Ellie's Treasures Tutorials -Whirlwind Tile
http://www.ellies-treasures.com/universal/whirlwindtile/whirlwindtile.html
This tutorial will print out on standard 8½" X 11" paper

   
Scroll down for more samples and alternate tiles

For this tutorial you will need:
ULead PhotoImpact, Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Photoshop Elements, or Jasc Paint Shop Pro
This tutorial will work in any of these programs.

Filters and Materials needed
Simple filters; Sinedot II filter
My preset for Sinedots II
(unzip and put into Sinedots II folder in your plugins folder)

My plugin windows may look different from yours as I use Filters Unlimited 2 to manage my plugins

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.

Let's get started! Very easy.

1. Create a new canvas, 300 X 300 pixels and flood fill with your chosen color.
2. Go to effects (or filters) Dragonfly>Sinedot II, set as screenshot shows
or pick the preset I have made for you

(in PS and PSE it would not work in the default screen blend (see just above the color bar).
I used max weight and it seemed the best of the blends available for PS and PSE).
To change the color, just left click on the color box and a color picker will open.
3. Go to Effects (or Filters)>Simple>Quick Tile
4. Basic Step: reduce opacity for a lighter effect
Use same color you filled original tile with
PSP: right click in layer palette>new raster layer. Fill with fill tool and reduce opacity in layer to 50%
PI: go to Edit>Fill, at 50% transparency
PS and PSE: Layer>New>Layer, then fill with the Paint Bucket tool,
go to the layer palette and reduce opacity to 50%. Save as a jpg.
Merge all or flatten image, watermark and you're done!
Instead of using Simple Quick Tile
using Simple Pizza Slice
using Simple Diamonds
using Simple 4 Way Average
using Simple Blintz, then Pizza Slice
     

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