Translated with permission from the creator, Marynez, at PSPIArtes tutorial site.
 


See the original tutorial here for PSP in Portuguese
This is not my tutorial, it belongs to Marynez of PSPIArtes.
If you would like to translate into another language, you must ask her permission.
You can contact her here.

 They will both open in a new window and print out on standard 8½" X 11" paper

For information about which fonts, programs, etc I used to construct my pages and my headers, click here.
For this tutorial you will need:
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I've done this tutorial in PSP 9 and PSP XI.
I believe it can be done in most versions.
You may have to look around for the commands but it's likely they are there.

Filters and materials needed
Simple Filters, available free here
1 tube of your choice
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Credits
All tubes used in this tutorial were tubed by Fly
I searched but could not find a site, blog or group where she shares her tubes.
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I am assuming you know the basics of Paint Shop Pro and where the tools can be located.
Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
They will stay where you put them until you close your browser.
           



Preparation
Open your tube, duplicate (Shift-D) and close original.
Pick two pretty colors from it for your gradient.
1.  Open a new transparent canvas 300X300.
2. Fill with gradient:
Angle = 0
Repeat = 0
Style = Linear
3. Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur:
Radius = 30
4. Effects/Texture Effects/Weave:
Gap Size = 63
Width = 100
Opacity = 100
Weave Color = white
Fill Gaps = unchecked
5. Effects/Distortion Effects/Wave:
Horizontal displacement:
Amplitude = 7
Wavelength = 1
Vertical displacement:
Amplitude = 3
Wavelength = 1
Repeat checked
6. Effects/Geometric Effects/Perspective-Horizontal:
Distortion = 54
Repeat checked
7. Effects/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
8. Copy and paste as new layer your tube in the middle of the tile

Lower the opacity to your own taste
I went down to about 20
Resize if needed to fit the center better



Merge All
9. Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling:
default with transition in 100



Pattern is ready.
You don't need to make it into a strip, you can use it as a seamless tile as well
. (Optional) Open new canvas of 1024x300. (I usually make mine 1280 wide). Fill with your pattern
(In your color palette, pick pattern, click on the color window and in the next window, right at the top, you'll see your pattern)
Watermark and save or go on to next step
. (Optional) Back to your tube. Copy and paste your tube as new layer, move to the left.

I used blend emboss on tile, filled strip, added the tube to the left, duplicated it and mirrored it
and turned opacity down to 50 on the right one. Added a shadow to the left one: 1-1-70-2 dark grey


Merge All
9. New raster layer to place watermark if using as a strip
10. Your stationery strip is ready!!  File>Export>Jpeg optimizer - compression of 20.
l hope you had fun!
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Webpage Design Information
This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
 Sadly, she passed away but her tutorials just came back online, thanks to PIRCNet.
You can find the tutorial here.
 The font I used for all of the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for the "Back Ka" tutorial header is Jagger.
Click on the font name to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
 Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
 This is the address to Deb's old pages
 http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
 I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
 For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.