Twister Strip



 


For this tutorial you will need:
Jasc Paint Shop Pro - available for purchase here
Funhouse filters - Twister - available free here
Simple filters - 4 way average - available free here
20-20 - available free here
If you want to use the roses I used, click here.  PSD      PSP
The roses are in two layers, delete the layer with my name on it.
My plugin windows may look different from yours as I use Filters Unlimited to manage my plugins. You can purchase it here.
I am assuming you know the basics of Paint Shop Pro and where the tools can be located.
 

1. Open a new canvas, 1280 X 300. Open the graphic you will be making the background for or you can use a psp graphic, psd graphic, tube, gif, jpg.
If you would like to use the same graphic I did, download it from the link above.

2. Using eyedropper, choose a pale to medium color from your graphic.
I used #DBA9B5. Flood fill the strip with your color. This is just in case you miss a spot in the pasting.		  
3. Copy your chosen graphic or copy a portion of it with the colors you want. If you are using a tube, click on the tube tool. Fill your strip with the graphic, re-pasting a number of times until the strip is filled to your satisfaction. Alternately, you can go to selections, select all and then paste the graphic into the selection. This will stretch out the graphic but it doesn't matter here. Each way will give a different effect as will the choice of graphic used. This is what mine looked like after pasting. Merge down.
4. Go to Effects, Funhouse, Twister, set twister intensity at 47. Apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 
It should look similar to this.
5. Go to Effects, Simple, 4 Way Average. Apply.

 

 

 

 
 
It should now look similar to this.
6. Create new raster layer. Using the same color you filled your strip with in step 1 or use white, flood fill the new layer. Go to the layer palette and turn the opacity of this layer down to 50 (use the slider where you see the 100, slide it down to 50).
It should now look similar to this. Merge all and save as a jpg.
7. Open 20-20, open your saved jpg in the program, click on image tab, click muted background, make sure seamless tile is checked, and apply.
It should now look like this. It will be seamless. Save and you're done.

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