April 2008 by DamagedRose Please link back to
http://damagedrose.org/index.html
This tutorial was written in Paint Shop Pro 9 but any version should work fine
This came about just playing in PSP
Supplies & Filters Needed
PSP tube No more than 280 Width and 380 Height
(Taller than wider works best)
Ribbonstitch PSP tube Here
Note... You can colorize this tube,
If you use a different Deco tube
you will have to adjust the Selection Tool
used in the Header Below
Filter > Impressionist- Quilt 2 Here
Getting Ready
Open your image in PSP
Duplicate (Shift + D ) close original
Pick a Light color for the Foreground and
A Dark color for Background
Edit, Copy
All Settings remain the same unless otherwise noted.
Header
1. File>New Image
Width 450 pixels
Height 400 pixels
2. Flood Fill with Background color
Selections, Select All
3. Edit, Paste, Paste Into Selection
Selections, Select None
4. Adjust, Blur, Average
Filter aperture 21
5. Effects, Plugins, Impressionist >
Style Natural Quilt 2
Background Image
Brush 100
Pressure 100
6. Effects, Edge Effects, Enhance
7. Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise
Gaussian
Noise 15
Monochrome Checked
8. Layers, New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background color
9. Effects, Plugins, Impressionist
10. On Palette Change that layer's Opacity to about 50
11. Edit, Paste, Paste as New Layer (tube should still be in browser)
12. Effects, 3-D Effects, Drop Shadow
V+H 0
Opacity 70
Blur 5.00
Shadow on new layer unchecked
13. Maximize your Deco tube
Edit, Copy
14. Back to your Image
Edit, Paste, Paste as new Layer
15. Mover Tool
Move to left and center it between top and bottom of Image
25. Effects, 3-D Effects, Inner Bevel
Bevel 2
Width 15
Smoothness 0
Depth 3
Ambience 17
Shininess 15
Color White
Angle 315
Intensity 45
Elevation 25
Selections, Select None
26. Image, Add Borders
Symmetric checked, 3 Pixels, Foreground Color
27. Magic Wand, Select Border
Selections, Invert
28. Effects, 3-D Effects, Cutout
Selections, Select None
29. Edit, Copy
30. Image, Add Borders
Symmetric checked, 30 Pixels, Background Color
31. Magic Wand
Select Border
32. Edit, Paste, Paste into Selection
Selections, Select None
33. Image, Add Borders
Symmetric checked, 1 Pixels, Color Black
34. Selection Tool
Custom Selection
Top 67
Left 1
Right 144
Bottom 250
( may need Top and Bottom adjusted
as not all stitches are placed exactly alike)
Edit, Copy
35. Edit , Paste, Paste as New Image
36. Back to header
Selections, Select None
37. Layers, New Raster Layer
Add Watermark
38. File, Export, JPEG Optimizer
Compression value set to 20 or 25
Save as Header
Border
1. Working on the New Image you made
Image, Add Borders 3 Pixels
Symmetric Unchecked
Top 0
Left 0
Right 3
Bottom 0
Color Foreground
2. Layers, Promote Background Layer
3. Image, Canvas Size
Width 1250 ( or your Preference)
Height 366
Placement Upper Left
4. Layers, Duplicate
Image, Flip
5. Layers, Merge, Merge Visible
6. Layers, New Raster Layer
7. Layers, Arrange, Send to Bottom
8. Flood Fill, Background Color
9. Effects, Plugins, Impressionist
10. Adjust, Add/Remove Noise, Add Noise
11. Layers, New Raster Layer
12. Flood Fill, Foreground Color
Change Opacity to 20-30
13. Effects, Plugins, Impressionist
14. Highlight Merged Layer on your Palette
15. Effects, 3-D Effects, Drop Shadow
16. File, Export, JPEG Optimizer
Compression value set to 20 or 25
Save as Border
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