Brushed Fur Bubbles Tutorial Author: Ann Stalls Date: August 29, 2008 Skills Level: Intermediate This Tutorial was written in PSP9, but other variations should work also. SUPPLIES NEED: JASC PSP Graphic: I used a graphic from the work of Shu. You can visit his gallery here. Performance Notes: All settings will remain the same unless specified. Always use symmetric checked for borders unless noted. PREPARATION: Open graphic in PSP No sides should be longer or wider than 550 pixels. Resize if necessary. Shift D three times. Close original. You should have three copies of your graphic now. Minimize two of them. Choose a trim color from your graphic. Let's begin! 1. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling Settings: Default 2. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur Settings: Radius = 20 3. Effects>Art Media Effects>Brushed Strokes 4. Layers>New Raster Layer 5. Flood fill with a light color from graphic. Lower the opacity to your liking. I lowered mine to 60. 6. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible 7. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling 8. This is pattern 2. Minimize it. 9. Maximize second copy of graphic. 10. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling Settings: Default 11. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur Settings: Radius = 20 12. Effects>Texture>Fur Settings: 13. This is pattern 2. Minimize it. 14. Activate third copy of graphic. We will be adding borders to this graphic. 15. Image>Add Borders>3 Black 16. Image>Add Borders>5 Trim color 17. Select the trim color with the magic wand. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel Settings: 18. Image>Add Borders>3 Black 19. Image>Add Borders>20 Color not in graphic 20. Select this border with the magic wand. 21. Flood fill with pattern 1. 22. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout Settings: 23. Image>Add Borders>3 Black 24. Image>Add Borders>5 Trim color 25. Select the trim color with the magic wand. Effects>3D> Effects>Inner Bevel Settings: 26. Image>Add Borders>3 Black 27. Image>Add Borders>35 Color not in graphic 28. Select this border with the magic wand. 29. Flood fill with pattern 2. 30. Effects>3D Effects>Cutout Settings: 31. Image>Add Borders>3 Black 32. Image>Add Borders>5 Trim color 33. Select the trim color with the magic wand. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel Setttings: 34. Image>Add Borders>3 Black 35. Layers>New Raster Layer Add your watermark. 36. File>Merge>Merge All 37. Shift D and Minimize. 38. File>Export to JPEG at 25 compression to save. You are done with the header! Background Directions: 1. Maximize the copy of your header. 2. Using your crop tool, crop part of the frame. Like this: 3. Layers>Promote Background 4. Image>Canvas Size Settings: Double the width and keep the same height. Placement = Left Center 5. Layers>Duplicate Image>Mirror 6. Layers>Merge>Merge All 7. Image>Resize to 100 width 8. Layers>Promote Background 9. Image>Canvas Size Settings: 10. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical = 2 Horizontal = 2 Opacity = 50 Blur = 5 Do not check shadow on new layer. 11. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling Settings: 12. Layers>New Raster Layer 13. Layers>Arrange>Send to bottom 14. Flood fill with a light color from graphic. 15. Effects>Texture Effects>Texture Find Hatch Fine Smooth or one you like and apply it. Settings: 17.Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling on bottom layer only. Settings: Default 18. Layers>Merge>Merge All Flatten 19. File>Export to Jpeg at 25 compression to save. You have completed your background. Letter Creator Tile background. Center header. You are now done with this tutorial. That's it! Click on the orange envelope to download the tut to Incredimail. I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial as much as I have enjoyed creating for your. I would love to see your results, so if you would like, email it to me at pinkrose4ann@yahoo.com with Brushed Fur Bubbles Results in the subject line. Email pinkrose4ann@yahoo.com Please link to: http://ladyann.bravehost.com/Tutorials/brushedfurbubbles/1.html and here http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/hobotuts This is an original tutorial and any resemblances to other tutorials is purely coincidental. © Ann Stalls Thanks to the testers of this tutorial without whose help this would not be the tutorial it is today. Special Thanks: Ann Stalls 2008 All Rights Reserved Designed and Maintained by Ann Stalls Artwork by Shu All tubes & graphic images are my own, from group shares, purchased or used with permission. No copyright infringement intended. All artwork has been credited to the artist when known. If I have used your artwork without crediting you, please contact me and I will correct it right away. Please visit Cornell University Law Schoolor U. S. Copyright Office