Origami Tile


     
 

For this tutorial you will need:
ULead PhotoImpact - available for purchase here
or
Adobe Photoshop - available for purchase here
or
Jasc Paint Shop Pro - available for purchase here
This tutorial will work in any of these programs.

Filters needed
Two Moon Filters - available free here - look in the list of materials on this page for the link
Simple Filters - available free here

I am assuming you know the basics of your graphics program and where the tools can be located.
 


Instructions

Screenshots

1. Open canvas 200 X 200, pick two colors from your graphic or of your own choosing to make gradient, fill tile with the gradient, diagonal, from upper left to lower right (in PSP 45 degree angle, 0 repeats; in PI pick either diagonal button). To learn how to apply a gradient in Photoshop, click here.

 

 

 

2. Go to Effects (Filters)>Simple>Diamonds. Apply. It should look like this now.

 

 

 

 

3. Go to Effects (Filters)>Two Moon>PaperFold, set at default of 0-0-15-16. Apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It should look like this now.

 
4. Go to Effects (Filters)>Two Moon>RotoBlade, set at default of 53-128-128-128. Apply.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It should look like this now.

5. Go to Effect>Simple>Quick Tile, it should look like this.

You can either use it this way or go on to the next step if you want to lighten it.

 

 

6. Reduce opacity for a lighter effect
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: Layer>New>Layer, then using the Paint Bucket tool, fill with white, go to the layer palette and reduce opacity to 40%.

You're done, save as a jpg.

If you would like to see it in use, click here to see the wallpaper I used it in. It's called The Swan on the Lake.

 

If you have any questions or suggestions, click on the email button below to contact me. Have a wonderful day!

Alternative tiles made with different gradients

     

My Testers' Results
Members of my Filters n Frames tutorial group
 


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,
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©2004 Ellie's Treasures






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