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Ian Top Border Stationery IncrediMail Tutorial written by: Author: RoseMadeDesigns (Marcee) permission granted to share at www.missesbeehaven.com

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Date: April 9, 2005 Level: Intermediate Programs/Plug-Ins Needed:

• PSP9 available here
• Fantastic Machines Paint Engine available here
• Letter Creator available here (optional)

Materials Needed:

Tube of choice - no wider than 400 pixels however this is a suggestion at least 150 wide again this is a suggestion

Before we start:

• Knowledge of the use of Plug-Ins is recommended.
• Settings will remain the same unless otherwise indicated.
• Shortcuts for some tools will be in parentheses.
• Save your selected tube open in PSP.
• Remember to save often.

The Stationery

1. Shift+D to duplicate tube.

2. Close original.

3. Shift+D for second duplicate (2 total)

4. Resize one of the images.

Settings:
Pixel Dimensions: 85 Percent
Resample Using: Bicubic
Lock Aspect Ratio: Checked
Resize All Layers: Checked6. Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen (if necessary)

7. Minimize that image.

8. Working on the second image

Use the Dropper tool (e)

choose a foreground colour (left click)

and

choose a background colour (right click)

Note: One of these colours will be used as your text background, so choose a text-friendly color. It can be light or dark.

Otherwise, colour choice is up to you.

9. Materials Palette

Change the background colour to gradient.

10. Left click to open the gradient selection box.

Select Foreground-Background

Settings:

Angle: 45

Repeats: 0

Invert unchecked

Style: Linear

Texture unchecked

11. On the open tube image Layers/New Raster Layer

12. Flood Fill Tool (f)

Settings:

Match Mode: None

Blend: Normal

Opacity: 100

Fill the layer with your gradient.

13. Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom

14. Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

15. Effects/PlugIns/FantasticMachines/PaintEngine

Settings:

Settings: (under preview window)

SoftMarble 1 (Default with changes below**)

Here are the default settings if you do not have SoftMarble 1:

Brush:

Push Intensity: .74

Lighten: -.5 (minus)

Bias: .00

Pull Intensity: .59

Lighten: -.4 (minus)

Bias: .00

Effect:

Amount: 1.73

Wrap Edges unchecked

Stroke:

Type: Saturation 2

Input checked

Line unchecked

**Length: 40 (default is 30)

**Radiate: 2.00 (default is 1.00)

Motion Angle: 93

Curl: 10

Operation Angle: 130

Curl: 53

RGB Channel: R selected

APPLY

16. Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling

Settings: default

Tiling method: Corner

Direction: Bidirectional

Horizontal Offset: 0

Vertical Offset: 0

(Width %: 50)

Transition %: 50

Corner Style: Linear

OK

Note: Your width and transition settings may be different. Do not change them.

17. Materials Palette

Change background gradient back to solid colour.

18. On your painted tube image make note of the height of the image.

19. Selection tool (s)

Settings:

Selection Type: Rectangle

Mode: Replace

Feather: 0

Anti-alias checked

Click Custom Selection

Settings:

Left: 0

Top: 50

Right: width of image

Bottom: height of image minus 50

OK

20. Layers/New Raster Layer

21. Flood fill tool (f)

Settings: same as used before (Step 12)

22. Flood fill layer with one of your solid colours.

Note: This colour will also be used for your text background.

23. Effects/PlugIns/Fantastic Machines/PaintEngine

Settings:

SoftMarble 1 (default - see Step 15)

Change Stroke Length to 30

Change Radiate to 1.00

(if needed)

APPLY

24. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical: 2

Horizontal: 2

Opacity: 30

Blur: 10.00

Colour: your choice

Shadow on new layer unchecked

OK

25. Repeat drop shadow changing

V & H to -2 (minus)

OK

26. Selections/Select None

27. Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling

Settings:

Tiling Method: Edge

Direction: Horizontal

(Horizontal Offset: 0)

(Vertical Offset: 0)

Width %: 51

Transition %: 50

(Corner Style: Linear)

OK

Note: Again, your width and transitions settings may be different. Do not change them.

28. Image/Canvas Size

Settings: Pixels

Width: width of your image

Height: 1800

Lock aspect ratio unchecked

Background: Null

Placement: Top centre arrow

OK

Note: You may want to hit the + (plus) sign on your number pad to zoom in.

29. Layers/New Raster Layer

30. Flood Fill tool (f)

Settings: Same as before (Step 12)

31. Flood fill with same solid colour used

in Step 22.

32. Apply Paint Engine with same settings used in Step 23.

They should already be set.

33. Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling

Settings: same as used before (Step 27)

They should already be set.

34. Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom

35. Layer Palette

Click on middle layer (painted tube-gradient layer) to make it active.

36. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Settings: Change V & H to 2

OK

37. Layer Palette

Click on top layer (painted solid strip) to activate it.

38. Maximize duplicate tube image.

39. On duplicate tube image

Edit/Copy

40. Edit/Paste as New Layer onto stationery image

41. Mover tool (m)

Move the tube between the upper and lower edges of the painted strip. It is okay if it overlaps.

42. Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Settings: same as used in Step 36 This should already be set.

OK

43. Apply watermark and artist credits.

Note: You may add text and/or embellishments if you like.

44. Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

45. File/Export/JPEG Optimizer

Settings:

Compression: between 20 and 25

Try to get a file size under 125 kb.

46. Save your JPEG.

The Tag

1. Selection tool (s)

Settings: same as before

2. Drag your cursor to select the area that is the top border of your image.

3. Edit/Copy

4. Edit/Paste as a New Image

5. Add text, frames, or a bevelled edge if you like.

6. Resize and sharpen as preferred.

7. Save as a different file name in your preferred format.

Letter Creator

1. Body Tab

Image: your saved stationery jpeg

Tile: clicked

Text: choose a complimentary font and complimentary text and link colours

Margins:

Top: adjust so text is 10-20 pixels below lower edge of top border

Left: 10

Right: 10

2. Footer Tab

Add creator information:

Your letter name

Your name and link

Add tutorial information:

Ian Top Border Stationery & Tag Tutorial

By RoseMadeDesigns

link — http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rose-made-designs/

3. Finish Tab

Name your letter and choose your collection.

Click Save Project.

Click Add to Incredimail.

You are done!

I would like to thank the wonderful testers in the Hooty Budding Tutorial

Writers group who helped me with this tutorial.

This tutorial may be shared.

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