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For this tutorial you will need: ULead PhotoImpact - available for purchase here or Adobe Photoshop - available for purchase here or Adobe Photoshop Elements - available for purchase here or Jasc Paint Shop Pro - available for purchase here This tutorial will work in any of these programs. Filters and Materials needed Simple filters - Quick Tile - available free here Filter Factory E - available free here in 8bf format or here in ffl format (Get the ffl format if you use Filters Unlimited 2, as I do, or a plugin manager can handle them as well. If you are putting the filters into your program's plugin folder to use directly without a manager, you will need the 8bf format) 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 abbreviations I used: PSP is Paint Shop Pro, PI is PhotoImpact, PS is Photoshop, and PSE is Photoshop Elements. |
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Let's get started! |
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1. Open a graphic or
tube, duplicate, close original. If you use a tube, open a new canvas, 300 X 300 pixels, new raster layer, pull to bottom and flood fill with a complementary color from your tube. Merge all. If you use a graphic, resize to 300X300 with Lock Aspect Ratio unchecked.  art is On the Shelf by Chrissie Snelling (I have no link for her site, if you know one, please let me know?) |
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Go to Effects>Blur>Gaussian Blur In PhotoImpact, click on options and change radius to 16 pixels In PSP, click on Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur, radius at 16 In Photoshop/Photoshop Elements Effects>Blur>Gaussian Blur 16 pixels  |
3. Go to
Effects>Filter Factory E>Gradient Spokes Ratio Maker set at 49 |
4. Go to Effects>Simple>Quick Tile |
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5. You can now either
save or reduce opacity for a lighter effect (use white or
a pale version of a color in the tile) In PI go to Edit>Fill, at 50% transparency In PSP, right click in layer palette>new raster layer. Fill with fill tool, reduce opacity in layer to 50% In Photoshop or Photoshop Elements: Layer>New>Layer, then use the Paint Bucket tool to fill, go to the layer palette and reduce opacity to 50%.   50% transparency 75% transparency Save as a jpg. |
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 art by Alan Ayers |
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art by Clyde Caldwell |
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