Ellie's Treasures Tuts-for-any-Program-Whirlwind Tiles

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: 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. Filters: Sinedot II filter - available free here My preset for Sinedots II here (unzip and put into Sinedots II folder in your plugins folder) Simple filters, available free here (Optional) FM Tile Tools>Blend Emboss - free trial available here (Blend-Emboss is one of the settings that continues to work when the trial is done) *************** I am assuming you know the basics of your graphics program and where the tools can be located. Some shortcuts I use are**: PSP-Paint Shop Pro; PS-Photoshop; PSE-Photoshop Elements; PI-PhotoImpact 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. 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 window). 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 You can save now or go on to the next step to lighten the tile
4. 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 25-50% PI: go to Edit>Fill, at 25-50% transparency PS and PSE: Layer>New>Layer, then fill with the Paint Bucket tool, go to the layer palette and reduce opacity to 25-50%. Save as a jpg. I lightened this one in PI at 25% using the same color as the background You can save now or go on to the next step, using FM Tile Tools>Blend Emboss You can save now or go on to the next step, using FM Tile Tools>Blend Emboss
5. Apply Effects>FM Tile Tools>Blend Emboss at default value I applied it twice for this tile
Alternatives You can use some of the other Simple tiles instead of Quick Tile for a different effect For instance, the tiles at the top of the tutorial: The black one was done using Simple>Pizza Slice Mirror instead, and the red tile at the end was done using Simple>Blintz and then Simple>Pizza Slice Mirror This one was done using Simple>4Way Average after the Blend Emboss (and colorizing) And this one was done using Simple>Pizza Slice Mirror after the Blend Emboss (and colorizing)
You're done! Don't forget to optimize PSP: (File>Export>Jpeg Optimizer). I usually optimize at about 10. PI: I usually optimize at about 90 PS and PSE: I usually save at about 8.
More versions
Instead of using Simple>Quick Tile
using Simple>Pizza Slice Mirror	using Simple>4 Way Average	using Simple>Blintz, then Pizza Slice Mirror
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Tutorial was written October 6, 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 Vitamin Shoppe Coupons

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 "Whirlwind Tile" tutorial header is Space Up Yer Life. 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.