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HootyTut© by Hooty aka Doyle Allen  6/2/04

Advanced goal example shown above

Approved by our great testers group!

Skill Level: Advanced beginner.

The more skilled and experienced creators will

have knowledge of layering text and tubes  and

using drop shadows, bevels etc. to get even

more professional results.

with basic knowledge should be able to adapt to get

the same results.

PictureTubes of your choice to create a theme.

 

Attention: You will notice that a lot of keyboard

shortcuts are given with the tool selections.

Not only is this more efficient but will also help

those new to Paint Shop Pro8 to let the keys find the tools

instead of having to fish for them. U-R Welcome.

They are usually in between ( these)!

 
 
 
 

1 Open a Tube from your tubes folder.

 

2 Open a New transparent image! (Ctrl + N)

530 x 470 pixels

 

3 Dropper Tool (E):

a. Select a light medium color for your foreground

by left clicking on your tube or elsewhere.

b. Select a Darker version of the same color for

your background color.

 

4 In your material palette change your foreground

to a Gradient and select your Fore+Background

gradient from the top of your selections list.

Settings:

Angle and Repeats both = 0, Invert Checked,

Style = Linear

 

5 Flood Fill Tool (F):

Left click on your transparent canvas and fill

it will the gradient .

 

6 Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Filter Meister/Copies

Settings:

 
 

7 Text Tool (T)

Settings:

You can use the font of your own choosing of course

and make your text any color that will contrast

with the background so it can easily be read.

 

Let's Add some text ! Choose your own words.

TIP: USE ALL CAPITAL'S. When it is resized

it would be hard to read otherwise.

 

Click OK!

 

8 Because your settings includes Vector Text,

you can hold your cursor over the end of the long

handle , left click and drag it up to turn it.

  The blocks (called handles) can be left clicked

on and dragged to make the shape warp or the

make the text taller-shorter or wider-thinner.

Leave room for tube(s)

 

9 Layers / Convert to Raster Layer

 

10 (Optional)

Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel

Settings:

Bevel = #2, Width = 8, Smoothness = 0,

Depth = 1, Amb and Shin = 0

Color = white, Angle = 315, Inten = 50, Elev = 30

OK

 

11 (Optional)

Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Settings: Adjust to your liking.

 

12  Let's add some tubes to dress it up!

 Add a Layer/New Raster Layer everytime

you add tubes to dress up your image.

 

Use Image/Rotate/Free Rotate (Ctrl + R) at

probably about Left 37° to align properly.

 

If you choose to add inner bevels and drop shadows

to your tubes feel free to do so!

Tip about drop shadows.. they should all go in the

same direction to maintain a natural appearance.

 

13 Layers/Merge/Merge All (flatten)

 

14 Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Filter Meister/Perspective Tiling

Settings:

 

 

 

15 Layers/New Raster Layer (if needed)

Add your main tube to the lower right.

Again, add bevel and / or dropshadow etc.

Use the mover tool (M) to move into place.

 

16 A couple ways to go?!

(a) Text Tool: Add your name or other text

to the left of your tube (suggested location)

Add bevel and shadow if you like.

(b) An alternative might be to add accents instead.

Like maybe some flower tubes etc. instead of

text.

(c) Or put nothing at all.

 
 

17  Layers/New Raster layer

Add your water mark.

 

18  Layers/Merge/Merge all (flatten)

 

19  Image/Add Borders = 10 symmetric

 

20  Magic wand: select the new border.

 

21 Flood Fill (F) with your gradient or another fill and

bevel a couple of times with my previous settings.

 

22 From here you may use as is for a header or/and 

resize for a tag.

Sharpen etc if needed of course.

 
IncrediMail Letter Creator tutorial tip:

23 Save as a jpg at probably 15-25% compression.

Remember to Watermark your creations!

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Approved by the HootyTutTestersGroup!

Thanks to all the great testers that help me to

make these tutorials as good as they are!

The testers are always a vital part of the end

results of what you end up using.

Special thanks to all the testers that participated:

They are:

Calvin, Linda, Janet, Michelle, KMRA, Pat,

Adrienne, Sue, Roni, Janet, Maria, Linda,

Diane, Jynx