[UnitedTutWritersInc] RESEND - CORRECTION - RELEASED TUTORIAL- Lacy Points By Designs by Elly (IMF, Word doc & mask attached)

Lacy Points Tutorial by Elly (©Designs by Elly) January 24, 2009 Image: ©Robert Pohl No copyright infringement intended.  For non-profit use only.   This tutorial is my own creation. Any similarities to any other tutorial are purely accidental and not intentional.   Written for PSP Photo X1   Skill Level:  Intermediate   Supplies Needed: Tube of your choice Mask: points Here   Filters: Simple Filters Here   Preparation: Install filters, if necessary Place the Mask into your Mask folder in PSP   Performance Notes: All settings remain the same unless new settings are given.   Ok....let's get started!   1: File > Open Find the tube of your choice   2: Window > Duplicate (Shift + D) Close original   3: Dropper Tool Choose one color   Background = Med/Dark color   4: Image > Resize Settings: Resample using = Bicubic Lock aspect ratio = Checked Resize all layers = Checked Width = No greater than 500 Pixels Height = No greater than 500 Pixels   Optional: Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen   5: Edit > Copy (your tube)   6: Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling Settings: Default   7: Layers > New Raster Layer   8: Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom   9: Flood Fill Tool Settings: Match mode = None Use all layers = UNchecked Blend mode = Normal Opacity = 100 Right click to fill New Layer with Background color   10: Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   11: Adjust > Blur > Motion Blur Settings: Angle = 45 Strength (%): = 50   12: Layers > Load/Save Mask > Load Mask From Disk Settings: Mask = points Source luminance = Checked Fit to canvas = Checked Invert transparency = UNchecked Hide all mask = Checked   13: Layers > Merge > Merge Group   14: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical = 0 Horizontal = 0 Opacity = 40 Blur = 10.00 Color = White Shadow on new layer = UNchecked   15: Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen More   16: Layers > New Raster Layer   17: Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom   18: Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill New Layer with Background color   19: Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise Settings: Uniform = Checked Noise = 5% Monochrome = Checked   20: Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   21: Edit > Paste As New Layer (Your tube)   22: Image > Resize Settings: Resample using = Smart Size Lock aspect ratio = Checked Resize all layers = UNchecked Width = 90 Percent Height = 90 Percent   Optional: Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen   23: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Opacity = 80 Blur = 5.00 Color = Black   24: Layers > New Raster Layer   25: Add Watermark   26: Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   27: File > Export > JPEG Optimizer Settings: Compression value set to 10-15 Note: Do not close    SB & BACKGROUND:   1: Selection Tool > Custom Selection Settings: Top = 0 Left = 0 Right = 90 Bottom = Height of Frame   2: Edit > Copy   3: Selections > Select None Close Frame   4: Edit > Paste As New Image   5: Effects > Plugins > Simple > Top Left Mirror   6: Image > Canvas Size Settings: Width = 1700 pixels (or preferred width) Height = Height of SB Placement = Left Center    7: Layers > New Raster Layer   8: Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom   9:  Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill New Layer with Background color   10: Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise   11: File > Export > JPEG Optimizer   Take to Letter Creator and assemble      Thank you for trying my tutorial. I hope you have enjoyed it!   A special THANK YOU to my awesome testers that participated in making this tutorial the best it can be!!!   They are in alphabetical order: ~ April (ACFC) ~ Blanca (Blanca's IM Creations ~ CandyC (CLC Designs) ~ Cher (Creations by Cher) ~ Cheryl (Frogkid Creations) ~ Crystal (gDk) ~ Deanne (Deanne's Designs) ~ Diane (LBM Creations) ~ Fran (Abbey Girl Creations) ~ Janet (JanetB Creations) ~ Lane (Letters by Lane) ~ Lisa Marie (LMKuhns Creations) ~ Pat W (Creations by Pat) ~ Paula (KyRed) ~ PaulaDean (Elite Letters and Tags) ~ Sue (PurpleLady) ~ Sue Fletcher ~ VickyB (Prairie Girl) ~ WendyM (Wendy's Creations)   I would love to see your results. You may send them to: elly_hoffman@att.net   You may share my tutorials with your groups, but please do not post them to any websites. I do request you to link back to me at the links below. Thank you!!     Please link all creations made from this tutorial to:   http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DesignsByElly/     Proud  Member & Writer for: