Easy Plaid Using Paint Shop Pro

Halftone Effect

©D'Zines by Grace 2006

Created Oct. 16, 2006

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This is what we will be making, or something close to it. :-)

I have found that different versions MAY offer up different results.

So playing with the settings will be the fun part.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

PSP X - Demo at http://corel.com

This effect can be done in any version

Open Paint Shop Pro

version of choice

NO OUTSIDE FILTERS!

1 - File > New

Settings:

Raster Background

200 X 200 pixels

Resolution = 72

Transparent checked

2 - Materials Palette

Foreground color = your choice

Background color = your choice

3 - Flood Fill Tool

Settings:

Match Mode = RGB Value

Tolerance = 0

Use all layers NOT checked

Blend Mode = Normal

Opacity = 100

Fill with your foreground color.

4 - Effects > Artistic Effects > Halftone

Note: Here’s where you get to play.

The settings here are just a guide

and a matter of preference.

Cell properties settings:

Halftone Pattern: Line = Size 11

All Screen Angles = 0 (zero)

Use as Overlay = NOT checked

Color Scheme = Greyscale

Ink = your background color

Background = your foreground color

Transparent = NOT checked

OPTIONAL: Check Overlay and play

with opacity settings to get a softer line effect

5 - Layers > Duplicate <

6 - Top layer

Image > Free Rotate

Settings:

Direction = Right, Degrees = 90

All layers = NOT checked

Rotate single layer CHECKED

7 - Lower Opacity of top layer

to around 60 – 70

Once again, a matter of taste

8 - Layers > Merge > Merge All (Flattenn))

Now, you can stop here

but I like to make sure the tile is seamless.

SEAMLESS TILING:

9 - Effects > Image Effects >

      Seamless Tiling

      Settings:

      Tiling Method = Mirror

      Direction = Bidirectional

      Horizontal = 3

      Vertical = 72

      Width = 29



10 - File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

       Compression = 25

And you’re done!!

Pretty simple, but very effective. Thanks for trying my first tutorial!

I hope it will be useful to your creativity.

Below is another result from repeating the

Halftone again and changing the line size to 7.

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