Distorted Glass Background

Author: Sheila 3/2/2006 

This tutorial was written with PSP9

but should work in other versions

Skill Level: Intermediate

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Needed

Paint Shop Pro Demo Here

Filters Unlimited 2.0 Demo Here

BarbWirems Mask  Here

Tube of choice

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Performance Notes

Unzip the mask into your PSP masks folder

You may choose to use one of your

own masks.  The results of course

will be different than with the suggested

mask.  It is difficult to anticipate results

achieved with different masks and

you may have to adjust the resizing

of the tube to fit within the parameters of

the mask you have chosen.

Tool settings will remain the same

unless otherwise stated.

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1  Open tube

Duplicate  (Shift+D)

Close Original

2  Image > Resize

Lock Aspect Ratio: Checked

Resize all layers: Checked

Resample: Bicubic

Resolution: 72.000

Height: 350

Width: Will self adjust

(If the height of your tube is already

350 or less, you can skip this step.)

3  Edit > Copy

4  Edit > Paste > Paste as a new image

Minimize this copy for use later

5  Dropper tool

Left click to select a light to medium

color from your tube as the

Foreground color

6  File > New

Settings

Width 1200

Height 400

Resolution 72.000

Raster Background

16 Million Colors

OK

7  Selections > Select All

8  Edit > Paste > Paste Into Selection

9  Selections > Select None

10  Layers > New Raster Layer

11  Flood Fill Tool

Settings

Match Mode: None

Tolerance: 0

Sample Merged: Checked

Blend Mode: Normal

Opacity: 100

Flood fill your image with the

foreground color.

12  Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom

13  Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

14  Effects > Image Effects >   

Seamless Tiling

Default Settings

OK

15  Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur

Settings

Radius: 10

OK

16  Effects > Plugins > I.C.Net Software >

Filters Unlimited 2.0 > Distortion Filter > Deformer

Settings

Horizontal: 255

Vertical: 231

17  Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling

Settings

Tiling Method: Edge

Direction: Vertical

Width % : 21

Transition % : 100

OK

18  Layers > New Raster Layer

19  Flood Fill Tool

Left click to flood fill this layer with

the foreground color

20  Lower the opacity on this layer

to 50

Comment: You can play with the

opacity settings.  Our goal is to keep

the definition of the deformed glass

and still have a text friendly background

21  Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

Minimize for later. 

This is your background image.

22  Activate your tube

23  Effects > Image Effects >

Seamless Tiling

OK

24  Layers > New Raster Layer

25  Flood Fill Tool

Left click to flood fill the image with

the foreground color

26  Layers > Arrange > Send To Bottom

27  Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

28  Effects > Plugins > I.C.Net Software >

Filters Unlimited 2.0 > Distortion Filter > Deformer

Settings

Horizontal: 255

Vertical: 231

Apply

This is your mask tile

29  Maximize the copy of your tube

30  Image > Resize

Settings

Lock aspect ratio: Checked

Resize all layers: Checked

Resample: Smart Size

Width: 80%

Height will set automatically

OK

31  Edit  > Copy

Close the tube you will no longer

need it

32  If needed activate your mask tile 

Edit > Paste > Paste As New Layer

33  Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Apply your favorite drop shadow

34  Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

35  Layers > Load/Save Mask > Load

Mask From Disk

Browse to the BarbWirems mask or

your mask of choice

Settings

Source Luminance

Fit To Layer

Invert Transparency: Checked

Show All Mask

Load

36  Edit > Copy Merged

37  Reactivate your background image

Edit > Paste As A New Layer

38  Move Tool

Move the masked image over to the

far left of your background image. 

Careful to center from the top and

bottom.

39  Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings

Vertical: 3 Horizontal: -3

Opacity: 63 Blur: 7.00

Color: Black

OK

40  Layers > New Raster Layer

Add your watermark

41  File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

Settings

Set Compression Value: 20

OK

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Assembly in Letter Creator

1  Open Letter Creator

2  Body tab > Image

Browse to the saved background

image

3  Body tab > Tile

4  Body tab > Text

Choose a font, font size, font color

and link color that compliment your

stationery.

5  Body tab > Margins

Set your left margin to 10 pixels to the right of your sideborder

6  Finish tab

Give your letter a name

Select a collection to save to

Save Project

Add To Incredimail

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My addy: Sheila at texann@stuffbyshe.com 

Please provide a link to http://www.hootystats.com

Approved by the Hooty Workshop Testers! 

Any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental.

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