[fnftwo] RELEASED TUTORIAL - Curlicue Blinds Tutorial (IMF, Word doc, supplies attached)

Curlicue Blinds Tutorial   Tutorial by Elly (©Designs by Elly) April 24, 2009 Image from group shares. 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 (Wide or square works best) goldbeads Pattern Here silverbeads Pattern Here Optional: Accent corner Here Optional: Accents or Embellishments   Filters: Simple Filters Here   Preparation: Install filter, if necessary Put goldbeads or silverbeads Pattern in your PSP Pattern folder   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 two colors Foreground = Light to Medium color   Background = Dark color     4: File > New > Image Settings: Width = 343 Pixels Height = 300 Pixels Raster Background = Checked Transparent = Checked   5: Flood Fill Tool Settings: Match mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 20 Use all layers = UNchecked Blend mode = Normal Opacity = 100 Right click to fill with Background color   6: Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds  Settings: Width = 4 Opacity = 69 Color = Black Horizontal = UNchecked Light from left/top = Checked   7: Effects > Distortion Effects > Curlicues Settings: Number of columns = 20 Number of rows = 20 Symmetric = Checked Radius (%) = 100 Strength = 25 Clockwise = UNchecked   8: Layers > New Raster Layer   9: Materials Palette Change Background color to goldbeads Pattern Settings: Angle = 0 Scale = 100 Texture = UNchecked   10: Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill New Layer with Pattern   11: Selections > Select All   12: Selections > Modify > Contract Settings: Number of pixels = 3   13: Edit > Clear   14: Selections > Select None   15: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical = 1 Horizontal = 1 Opacity = 100 Blur = 0.00 Color = Black Shadow on new layer = UNchecked   16: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical = -1 (minus) Horizontal = -1 (minus)   17: Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   18: Image > Canvas Size Settings: Width = 443 Height = 400 Lock aspect ratio = UNchecked Placement = Center   19: Layers > New Raster Layer   20: Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom   21: Flood Fill Tool Left click to fill New Layer with Foreground color   22: Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds Settings: Horizontal = Checked   23: Effects > Distortion Effects > Curlicues   24: Layers > New Raster Layer   25: Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill New Layer with Pattern   26: Selections > Select All   27: Selections > Modify > Contract Settings: Number of pixels = 5   28: Edit > Clear   29: Selections > Modify > Contract Settings: Number of pixels = 3   30: Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill layer with Pattern   31: Selections > Modify > Contract Settings: Number of pixels = 5   32: Edit > Clear   33: Selections > Select None   34: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow   35: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical = 1 Horizontal = 1   36: Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   37: Image > Canvas Size Settings: Width = 643 Height= 600   38: Layers > New Raster Layer   39: Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom   40: Materials Palette Change Pattern to Background color   41: Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill New Layer with Background color   42: Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds Settings: Horizontal = UNchecked   43: Effects > Distortion Effects > Curlicues   44: Layers > New Raster Layer   45: Materials Palette Change Background color to goldbeads Pattern   46: Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill New Layer with Pattern   47: Selections > Select All   48: Selections > Modify > Contract Settings: Number of pixels = 12   49: Edit > Clear   50: Selections > Select None   51: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow   52: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical = -1 (minus) Horizontal = -1 (minus)   53: Activate Tube   54: Image > Resize Settings: Height = No more than 400 pixels Width = No more than 400 pixels (It's ok if some of your image is outside the innermost border)   Optional: Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen   55: Edit > Copy   56: Edit > Paste as New Layer (on working canvas)   57: Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top   58: Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel Settings: Bevel = # 2 Width = 10 Smoothness = 10 Depth = 6 Ambience = 3 Shininess = 10 Color = White Angle = 315 Intensity = 35 Elevation = 45   59: Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   60: Optional: Image > Resize Settings: Height = 500 or your preference   61: Add any corners, accents or text   62: Add a Drop Shadow of your choice to any text, accents or embellishments   63:  Layers > New Raster Layer   64:  Add Watermark   65: Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   66: File > Export > JPEG Optimizer Settings: Compression value set 20 - 25 Note: Do Not Close   SB & BACKGROUND:    1: Selection Tool > Custom Selection Settings: Top = 0 Left = 0 Right = 75 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: Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling Settings: Default   7: Image > Canvas Size Settings: Width = 1700 pixels (or preferred width) Height = 500 pixels (or height of Frame) Placement = Left Center   8: Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings:  Vertical = 0 Horizontal = 3 Opacity = 70 Blur = 10.00 Shadow on new layer = Checked   9: Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling Settings: Edge = Checked Vertical = Checked Width (%) = 50 Transition (%) = 50   10: Layers > New Raster Layer   11: Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom   12: Materials Palette Change Pattern to Background color   13: Flood Fill Tool Right click to fill New Layer with Background color   14: Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds   15: Effects > Distortion Effects > Curlicues   16: Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling Settings: Mirror = Checked Vertical = Checked Vertical Offset (%) = 0   17: 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) ~ Cali (Cali'z Kreationz) ~ CandyC (CLC Designs) ~ Cher (Creations by Cher) ~ Cheryl (Frogkid Creations) ~ Crystal (gDk) ~ Fran (Abbey Girl Creations) ~ Janet (JanetB Creations) ~ Lisa Marie (LMKuhns Creations) ~ Pat W (Creations by Pat) ~ Paula (KyRed) ~ PaulaDean (Elite Letters and Tags) ~ Sue ( PurpleLady) ~ Sue Fletcher ~ WendyM (Wendy's Creations)   I would love to see your results. You may send them to:  elly_hoffman@att.net   http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DesignsByElly/    Proud  Member & Writer for: