Ellie's Treasures Tuts-for-any-Program-Colorized Plaid Tiles

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For this tutorial you will need: Graphics Program: Any graphics program that allows 3rd party filters, such as the ones used here. You can even do it in free programs that use filters, such as IrfanView. There are instructions on their home site about adding filters to the program. Filters: Sabercat Filters>Barcode, available free here in 8bf format, and here in ffx format for Filters Unlimited 2 (Optional) Simple filters>4 Way Average, 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. Some shortcuts I use are**: PSP-Paint Shop Pro; PS-Photoshop; PSE-Photoshop Elements; PI-PhotoImpact This is an extremely easy tutorial and can be done by beginners.
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.
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) See bottom of tut for plaids made at 194 and 231 settings
2. Duplicate canvas, Rotate right 90°, then copy In PI, Transform tool , Rotate and Flip, Rotate Right 90°; In PSP go to Image>Rotate>Rotate clockwise 90; In PS-PSE, go to Image>Rotate Canvas>90° CW
3. -In PI: copy, go to original canvas, Control-V to copy, and change transparency of top layer to 42%, merge all. -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 PS-PSE: 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.
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 PS-PSE: 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.
If you want a more subtle plaid effect, apply Simple>4 Way Average filter This one has the 4 Way Average Filter applied, then the Simple>Diamonds filter
You're done! Don't forget to optimize PSP: (File>Export>Jpeg Optimizer). I usually optimize at about 10. PI: I usually optimize at about 90 PS and PSE: I usually save at about 8.
More versions-Differences lie mainly in barcode setting, not color
Barcode set to 17	Barcode set to 194	Barcode set to 231
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Back to top Webpage Design Information This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven Sadly, she passed away and her site is gone. The font I used for all of the text on the buttons is BrockScript The font I used for the "Colorized Plaid Tile" tutorial header is FancyPants. 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.