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Ellie's Treasures Universal Tutorials - Tunnel Tiles http://www.ellies-treasures.com/universal/tunnel/tunnel.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. Gold or Silver Corners or Dings Filters: Filter Factory Gallery D>Tunnel Tile Simple filters>Quick Tile ***************** My plugin windows may look different from yours as I use Filters Unlimited 2 to manage my plugins Some shortcuts I use are: PSP-Paint Shop Pro; PS-Photoshop; PSE-Photoshop Elements; PI-PhotoImpact |
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1. Open a new canvas,
200 X 200 pixels, white.
Fill it with a color of your choosing or one picked from the
graphic. Open a gold or silver ding or corner, copy and minimize. 2. Make a square selection in the middle, about 100 X 100, doesn't matter if you're a bit off. 3. Fill selection with a lighter shade of the first color you used it. Keep in mind that the lighter color will be the main color of the tile, the darker color will be an accent in the tile. The more of the dark color you want to see, the smaller you make the center, and, conversely, the more of the lighter color you want to see, the larger the center. Paste as a new layer the gold ding or corner. Merge all (flatten). If you pick a denser or fatter ding or corner, the more metallic accent you'll see 4. Go to Effect>Filter Factory D>Tunnel tile, leave settings at default of 62-203. 5. Go to Effect>Simple>Quick Tile. You can get a very different result using various color combinations, different corners or dings and making the center selection smaller or bigger. The bigger and denser the corner, the more gold or silver you'll see in it. If you want more of the darker color, make the center smaller. |
| 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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