Gradient Tiled Background

This tutorial is written in PSP8 and assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP at a beginners level. I am sure this can easily be done in other versions of PSP.

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If you would like to use this tutorial for group lessons OR you are having trouble doing this tutorial, please contact me at Cheri

FOR THIS TUTORIAL YOU WILL NEED:

JASC's PSP (30 day free trial): Just click the Paint Shop Pro 8 button

VM Toolbox-Instant Tile:

You need to click on the VM Tools and it will take you to another screen for the download.


Funhouse-Radial Moirror:

You need to click on the Funhouse 1&2 and it will take you to another screen for the download.


Fantastic Machine:

My CA Rainbow pattern: Unzip and save to your PSP pattern folder:

PSP8 Metallic Gold01_gradient: Unzip and save to your PSP gradient folder.

PSP7 Metallic Gold01_gradient: Unzip and save to your PSP gradient folder.

1. Open a new 300x300 new transparent image. Set Angle to 45 and Repeats to- 0. (Scale should be 100%) Invert: UNCHECKED. And set Style to Linear. Flood fill with metallic gold01 gradient or you can use your own gradient.

2. Go to Effects-Plugins-Paint Engine and use the little waves preset. These are the settings if you don't have that preset.

BRUSH: Push Intensity: .20 Lighten: 1.9 Bias: .00 Pull Intensity: .79 Lighten: -1.7 Bias: .00

EFFECT: Amount: 1.44 Wrap Edges: UNCHECKED

STROKE: Type: Slope Input and Line: UNCHECKED Length: 14 Radiate: 1.00 Motion Angle: -169* Curl: -1* Operation Angle: -14* Curl: -2* Directional Channel: Check the circle with "R".

3. Change your Foreground to the-CA Rainbow Pattern scale 100 angle 45% and change your Background to Null

4. Take your Draw Tool-freehand tracking size 10 and line width to 3. Make swirls all around on the image.

5. Go to Effects-Plugins- Funhouse (or locate it in your Filters Unlimited) and use Radial Moirror default settings.--> Moirgnitude: 65. I have mine saved in Filters Unlimited.

6. Last step go to your Plugin VM Toolbox- Instant Tile and use the default settings. X-Flip: 77 Y-Flip: 31 Merge flatten and save.

Here are a couple of samples:

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