| Arctic Circuit SB Tutorial By ©LismibaebisCreations 4 February 2009 Used with written permission Skill Level: Advanced Beginner and Adventurous Others Knowledge of using Filters necessary (or learn how to get started This tutorial is my own creation; any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental Program shortcuts will be given in parentheses Needed Paint Shop Pro - I used X2 (Tutorial will work with other versions) Free 30 day trial from Corel, Image Tube or misted image of choice Filters Kang's Filters 1, available here 2manekenai(tm)" MezzoForce-Ice, available here (I used the old free version 103) Simple Filters, available here Performance Notes This tutorial is in 2 parts: - Preparation - Background The settings for different Tools and Effects will stay the same throughout the tutorial, unless new setting instructions are given Don't forget to save your work often Preparation 1) Download and install filters if necessary (If you install filters you need to restart PSP afterwards) Open tube or mist of choice 3) Edit > Copy Close original 4) Edit > Paste As New Image 5) Image > Resize Settings: Resample using = Bicubic Lock aspect ratio = Checked Resize all layers = Checked Resolution = 72.000 Pixels / Inch Width = No greater than 375 Pixels Height = No greater than 400 Write down new height 6) Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask Settings: Radius = 2.00 Strength = 10 Clipping = 5 Luminance only = Not checked (Or a setting of your liking) 7) Edit > Copy 8) Dropper Tool (E) Left click to choose a light to medium Foreground color 9) File > New Settings: Width = 1280 pixels***** Height = Your new height + 40 pixels Resolution = 72.000 Pixels/inch Raster Background = Checked Color depth = RGB / 8 bits channel Transparent = Checked *****or width of your computer resolution, e.g. 1024 or 1680 10) Flood Fill Tool (F) Match mode = None Use all layers = Not checked Blend mode = Normal Opacity = 100 11) Left click to Flood fill new layer with Foreground Color 12) Selections > Select All 13) Edit > Paste Into Selection 14) Selections > Select None 15) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling Settings: Default Setting indicated by the hand, PSP will set it to default 16) Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur Settings: Radius = 15.00 17) Effects > Plugins > kang 1 > circuit Weaver Settings: Break Up = 245 Weave = 165 18) Effects > Plugins > 2manekenai(tm) > Mezzoforce-Ice
Preset = StrongIce
Displ. X = 76, Displ. Y = 139
Ice = 125, Cold = 22
Diffuse = 188, Clear = 255
Embose = 255 Tone = -26 (Minus)
Color = 90 19) Effects > Plugins > Simple > Centre Tile 20) Edit > Paste As New Layer 21) Move Tool (M) Move tube or mist to the left of the background 22) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical & Horizontal = 2 Opacity = 50, Blur = 5.00 Color = Black Shadow on new layer = Not checked (You might prefer not to use a Drop Shadow with a misted tube) 23) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical & Horizontal = -1 (Minus) Opacity = 15, Blur = 5.00 24) Layers > New Raster Layer 25) Layers > Arrange > Move Down 26) Flood Fill Tool Left click to flood fill with Foreground color Optional You might wish to choose a color other than your Foreground color. I choose a much lighter color 27) Layers Palette Reduce opacity to 46 (Or a setting of your liking) (At 46 the stationery ends up quite heavy, so you might want to use opacity 70 instead) 28) Layers > New Raster Layer 29) Add Watermark(s) 30) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer Settings: Set Compression value to = 25 - 30 Chroma subsampling = YCbCr 1x1 1x1 1x1 (None) Save Exif data = Not checked You are done! stationery in LC or OE. Please link tutorial to and I hope that you enjoyed doing this tutorial. If you have any questions, please email me I would love to see what you created with my tutorial. A special "Thank you" to the
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