modify > Contract 10
12. Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
Settings:
V&H: 0
Opacity: 100
Blur: 12
Color: Black
13. Selections > Invert
14. Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bead Preset - Except you will need to change the intensity to 50.
NOTE:
We are going to be using this bevel a few more times, plus a differet
bevel. To make things easier I suggest you saving this bevel as Quarter
Corner - Bead. This will make it easier for you. :) From now on I will
be referring to these settings as the Quarter Corner - Bead Preset.
15. Selections > Select None
16. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
30 Pixels, Light Color, Symmetric
17. Selections > Select All
18. Selections > Modify > Contract 30
19. Selections > Invert
20. Effects > Plugins > Simple > Quarter corner
Don't change any of the default settings. You should end up with a black
section and a white section in your image border.
21. Selections > Select None
22. Using your magic wand with the following settings:
Mode: Add (Shift)
Match Mode: RGB Value
Tolerance: 0
Use All Layers: CHECKED
Contiguous: CHECKED
Feather: 0
Anti-alias: CHECKED
Inside
Select the White portion of your new border.
23. Selections > Modify > Expand 1
24. Flood fill the white section with your light color.
25. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise
Settings:
15%, Gaussian, Monochrome
26. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Salt and Pepper Filter
Settings:
Speck size: 3
Sensitivity to specks: 4
Include all lower speck sizes: UNCHECKED
Aggressive action: CHECKED
27. Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
NOTE:
We are going to be using this bevel a few more times so I suggest you
saving this bevel as Quarter Corner - Bevel 2. This will make it easier
for you as we will be going back and forth with the bevels. From now on
I will be referring to these settings as the Quarter Corner - Bevel 2
Preset.
28. Selections > Select None
29. Using your magic wand, with the same settings as before, select your
black part of the new border.
30. Selections > Modify > Expand 1
31. Flood fill with your dark color.
32. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise
Settings:
Same
33. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Salt and Pepper Filter
Settings:
Same
34. Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Quarter Corner - Bevel 2 Preset
35. Selections > Select None
36. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
37. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
38. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
39. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
40. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
2 Pixels, Dark Color, Symmetric
41. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
42. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
43. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
44. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
45. Selections > Select All
46. Selections > Modify > Contract 10
47. Selections > Invert
48. Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Quarter Corner - Bead Preset
49. Selections > Select None
50. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
45 Pixels, Light Color, Symmetric
51. Selections > Select All
52. Selections > Modify > Contract 45
53. Selections > Invert
54. Effects > Plugins > Simple > Quarter corner
Settings:
Same
55. Image > Flip
56. Image > Mirror
57. Selections > Select None
58. Using your magic wand with same settings as before, select the White
portion of your new border.
59. Selections > Modify > Expand 1
60. Flood fill the white section with your light color.
61. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise
Settings:
15%, Gaussian, Monochrome
62. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Salt and Pepper Filter
Settings:
Same
63. Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Quarter Corner - Bevel 2 Preset
64. Selections > Select None
65. Using your magic wand, with the same settings as before, select your
black part of the new border.
66. Selections > Modify > Expand 1
67. Flood fill with your dark color.
68. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise
Settings:
Same
69. Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Salt and Pepper Filter
Settings:
Same
70. Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Quarter Corner - Bevel 2 Preset
71. Selections > Select None
72. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
73. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
74. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
75. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
76. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
2 Pixels, Dark Color, Symmetric
77. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
78. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
79. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Light Color, Symmetric
80. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
1 Pixel, Dark Color, Symmetric
81. Selections > Select All
82. Selections > Modify > Contract 10
83. Selections > Invert
84. Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Quarter Corner - Bead Preset
85. Selections > Select None
86. Image > Resize
Resize your image so your largest side is no larger than 475 pixels.
87. Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask
Settings:
Same as before
88. Layers > New Raster Layer
89. Add the artist's watermark
90. Layers > New Raster Layer
91. Add your watermark if you have one
92. Save this image and then export it as a jpg. We are done with this
image now.
NOTE: If you want, feel free to add corners to your framed image.
:)
Part 3: Making the Background Tile
1. Open a new image 200 x 200 pixels.
2. Flood fill with your dark (or light) color.
3. Effects > Plugins > Fantastic Machines > Paint Engine
Settings:
4. Effects >
Image Effects > Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Default
5. Layers > New Raster Layer
6. Selections > Select All
7. Edit > Paste Into Selection (Ctrl + Shift + L)
8. Selections > Select None
9. Effects > Plugins > namesuppressed > Plaid Lite
Settings:
NOTE:
These are the settings that worked for my image. I encourage you to play
around with this filter and try other settings to see what works for you.
You may not have all the options that I have here because I bought this
filter. I think the paid version is the only version that has the make
Make Seamless option. Don't worry about not having the Make Seamless option
because the next step we will be making it seamless.
10. Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Default
NOTE: At this point you should have used
PSP's seamless filter on both layers of your background image. It's important
that you do this as the background won't tile perfectly otherwise.
11. In your layer palette you want to lower the opacity of this layer
so it's barely visible. You want the plaid to show up just a little. You
want the bottom layer to show up very well. This is what mine looks like.
I'll show you a few examples because I've done it with 3 different images
and they all look different. It all depends on the amount of colors in
your image. Another thing, you can always use your light color instead
of your dark color in step 2. In the top row, second image, I used the
light color for the bottom layer. The rest I used the dark colors.
 
 
NOTE:
If at this point you don't like the way the plaid came out, then feel
free to delete that layer and just keep the paint engine layer. Or, if
you have a background that you'd prefer to have instead, go for it. This
is YOUR stationery that you are making and you should like every bit of
it. :)
12. Save your image and export it as a jpg. You are done your background
tile. :)
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Now that you are done you can put it together in Letter Creator. :) I
hope you enjoyed my tutorial. :)
As always, please link your results to my tut group. :)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mbl_tutorials/
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Thank you for taking the time to try my tutorial. I hope you had as much
fun trying it as I did writing it. :)
Thank you to the Tenacious Tut Testers for testing this tutorial for me.
Any similarity to other tutorials is completely coincidental.
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