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Holiday Tri-Card
by Hooty aka Doyle Allen 11/26/06
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Intermediate Skill Level
This tutorial was written in PSP 11
but you should be able to do it in any
version of Paint Shop Pro.
NEEDED:
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the tutorial to your inbox first.
Mail it to yourself !!!!
1 holiday_tri_card.psp Click HERE
You will need to unzip it!
2 Two graphics that express the holiday
theme for the card you are making.
You can use just one graphic instead.
It is your choice.
3 Gold or Silver pattern of your choice.
PERFORMANCE NOTES
1 All settings will remain the same
unless otherwise noted.
2 Design it your own way?
See Afterthoughts at the end of
this page.
Have fun !
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LET'S BEGIN !
OPEN PAINT SHOP PRO
1 File > Open
One or two holiday graphics of
your choice.
2 Edit > Copy one of them.
3 File > Open
holiday_tri_card.psp
4 Window > Duplicate
5 Close the original
6 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 1
Replace selection = Checked
Options = Nothing Checked
Load
7 Materials Palette
Foreground Color = green #03af47
Background Color = red #aa5904
8 Flood Fill Tool
Settings:
Match mode = None
Use all layers = NOT Checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100
9 Left click and fill your selection
with the green color fill.
10 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 2
11 Right click and fill your selection
with the red color fill.
12 Materials Palette
Change your Foreground to Pattern
and pick a gold or silver fill.
Settings are up to you.
Change your background color
to white. This will be used for a
feathered haze effect around your
pasted graphic.
13 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 3
14 Left click and fill your selection
with your pattern.
15 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 4
16 Right click and fill your selection
with the white color.
17 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 5
18 Edit > Paste Into Selection
This will be the graphic you copied
back in step # 2.
19 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 6
20 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel # 2, Width = 4
Smoothness = 0, Depth = 3
Ambience = 0, Shininess = 0
Color = White, Angle = 315
Intensity = 50, Elevation = 30
OK
21 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 7
22 Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
23 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 8
24 Right click and fill the selection
with your white color fill.
25 Selections > Load/Save Selection >
Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Settings:
Selection # 9
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Note for the next step 26.
If you want to use a 2nd graphic you
need to copy it first before going to the
next step.
If you want to use the same graphic
that you put on the left side just
continue with the next step.
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26 Edit > Paste Into Selection
27 Selections > Select None
28 Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample = Checked, using Smart Size
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Checked
Width and Height = 80 Percent
OK
29 (T) Text Tool
Suggestions:
White text will probably show up the
best against the red background.
30 Add text to the red section of the card.
The title name of the holiday above
the small graphic if you'd like.
Settings = Use your own!
If you want to use bevels or drop
shadow effects that is up to you.
31 Add Text of some kind underneath
the small graphic.
32 Layers > Merge > Merge Visible
33 Layers > New Raster Layer
Add your watermark.
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2 Ways 2 Go !!!!
A - There are 2 ways to save. Saving as
a gif will preserve the transparency
but will give away to less colors and
could possibly give you less than
desirable quality results but could
be used with any background type.
B- Saving as a jpg will require adding
another layer that will mesh with the
background that you intend using.
Usually a simple color fill is the
easiest to do. This would give you
the higher quality but would have to
be used on the same background as
your fill.
Pick either A or B below.
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TYPE A
34 File > Export > GIF Optimizer
Settings:
Transparency Tab = Existing image
or layer transparency
Partial Transparency Tab = Use Full
transparency for pixels below 30%.
No, use the existing image color at
100% opacity = Checked.
Colors Tab = 256 colors.
How much dithering do you want = 0%
Optimized Octree = Checked
Include Window's colors = NOT Checked.
Format Tab = Non-Interlaced Checked.
Version 89a = Checked
OK
Save
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TYPE B
34 Layers > New Raster Layer
35 Materials Palette
Select the color that you would like
your background color to be when
you make your stationery.
36 (F) Flood Fill Tool
Flood fill the new layer with it.
37 Layers > Arrange > Send to
Bottom
38 File > Export > JPEG Optmizer
Compression = 25
AFTERTHOUGHTS:
You can use different colors, textures
(such as paper texture which would suit
the purpose), patterns etc., to design your
own unique appearance of the card.
I hope you enjoyed this utility tutorial
that you can use for any holiday and
still get good and pleasing results
easily.
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