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PLAID LACQUER BG TILE
by Hooty aka Doyle Allen Date:12/7/03 Approved by the HootyTutTestersGroup!
Needed: Paint Shop Pro 8 ...can adapt for 7 but this is written with 8 in mind. Left click on links below to download plugins: Flaming Pears / Lacquer **It's part of the Designer Sextet Skill Level: Beginner...but not Brand new! haha %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 1. New Transparent image 150 x 150 pixels
2. Selection Tool:
Custom Selection icon
at the top right of your Paint Shop Pro screen. This dropdown box will open.Shown below:
Set your top at zero and the bottom at 150 From now on the only changes will be to the left and right numbers. I will give you the numbers but you can use your own numbers to come up with your own unique combinations and you are encouraged to do so once you learn the basic procedure. The numbers will be given Left to the left, and right to the right. 3. L=Zero / R=35 That is Left = Zero, Right = 35 (Top always stays at 0 and bottom at 150.) ===================================
4. Dropper
Tool:
Pick light pastel colors for all of your fills so that text can be easily read when it is used with light colored text...
5. Flood
Fill Tool:
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6. Selection Tool:
Click on the
icon at the top right of your Paint Shop Pro screen. L =35 / R = 55 7. Repeat Steps 4 & 5
8. Selection Tool:
Click on the
icon at the top right of your Paint Shop Pro screen.
L =55 / R = 85
9. Repeat Steps 4 & 5
10. Selection Tool:
Click on the
icon at the top right of your Paint Shop Pro screen.
L =85 / R = 135
11. Repeat Steps 4 & 5
12. Selection Tool:
Custom Selection
icon at the top right of your Paint Shop Pro screen.
L =135 / R = 150
13. Repeat Steps 4 & 5 14. Selections/Select None This is what mine looks like this time.
15. Effects/Plugins/Simple/Diamonds
16. Effects/Plugins/Simple/4 Way Average
17. Effects/Plugins/FlamingPear/Lacquer Beginning Settings Shown:
ATTN: During testing some got black areas & circles and basically undesirables. I suggest that if this happens to you try adjusting the DETAIL & OR BULGE until you like how it looks to you. 18. Click OK! 19. Effects/Plugins/Simple/QuickTile Finished Results
20. Save as a opaque gif at low compression... like about 10 for best results! ************************************* After Thoughts: During testing we had some using this tile as a fill in SideBorder stats which OE and Outlook users can certainly relate to. One problem that came up was the SB tile did not turn out seamless due to people not quick tiling it ie step 22 or they did not understand that when you use a 150x150 tile what you fill has to be a multiple of 150 on the height since only the edges of your tile are seamless... so your height needs to be either 150, 300,450 etc. Using dark colors for the fills seems to lead to undesirable results..thusly I have recommended light pastel colors as fills. Remember to Watermark your creations! **************************************** Approved by the HootyTutTestersGroup!
Thanks to all the great testers that help me to make these tutorials as good as they are! The testers are always a vital part of the end results of what you end up using. Special thanks to all the testers: Laurie, Evelyn, Maria Rosa, Adrienne, KMRA, Mary, Meshi Michelle, Pat, Sue and Linda D.
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Select
a light pastel color.
Fill the selection
