Pantaleon Frame and BG Tutorial

By ©LismibaebisCreations
26 February 2009

This tutorial is dedicated - with grateful thanks - to my Consultant Mr. O.G. Stewart and the staff at the Hull & East Yorkshire Eye Hospital and the Eye Clinic at the Hull Royal Infirmary.
They know why :)

I have used one of my own photographs for this tutorial

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner & Adventurous Others
Knowledge of using Filters necessary
(or learn how to get started with my ABC Tutorials)

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

Program shortcuts will be given in parentheses

Needed

Paint Shop Pro - I used X2
(Tutorial will 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
Graphic of choice

Filters
Fantastic Machines > Paint Engine
(I have used the old free version, available here)
FM Tiles Tools, Blend Emboss****, available here
Greg's Factory Output Vol II, available here

**** Blend Emboss is a working filter in the free to download Demo version

Performance Notes
This tutorial is in 4 parts:
- Preparation
- Pattern
- Frame
- Background

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

Don't forget to save your work often

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Preparation

1) Download and install filters if necessary
(If you install filters you need to restart PSP afterwards)

2) File > Open
Open image 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 420 Pixels
Height = No greater than 320

5) Adjust > Sharpness > Unsharp Mask
Settings:
Radius = 10.00, Strength = 20
Clipping = 7
Luminance only = Not checked
(Or a setting of your liking)

6) Dropper Tool (E)
Right click to choose a dark Background color
(I chose #374b24) and
Left click to choose a light Foreground Color
(I chose #c8c4c7)

Attention:
Your Foreground Color must not be any darker than mine or the Pattern will not work

7) Materials Palette
Change Background to Gradient
Settings:
Foreground-background
Angle = 45, Repeats = 7
Invert = Not Checked
Style = Linear
Texture = Not checked

8) Window > Duplicate twice
Minimize 2 copies

9) Edit > Copy

Pattern

10) Image > Resize
Settings:
Width = 150 Pixels
Height = Will self adjust

11) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Default

12) Effects > Artistic Effects > Hot Wax Coating

13) Effects > Plugins > FM Tile Tools > Blend Emboss
Settings: (Default)
Horiz. Offset = -1.000, Vert. Offset = -1.000
Intensity = 0.250, Gray Level = 64
Red Blend = 0.938, Green Blend = 0.938
Blue Blend = 0.938
Edge Wrap = Checked

14) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

15) Materials Palette
Change Foreground to Pattern
Settings:
Pattern: Pattern you just created
Angle = 0, Scale = 50
Texture = Not checked

16) Minimize pattern
Do NOT close

This will be known as Pattern for the rest of the tutorial

Frame

17) Maximize a copy of the duplicated images

18) Layers > New Raster Layer

19) Selections > Select All

20) Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 70, Blur = 25.00
Color = Black
Fill interior with color = Not checked

21) Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Size in pixels = 1
Color = Black

22) Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 6
Color = Any color not in image

23) Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Replace
Match mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Use all layers = Not checked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside

24) Select new border

25) Flood Fill Tool (F)
Settings:
Match mode = None
Use all layers = Not checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100

26) Left click to Flood fill selected border with Pattern

27) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel = #11, Width = 6
Smoothness = 44, Depth = 20
Ambience = 48, Shininess = 30
Color = White, Angle = 315
Intensity = 50, Elevation = 30

28) Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 11

29) Magic Wand Tool
Select new Border

30) Flood Fill Tool
Right click to flood fill new border with gradient

31) Effects > Texture Effects > Mosaic - Glass
Settings:
Symmetric = Not checked
Number of columns = 38
Number of rows = 80
Glass curvature (%) = 38
Edge curvature (%) = 47
Grout width = 4
Grout diffusion (%) = 82

32) Effects > Plugins > Greg's Factory Output Vol II > Pool Shadow
Settings: (Default)
Diagonal = 50, Center = 50
Horizontal = 50, Diagonal = 50
Horizontal = 50, Vertical = 50
Intensity = 128, Lightness = 128

33) Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
Settings:
Opacity = 30

34) Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 6

35) Magic Wand Tool
Select new Border

36) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill new border with Pattern

37) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel

38) Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 32

39) Layers > Promote Background Layer

40) Magic Wand Tool
Select new Border

41) Edit > Clear

42) Selections > Select None

43) Layers > New Raster Layer

44) Layers > Arrange > Move Down

45) Selections > Select All

46) Edit > Paste Into Selection

47) Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Settings:
Radius = 27.00

48) Layers > New Raster Layer

49) Materials Palette
Change Foreground back to color

50) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill new layer with Foreground color

51) Layers Palette
Reduce opacity of layer to 43

52) Layers > Merge > Merge Down

53) Effects > Plugins > Fantastic Machines > PaintEngine
Settings: WispyClouds
Push Intensity = 1.14, Lighten = .2
Bias = 00, Pull Intensity = .65
Lighten = .9, Bias = .00
Amount = 1.22
Wrap Edges = Not checked
Type = Uphill
Input = Checked, Line = Not checked
Length = 20, Radiate = 1.00
Motion Angle = -141, Curl = 0
Operation Angle = -6, Curl = 40
Direction Channel = R

54) Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels = 32

55) Selections > Invert

56) Layers > New Raster Layer

57) Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout

58) Materials Palette
Change Foreground to Pattern

59) Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 6

60) Magic Wand Tool
Select new Border

61) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill new border with Pattern

62) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel

63) Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 11

64) Magic Wand Tool
Select new Border

65) Flood Fill Tool
Right click to flood fill new border with gradient

66) Effects > Texture Effects > Mosaic - Glass

67) Effects > Plugins > Greg's Factory Output Vol II > Pool Shadow

68) Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout

69) Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 6

70) Magic Wand Tool
Select new Border

71) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill new border with Pattern

72) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel

73) Selections > Select None

74) Raster > New Raster Layer

75) Add Watermark(s)

76) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer
Settings:
Set compression value to = 20 - 25
Chroma subsampling = YCbCr 1x1 1x1 1x1 (None)
Save Exif data = Not checked

Do NOT Close Frame

Background

77) Selection Tool (S) > Custom Selection

Settings:
Top = 30
Left = 0, Right = 37
Bottom = 400

78) Edit > Copy Merged

79) Edit > Paste As New Image

80) Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Not Checked
Width = 74 Pixels
Height = Your image height
Placement = Left Middle Arrow

81) Layers > Duplicate

82) Image > Mirror

83) Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

84) Image > Canvas Size
Settings:
Width = 1280 Pixels *****
Height = Your image height

*****or width of your computer resolution, e.g. 1024 or 1680

85) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0, Horizontal = 4
Opacity = 40, Blur = 14.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked

86) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Corner = Checked
Vertical = Checked
Vertical offset (%) = 0
Transition (%) = 50

Optional:
Depending on your image, the settings below may suit you better:
Edge = Checked
Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 52
Transition (%) = 50

87) Layers > New Raster Layer

88) Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

89) Selections > Select All

90) Maximize the remaining copy of your image

91) Edit > Copy

92) Minimize image

93) Activate Background Canvas by clicking on its Title Bar

94) Edit > Paste Into Selection

95) Selections > Select None

96) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Default

97) Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur

98) Layers > New Raster Layer

99) Materials Palette
Change Foreground back to color

100) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill new layer with foreground color

101) Layers Palette
Reduce opacity of layer to 43

102) Layers > Merge > Merge Down

103) Effects > Plugins > Fantastic Machines > PaintEngine

104) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling

105) Layers > New Raster Layer

106) Flood Fill Tool
Left click to flood fill new layer with foreground color

107) Layers Palette
Reduce opacity to make background text friendly
(I reduced to 53)

108) File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

You are done!
Now you can assemble the stationery in LC or OE
Please link tutorial to this page

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" to the Testers of Copyright Safe Tutorials that participated and who helped me make this tutorial as good as it is

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