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Blurred Glass TutorialFor this tutorial you will need: PSP 9 or higher A tube of your choice The tube in this image is from the artwork of ŠKate Honarvar and can be purchased from pcCrafter.com No outside filters or plugins are needed Open your tube, duplicate and close the original. Pick two colors from your tube. Resize tube so no side is larger than 350 Image>Canvas Size> 400x450, placement is the center. Duplicate this image, minimize the copy for now. Working with the original copy - Layers duplicate 2 times (you should have a total of 3 layers) Highlight the bottom layer. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur>50 Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling>Mirror Highlight the middle layer. Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Glass>with these settings  Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling>Mirror Highlight top layer. Add drop shadow of your choice Layers>Merge Visible Add any text/accents you would like. Layers>Add a New Layer>apply your watermark. Minimize for now. Open the Duplicated Copy of the tube. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur>50 Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling>default Layers>Add a new layer Flood fill with one of your colors Layers>Arrange>Send to the bottom. Merge>Merge Visible Effects>Texture Effects>Mosaic Glass>with these settings  Minimize this image - it will be our background pattern. Open the original image. Image>Canvas Size>1450x450, placement is the left center arrow Layers>Add a new layer Flood fill with the pattern we just made, Angle-0, Scale-100 Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling>Mirror Lower the opacity of this layer to make it text friendly (I set mine between 50-60%) File>Export>JPEG Optimizer>15-20% Assemble in Letter Creator. Please link the tutorial back to my website www.designsbytnt.com Thank you to the wonderful DZ testers for all your hard work!  This tutorial was written by Tracy aka Designs by TNT Any similarities to any other tutorials is pure coincidence. |