Ellie's Treasures Tuts-for-any-Program-Gradient Spoke Tiles-Stationery

Click here or scroll down to see alternate tiles 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: Graphic 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. Image: to make tile from or put your tube on a compatible background color Tube (if making stationery): I used art ©Gail Gastfield Filters needed: Simple filters, 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) ***************** I am assuming you know the basics of your graphics program and where the tools can be located. This is an extremely easy tutorial and can be done by beginners. Some abbreviations I used: PSP is Paint Shop Pro, PI is PhotoImpact, PS is Photoshop, and PSE is Photoshop Elements.
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 graphic or tube, duplicate, close original. art is ©Gail Gastfield 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. I cropped out most of the white as I didn't want it to have too much white in it
2. 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
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-orange fill #EFB9A4	50% transparency-white fill		50% transparency-white fill then FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss twice
You're done! Don't forget to optimize PSP: (File>Export>Jpeg Optimizer). I usually optimize at about 20. PI: I usually optimize at about 80 PS and PSE: I usually save at about 8.
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Tutorial was written May 13, 2005 ************ These tutorials are all my own creations. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional. Feel free to share any of my tutorials on this site by a link back to my site, but do not copy and send the entire tutorial to anyone or any group. You do not need my permission to share a text link only to this tutorial. You may also save it to your hard drive (go to File>Save As, and save as an mht file- this will save the pictures with the page in one single file and will open in a browser. If not available, save as Web Page, complete (.htm, .html). This will save it with the pictures in a separate folder) or print it out for your own personal use. ©2003-2010 Ellie's Treasures Gateway Coupon

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 "Gradient Spoke" tutorial header is Flapper. 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.