[UnitedTutWritersInc] NEW* Round and Round we Toad Tutorial by April Hunt (IMF and WORD Doc. Attached!!)

Round and Round we Toad Tutorial By © April Hunt (ACFC) March 28th, 2009   Written for PSP X   Skill Level = Intermediate   Needed  Plugins: Distort - The Toad's Pool 1 BorderMania - Round Button #2 Both Found: (HERE) or (HERE)   Tube of your choice   Preparation Install the filters, if necessary      Notes You may join my group and go No Mail if you only need the supplies for tutorials   This is a FREE Tutorial for all members. If you would like to join my Members Site you may join here http://www.acfcmemberssite.com/ You will get all my Paid tutorials, personalized items (desktops, tags, IncrediMail stationery and much more!) Click HERE to enter to win a $10.00 Coupon off a Lifetime Membership   All settings for this tutorial will remain the same unless specified    Okay Let's Get Started!!   1. File > Open Your tube   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 more than 340 Pixels Height = No more than 380 Pixels   *Optional 4. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen   5. Edit > Copy   6. Dropper Tool Left click to choose a  Light color for your Foreground Right click to choose a Medium color for your Background   7. File > New > New Image Settings: Width = 350 Pixels Height = 400 Pixels Image Characteristics = Raster Background Color = Transparent checked   8. Flood Fill Tool Settings: Match mode = None Use all layers = Not checked Blend mode = Normal Opacity = 100 Left click to fill with Foreground color   9. Selections > Select All   10. Edit > Paste Into Selection (your tube)   11. Selections > Select None   12. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur Settings: Radius = 10.00   13. Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling Settings: Default   14. Effects > Plugins > Distort > The Toad's Pool 1 Settings: X Asymmetry = 85 Y Asymmetry = 85 X Distortion = 85 Y Distortion = 255 Blob/Cross/Diamond = 85   15. Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling   16. Layers > New Raster Layer   17. Flood Fill Tool Left click to fill with Foreground color   18. Layers Palette Lower Opacity to 50   19. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   20. Materials Palette Change your Background to the Pattern we just made Settings: Angle = 0 Scale = 100 Texture = Unchecked   21. Window > Duplicate (Shift + D) Minimize the copy we made for your Background Pattern   22. Working on Duplicate Copy now   23. Effects > Plugins > BorderMania > Round Button #2 Settings: Border Width = 40 Light Angle = 2 Light Intensity = 128 Outside Mask = 0 Outline Width = 0   24. Image > Resize Settings: Width & Height = 90% (Percent) Resize all layers = Unchecked   25. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Horizontal & Vertical = 0 Opacity = 45 Blur = 5.00 Color = Black Shadow on new layer = Unchecked   26. Edit > Paste As New Layer (your tube)   27. Move Tool Arrange to your liking   28. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow *Do not add a drop shadow to a misted tube*   29. Window > Duplicate (Shift + D) Minimize one copy   30. Working on one of the Duplicated Copies now   31. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   32. Layers > New Raster Layer   33. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom   34. Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill with Pattern   35. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   36. Layers > New Raster Layer   37. Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill with Pattern   38. Layers Palette Lower Opacity to 60   39. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   40. Materials Palette Change your Background back to Color   41. Layers > New Raster Layer   42. Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill with Background color   43. Layers Palette Lower Opacity to 70 (or a text friendly amount you choose but make sure you can clearly see the Pattern below)   44. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   45. Materials Palette Change your Background to the Pattern we just made Settings: Angle = 0 Scale = 100 Texture = Unchecked   46. Activate the Tube and Round Button image we copied and minimized   47. Image > Canvas Size Settings: Lock aspect ratio = NOT Checked Width = 1700 Pixels (or your choice) Height = 450 Pixels Placement = Center Left Change Left placement # to = 5   48. Layers Palette Activate the Round Button Layer   49. Effects > Texture Effects > Mosaic - Glass Settings: Grid Settings: Symmetric = Checked Number of columns = 50 Number of rows = 50 Mosaic settings: Glass curvature (%) = 10 Edge curvature (%) = 10 Grout width = 10 Grout diffusion (%) = 10   50. Layers > New Raster Layer   51. Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom   52. Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill with Pattern   53. Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling Settings: Mirror = Checked Vertical = Checked Vertical offset (%) = 0 Width (%) = 50 Transition (%) = 50   *Optional steps 54-56 54. Layers > New Raster Layer   55. Flood Fill Tool Left click to fill with Foreground color   56. Layers Palette Lower Opacity to a Text friendly amount (we want to see the pattern showing)   57. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   *Optional  58. You may now add text if you desire  and a desired drop shadow to your text   59. Layers > New Raster Layer   60. Add your Watermark   61. File > Export > JPEG Optimizer Settings: Set Compression value to @ 20-25 OK   You are now done! Have fun with your new stationery!   Please remember to link this tutorial back to April's Creations for Christians http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AprilsCreationsForChristians/    You may like to try a Sample Pack Five for $5.00 gets you: 1 Members Only Exclusive Tutorial 1 Personalized IncrediMail Letter 1 Personalized Name Tag 1 Personalized Desktop and 1 Coupon ranging in value from $5.00 off a membership up to a FREE One Year Membership Go Here to buy your 5 for $5.00 Sample Pack   Thank you for trying my tutorial. All ideas are my own. Any similarity to any other tutorials is purely coincidental and unintentional. No Copyright infringements intended. I do not claim any graphics or tubes as my own.   A BIG thank you to my wonderful testers at ACFC: Carol, Cathy, Cheryl, Crystal, Diane (ladibluemoon), Elly, Gayle, Holly, Lisa Marie, PaulaDean, Paula(KyRed), Pat W, PeggyM, Sue F, Sue aka PurpleLady, VickyB, Wendy Thank you ladies!!!   You may share my tutorials with your groups-- as long as your members are linking the tutorials back to me. DO NOT add my tutorials to any web sites or upload them to any group sites without my written permission.   You can also find my tutorials at http://www.acfcmemberssite.com/     You may contact me at aprilscreations@gmail.com   Thank you and God bless April   Proud Tutorial Writer For   http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/united_tut_writers_inc/