Ellie's Treasures Tuts-for-any-Program-Impressionist Tile

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: 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 and materials needed Fantastic Machines Paint Engine, available free here Simple filters, available free here Mura Seamless - available free here (Optional) FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - available as a trial here (7 of these filters continue to work when trial is over, Blend Emboss is one of them) Picture: I am using the picture Velvet Night ©Beverley Lu Latter *************** 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. 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 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. I cropped it as I only wanted the middle colors
2. Go to Effects>Simple>Quick tile
3. Go to Effects>Mura Seamless>Shift at Random>60-255-133-254
4. Go to Effects>Mura Seamless>Shift at Random>255-16-0-0 (these are the default settings)
5. Effects>FantasticMachine Paint Engine>Impression 2 preset, wrap edges checked, or settings as screenshot shows, once done, save it as a new preset Brush: .42,.6,.11,.86,.5,.00; Effect:1.70; Type: Intensity 1, Input and Line unchecked; Length 17, Radiate 1.0, motion angle -41, Curl 2, Operation Angle -32, Curl 1, Direction channel R, Wrap Edges checked or open your fmmachine.ini file in C:/Windows (open it with notepad) and copy and paste this setting into it: Setting22=impression 2;1,1,0,0,0,4,319,328,17,2,100,170,42,86,6,-5,-11,0,2,1 (you can change the setting number if you already have one at setting22), save this file before closing)
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.
More versions
This Beverley Lu Latter's Beyond the Roses	Gives you this
This Beverley Lu Latter's Pansies	Gives you this
after finishing then increasing brightness and contrast	after increasing B&C then FM Blend Emboss
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Tutorial was written April 8, 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 Orbitz.com Coupon Code Deal

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 "Crystal Lace Tile" tutorial header is CocktailShaker. 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.