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Title: SBP Stationery Tutorial by: Hooty aka Doyle Allen Date: 10/30/03 Skill Level: Intermediate Approved by the HootyTutTestersGroup!
Needed: Paint Shop Pro Super or just Blade Pro VM ToolBox/Instant Tile EyeCandy4000/Bevel Boss & Cutout
GETTING STARTED: Graphic selection: Select a graphic with a lot of small characters in it and no large one that takes up say ½ or more of the total graphic layout. A good choice will make it easier to make the Side Border Bars and Divider look good and undistorted when reshaped and resized...plus will give you more choices of what to use. Take a look at my Framed example in the last section to get an idea of what I am talking about and what I used. Remember before starting this tutorial. In order for some effects to perform properly, always promote your Background Layer to a Raster Layer by Layers/Promote Background Layer. Thank you....remember**. 1 Open your graphic
2 Image/Resize... Maintain Aspect Ratio Checked. Resize to no more than 424 wide and no more than 364 in height. We are going to add about 63 pixels to each side adding borders and the end result will be appropriate for a 800x600 screen user.
3 Shift + D (or Edit/Copy....Edit/Paste as New Image!)
4 Repeat this 2 more times so you have 3 duplicates and the original.
5 Close the original.
6 Resize 1 of the duplicates to 200x200
7 Effects/Plugins/Simple/4 way average
8 Rename it “SBP BG Tile”
9 Minimize it.
10 On another duplicate rename it FRAME and minimize it. Side Borders On the last duplicate: 1 Effects/Plugins/VM ToolBox/ Instant Tile I am using the settings X and Y Flips both at 100. You may want to adjust these settings to get a better selection for you Divider and Side border bars.
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Make a selection from top to bottom with a width of about 100-140 pixels wide of your graphic.
3 Edit/Paste as New Image
4 Resize if it is any wider than 100 pixels.
5 Effects/Image Effects/Page Curl NOTE: Same settings will be used on every page curl use in this tut. The only thing that will change will be which corners are curled. Settings:
Select the corner to bend at the bottom left of the box.
6 Top Right
7 Effects/Image Effects/Page Curl
Bottom Left
8 Save as transparent .gif as your Left SB Bar
9 Image/Mirror
10 Save as transparent .gif as your Right SB Bar </;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-) DIVIDER BAR
Done much the same as the Side Borders
1 Ctrl + D (or Selections/None)
2 Selection Tool/Shape Rectangle Make a selection from left to right with a height of about 100-140 pixels the length of your graphic.
3 Edit/Paste as New Image
4 Effects/Image Effects/Page Curl
Select the corner to bend ....
top left.
5 Select the corner to bend ....
bottom right.
6 It should be about 100 pixels high. A Little more or less is ok. Resize if needed.
7 Save as transparent .gif as your Divider Bar
Go back to your graphic that you have been making the rectangular selections from.
8 Ctrl + D (or Selections/Select None)
9 Make one more selection from your graphic. This time a really small one that we will use to fill on a border once we start on the frame. Make it small...about 75x75 pixels or smaller then ....
10 Edit/Paste as New Image
11 Edit/Resize to a square of 25x25
12 Effects/Plugins/Simple/QuickTile
13 Note: If you have Effects/Plugins/ FM Tile Tools use the Blend Emboss to make the color jump out a bit!
14 Rename this “Border Fill” and move it to the side for now.
15 Close out your SB, Divider and graphic that you were making your selections from. </;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-) The Background Tile </;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)
1 Maximize the image that you previously minimized and renamed SBP BG Tile.
2 Effects/Plugins/Flaming Pear/ SuperBladePro Use Blade Pro if you don’t have the Super!
3 Select a preset that will also be used for your small borders as we make the frame.. I think a color theme is of the general same overall dominant color of your graphic. Using a preset that lets part of your image to show is cool too! Do not click ok yet!
4 Click on the shape and select the most rounded shape at the bottom of the selections.
5 Change the Height to Zero!
6 Now click OK!
7 Just another option if you need it. Shift + B (or Adjust/Brightness and Contrast/ Brightness Contrast. Adjust settings to make lighter or darker keeping in mind that this is what your text will be written on and you want it to be readable right? RIGHT!
8 Rename this “Background Tile” and save it but leave this open .. We will use this as a fill on your frame also!
9 Move this out of your way for now. </;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)</;-)
The FRAME
1 Maximize the image that you previously minimized and renamed Frame!
2 Image/Add Borders = 4 (symmetric checked)
3 Magic Wand: Select your new Border
4 Effects/Plugins/FlamingPear/ SuperBladePro It should still have the last setting you used for the background tile.
5 Effects/3D effects/Inner Bevel NOTE: Same settings will be used for all the 4-5 pixel Borders.
Bevel pattern 2, Width 2 Smoothness 15, Depth 2, Amb 0, Shininess 50, Color White, Angle 315, Intensity 50, Elevation 30
6 OK
7 Selections/Select None
8 Image/Add Borders = 10 (all borders Symmetric)
9 Magic Wand: Select New Border
10 Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy4000/ Cutout / Settings/ Reset to Factory default F5 Set the Fill Color to White
11 OK
12 Selections/Select None
13 Image/Add Borders = 4 (all borders Symmetric)
14 Magic Wand: Select New Border
15 Effects/Plugins/FlamingPear/ SuperBladePro It should still have the last setting you used for the background tile.
16 Effects/3D effects/Inner Bevel
17 Image/Add Borders = 20 (all borders Symmetric)
18 Magic Wand: Select New Border
19 Flood Tool: Go to your Material Palette and select patterns and go to the top and find the 25x25 pattern that you named Border Fill. Settings = Angle 0 Scale 100
20 Flood the New Border with your small pattern
21 Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy/ Bevel Boss/ Settings Reset to Factory default F5 OK
22 Selections/Select None
23 Image/Add Borders = 20 (all borders Symmetric)
24 Magic Wand: Select New Border
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Selection
Tool/Shape Rectangle 
OK
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