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Ellie's Treasures Universal Tutorials - Mirror Candy Tiles http://www.ellies-treasures.com/universal/mirrcandy/morrcandy.html |
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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. Image: I used the beautiful art of Tammara Markegard: http://tammara.deviantart.com Filters Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.1 Funhouse I>Heizenberg's Mirror Simple filters>Quick Tile ***************** My plugin windows may look different from yours as I use Filters Unlimited 2 to manage my plugins - available for purchase here. ***************** Some shortcuts I use are: PSP-Paint Shop Pro; PS-Photoshop; PSE-Photoshop Elements; PI-PhotoImpact |
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1. Open a graphic and
choose a 200 X 200 pixel selection from it that has the colors
you want. Go to Edit>Copy, Edit>Paste>As New Image. (In Photoshop, go to Edit>Copy; File>New [it will open at the size of what's in the clipboard], Edit>Paste) (In Photoshop Elements, go to Select>All; Edit>Copy; File>New>Image from Clipboard) (In PI, go to Edit>Copy, Edit>Paste>As New Image) Or if you like, you can just resize your picture to 200 X 200, aspect ratio unchecked. You can close the original picture now.  |
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2. Go to Effects or
Filters, depending on your program>Eye Candy 3.1> Swirl with
these settings: 69-30-55-52. It won't be seamless yet.    |
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3. Go to Effects or
Filters, depending on your program>Simple>Quick Tile. Now it will be seamless.  |
4. Go to Effects or
Filters, depending on your program>Funhouse>Heizenberg's Mirror
at 14 (default setting)  |
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5. Reduce opacity for
a lighter effect, using either white or a paler color that's in
your tile. In PI go to Edit>Fill, white at 50-75% transparency In PSP, right click in layer palette>new raster layer. Fill with fill tool, white, reduce opacity in layer to 40. In Photoshop/Photoshop Elements: Layer>New>Layer, then using the Paint Bucket tool, fill with white, go to the layer palette and reduce opacity to 40% On the left, it's filled with white at 60% in PI On the right, it's filled with pale purple #B3ADC7 at 60% in PI 
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| 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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