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For this tutorial you will need: ULead PhotoImpact - available for purchase here or Adobe Photoshop - available for purchase here or Jasc Paint Shop Pro - available for purchase here This tutorial will work in any of these programs. Filters needed Sabercat Filters - available free here My plugin windows may look different from yours as I use Filters Unlimited 2 to manage my plugins - available for purchase here. I am assuming you know the basics of your graphics program and where the tools can be located. |
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1. Open a new canvas,
300 X 300 pixels, white. Go to Effects (or Filters)>Sabercat>Barcode,
set to 17, apply (play with this one, various settings give
different plaid effects, I have used other settings, just make
sure it's kind of evenly spaced) |
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2. Duplicate
canvas (in PhotoImpact hit Control-D, in PSP hit Shift-D, in
Photoshop go to Image>Duplicate) Rotate right 90° (In PhotoImpact, Transform tool  ,
Rotate and Flip, Rotate Right 90° ;
in PSP go to Image>Rotate>Rotate clockwise 90; in Photoshop, go
to Image>Rotate Canvas>90° CW) |
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3. -In PhotoImpact: copy, go to original canvas, Edit>Fill>Image>Clipboard>check fit the image, and change transparency to 42%. -In PSP: change foreground to Pattern and pick the pattern of the rotated image; in original canvas, add new raster layer, flood fill with pattern and, in the layer palette, change opacity of top layer to 58%, Merge all (flatten). -In Photoshop: with rotated canvas active, go to Edit>Define Pattern, and name this whatever you want. Now go to original canvas, go to Layer>New>Layer, ok; with this new layer active, go to Edit>Fill>Pattern and pick the one you just made. Now go to the layer palette and with the top layer active, reduce the opacity to 58%. Go to Layer>Flatten image. |
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4. You can now
colorize if you want: -In PI Format>Hue and Saturation>Colorize, and play with the three sliders till you get something you like. -In PSP, Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize, play with the little sliders under the two numbers until you see what you like. -In Photoshop, go to Image>Mode>Adjustments>Hue and Saturation>click on Colorize. Play with the three sliders till you get a color and intensity you like and click ok. Done! |
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Some alternative results - difference is in the plaid, not the color |
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If you have any questions or suggestions, click on the email button below to contact me. Have a wonderful day! |
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My
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