Striped Wallpaper SB Tutorial

By ©LismibaebisCreations
5 March 2007

I have used a photograph from FreeFoto.com for this tutorial

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
No outside Filters

Please do not script my tutorials
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

Graphic
Image of choice, height greater than width
Image should ideally have a center focus
The frame has a set color, choose an image, which will go with the frame color

Pattern
Gold Pattern arguld18, available here
Wood Pattern Walnut, available here

Performance Notes
This tutorial is in 4 parts:
- Preparation
- Frame
- Background
- Assembling stationary 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 Patterns and place into Pattern Folder
(I keep all "extras" in a folder in "My Documents"
You can see here how I do it)

2) File > Open
Open Graphic 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
Height = No greater than 400 pixels
Width = Will self adjust
Write down your new width + height
(My example is 270 x 400 pixels)

5) Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen
(If necessary)

6) Layers > Promote Background Layer
(If necessary)

7) Window > Duplicate
Minimize one copy of the Graphic for later use

8) Materials Palette
Click in your Background Color, click the Pattern Tab and look for the Walnut Pattern
Settings:
Angle = 135, Scale = 25
Texture = Not checked

9) Image > Resize
Settings:
Lock aspect ratio = Not checked
Width = 600 pixels
Height = Current height

10) Effects > Reflection Effects > Pattern
Settings:
Horizontal offset (%) = -37 (Minus)
Vertical offset (%) = 45, Rotation angle = 235
Scale factor = -76 (Minus)
Number of columns = 3, Number of rows = 13
Horizontal shift = 32, Vertical shift = 49

You might choose to save this Preset as LB_Wallpaper if you like

11) Crop Tool (R)
Settings:
Left = 11, Top = 0
Right = 600, Bottom = Height of your image
Double-click in image to crop

For the rest of the tutorial I will refer to this Pattern as "Wallpaper"

12) If you do not already have your Ruler set:
View > Rulers

13) Minimize Wallpaper Pattern
Do NOT close yet

Frame

14) Restore Up the spare Graphic

15) Selection Tool (S)
Settings:
Selection type = Ellipse
Mode = Replace, Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked

16) Find the middle of your graphic
(Mine is 135 x 200 pixels)

and draw towards the bottom right corner
Make sure that at least 20 pixels are left on all sides

17) Layers > New Raster Layer

18) Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 50, Blur = 11.00
Shadow Color = Black
Fill interior with color = Not checked

19) Selections > Modify > Select Selection Borders
Settings:
Outside = Checked, Anti-alias = Checked
Border width = 7

20) Layers > New Raster Layer

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

22) Flood fill new Layer with Wood Pattern Walnut

23) Effects > Texture Effects > Sculpture
Settings:
Pattern = arguld 18, Size = 75
Smoothness = 25, Depth = 10
Ambience = -10 (Minus)
Shininess = 10,
Color = #8a462a, Angle = 135
Intensity = 42, Elevation = 50

24) Selections > Select None

25) Layers Palette
Turn off Visibility of bottom layer (image layer)

26) Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Replace, Match mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0, Sample Merged = Not checked
Contiguous = Checked, Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked, Outside

27) Select outside of frame

28) Selections > Invert

29) Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels = 1

30) Selections > Modify > Select Selection Borders
Settings:
Outside = Checked, Anti-alias = Checked
Border width = 9

31) Layers > New Raster Layer

32) Flood Fill Tool
Flood fill new layer with Wood Pattern Walnut

33) Effects > Texture Effects > Sculpture

34) Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel = #10, Width = 9
Smoothness = 30, Depth = 25
Ambience = 0, Shininess = 0
Color = White, Angle = 228
Intensity = 50, Elevation = 30

35) Selections > Select None

36) Magic Wand Tool
Select outside of frame

37) Layers Palette
Select Bottom (image) layer and turn Visibility back on

38) Edit > Clear

39) Selections > Select None

40) Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

41) Magic Wand Tool
Select outside of frame

42) Selections > Invert

43) Selections > Modify > Contract
Settings:
Number of pixels = 2

44) Selections > Invert

45) Edit > Clear

46) Selections > Select None

47) Dropper Tool (E)
Pick a light Color as Foreground Color

48) Edit > Copy

49) Minimize framed image

Background

50) File > New
Settings:
Width = 1024***** pixels
Height = 425 pixels
Resolution = 72.000
Raster Background = Checked
Transparent

*****or width of your computer resolution e.g. 1280 or 1600

51) Materials Palette
Set Background to Wallpaper Pattern
Settings:
Angle = 0, Scale = 100

52) Flood Fill Tool
Flood fill with Wallpaper Pattern

53) Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling
Settings:
Edge = Checked, Vertical = Checked
Width (%) = 50, Transition (%) = 50

54) Layers > New Raster Layer

55) Flood Fill Tool
Flood fill new Layer with Foreground Color
Option: You could use the Color White instead

56) Layers Palette
Reduce opacity of Flood filled Layer to 78 in order to make the background text-friendly
(Or a setting of your liking)

57) Edit > Paste > Paste as New Layer
(If the framed image is no longer on the clipboard, maximize it and Edit > Copy)

58) Move Tool (M)
Move framed image to left of your background tile

59) Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical & Horizontal = 1
Opacity = 60, Blur = 2.00
Color = Black
Shadow on new layer = Not checked

60) Layers > New Raster Layer

61) Add Watermark(s)

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

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

Letter Creator

64) Open Letter Creator

65) 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 framed image, Right 10

66) Footer
Your name
Reference and link (if possible) to image
Name of tutorial "Striped Wallpaper SB" and link to this page

67) 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" to the United Tut Testers that participated and who helped me make this tutorial as good as it is :)
They are:
Carisa, Debi, Erin, Heidi, Pat, Robin, Sharon, Sue and Wendy