Flowers for You SB Tutorial

By ©LismibaebisCreations
18 July 2007

Skill Level: Beginner
No outside Filters

This tutorial is my own creation, any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental

Needed

Paint Shop Pro 9 (Tutorial should work with other PSP versions, some adjustments might be necessary)
Free 30 day PSP trial from Corel, available here
Letter Creator from Incredimail (optional), available here

Image
Tube of choice, height greater than width

Mask
lbm29, available here

Performance Notes
This tutorial is in 3 parts:
- Preparation
- Sideborder
- Assembling stationery in LC

The settings for different Tools will stay the same throughout the tutorial, unless new setting instructions are given

Don't forget to save your work often

Preparation

1) Download the mask and open in PSP
Minimize mask

2) File > Open
Open Tube of choice

3) Window > Duplicate (Shift + D)
Close original

4) Image > Resize
Settings:
Resample using = Bicubic
Lock aspect ratio = Checked
Resize all layers = Checked
Resolution = 72.000 Pixels / Inch
Width = No greater than 375 pixels
Height = No greater than 375 pixels

5) Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask
Settings:
Radius = 2.00
Strength = 10
Clipping = 5
Luminance only = Not checked

6) Window > Duplicate
Minimize
(This is just in case it's no longer on the clipboard later)

7) Dropper Tool (E)
Left click in image to choose a medium color as Foreground Color
(I chose #afb59f)

8) Materials Palette
Right click into Background Color and choose Foreground Color
(Your Foreground Color and Background Color are now the same)

9) Materials Palette
Left click into Background color and change the "L" setting by adding 50

(This is how you get different shades of the same color)

10) Edit > Copy

Sideborder

11) Image > Resize
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Not checked
Width = 1280 pixels
Height = Current height plus 40 pixels

10) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Default Setting

If you click on the icon indicated by the hand, PSP will set it to default

13) Layers > New Raster Layer

14) Flood Fill Tool (F)
Settings:
Match mode = None
Sample merged = Checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100

15) Left click to Flood fill new Layer with your Foreground Color

16) Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

17) Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

18) Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 22.50

19) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

20) Effects > Art Media Effects > Charcoal
Settings:
Detail = 50, Opacity = 44

21) Effects > Art Media Effects > Brush Strokes
Settings:
Softness = 56, Bristles = 128
Width = 14, Opacity = 36
Length = 19, Density = 83
Angle = 20
Color = Background Color

22) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

23) Layers > New Raster Layer

24) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to Flood fill new Layer with Foreground Color

25) Layer > New Mask Layer > From Image
Settings:
Source window = lbm29
Source luminance = Checked
Invert mask data = Not checked

26) Layers > Merge > Merge Group

27) Effects > Edge Effects > Enhance

28) Layers Palette
Reduce opacity of "Group - Raster 1"" Layer to 70

29) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

30) Layers > New Raster Layer

31) Flood Fill Tool
Right click to Flood fill new Layer with Background Color

32) Layers Palette
Reduce opacity of new Layer to 50
(or a setting of your liking to make the background more text friendly)

33) Edit > Paste > Paste As New Layer
(if your clipboard is empty, maximize the spare tube and Edit > Copy first)

34) Move Tool (M)
Move tube to the left of the background tile

35) (Optional)
Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel #6, Width = 3
Smoothness = 10, Depth = 3
Ambience = 1, Shininess = 18
Color = White, Angle = 315
Intensity = 50, Elevation = 30
(or a setting of your liking)

36) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Horizontal & Vertical = 2
Opacity = 40, Blur = 7.50
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

37) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Horizontal & Vertical = - 1 (Minus)
Opacity = 20, Blur = 7.50
(Or a setting of your liking)

38) Layers > New Raster Layer

39) Add Watermark(s)
If you have a watermark tube, see Step #39a)
If not, follow Step #39b)

39a) Place your tube and continue with Step #41

39b) Text Tool (T)
Create as Vector
Write your watermark

40) Layers > Convert to Raster Layer

41) Move Tool (M)
Move watermark to where you want it

42) If necessary, reduce opacity of watermark layer

43) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Compression = 25
Chroma subsampling = YCbCr 1x1 1x1 1x1 (None)
Save Exif data = Not checked

You are done!
Now you can assemble the stationery in LC*** or OE

***Letter Creator

1) Open Letter Creator

2) Body > Image
Look for the background JPEG file
Click on "Tile"
Choose Font and Font Size
Choose Text Color
Choose Link Color
Margins:
Top = 10, Left = 10 - 20 to the right of your tube, Right = 10

3) Footer
Your name
Reference and link (if possible) to tube
Name of tutorial "Flowers for You" and link to this page
Date you created this stat

4) Finish
Choose Letter Name and Collection Name
Save Project
Add to Incredimail

I hope that you enjoyed doing this tutorial. If you have any questions, please email me at Barbara @ Lismibaebi.com
I would love to see what you create with my tutorial.

A special "Thank you" goes to my Tester Group.
Your help and support has made all the difference.