Carnival Set
Full Set Stationery HootyTut© by Doyle Allen 3/7/04
Approved by the HootyTutTestersGroup!
Skill Level: Intermediate
Needed:
PaintShopPro 8 ( 7 possibly)
Graphic that you will not distort badly when we
resize it in to a square shape.
Variation: You can also use tubes and
make your own background if that is what
nukes your noodle!
I will use the word graphic for either tube
or graphic.
Bonus section:
Preparation and a Maintaining Quality
when resizing method.
1 Open your choice of graphic.
2 Edit /Copy
3 Close out your graphic
4 Edit/Paste as new Image
5 Image/Resize = Width & Height = 390 pixels
(lock aspect ratio UN-checked)
6 Selections/Select All
(Watch how your graphic will appear to
come back into focus on this next step!)
7 Edit/Paste into Selection
8 Selections/Select None
Ok… now we are ready to make the frame.
FRAME
A word about the borders. The idea behind the
borders is to have 3 parts… 5 pixels anyway,
5 solid black and then 5 anyway you choose.
Use any color combinations.
So you can make a 2 + 1 + 2 (=5) pixels if you like,
then 5 pixels solid black followed by 5 more pixels
anyway you choose.
I will keep it simple for this tut.
By the way…do not add bevels, cutouts or shadows
until you are told to do so.
1 Image/Add Borders = 5 freestyle
All borders will be symmetric for this tutorial.
2 Image/Add Borders = 5 The mandatory BLACK!
3 Image/Add Borders = 5 freestyle
Tip: You might like to select the 2 outside
small borders (not the black!) with the Wand
and fill them...maybe with gold or whatever.
4 Selection Tool (S)
Custom Selection
Settings Shown:
5 Selections/Invert
6 Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
These same settings will be used throughout.
Settings:
7 Selections/Promote Selection to Layer
8 Effects/Distortion Effects/Wave
Settings shown:
9 Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Same settings as before.
10 Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Vertical = 5
Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 50
Blur = 5
Color = Black
11 Selections/Select None
12 Repeat what you did on the first set of borders.
Image/Add Borders = 5 freestyle
13 Image/Add Borders = 5
The mandatory BLACK!
14 Image/Add Borders = 5 freestyle
15 Selection Tool (S)
Left & Top = 15
Bottom & Right = 435
ok!
16 Selections/Invert
17 Effects/3D effects/Inner Bevel
17 Selections/ Promote Selection to Layer
18 Repeat: Selections/ Promote Selection
to Layer a second time!!
19 Effects/3D effects/Inner Bevel
20 Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
21 On your Layers Palette click on your middle
layer to make it the active one.
22 Effects/3D effects/Inner Bevel
23 Selections/Select None
24 Effects/Distortion Effects/Curlicues
25 Layers/Merge/Merge All (Flatten)
26 Add a raster layer and add your watermark!
Layers/Merge/Merge All (Flatten)
27 File/Export/Save as a jpg, do not close out your
image!
BACKGROUND TILE
1 Edit/Copy
2 Edit/Paste as new Image
3 Effects/Reflection Effects/Pattern
Click the Dice for random patterns and
use the one that strikes your fancy!
4 Adjust/Brightness Contrast if needed to make the
color/depth font compatible… so you can read your
text on it.
Other possibilities would be to add a Raster
layer, flood it with a color, lower the opacity
on that layer in the layers palette,
or/and
Resize it for a better appearance.
If you did the above then Layers/Merge/
Merge All (flatten)
5 If you have FMTile Tools you may want to add
Blend emboss… If you don’t have it, skip this step.
6 Effects/3D Effects/Plugins/Simple/Quick Tile
7 File/Export/Save your background tile as a jpg.
8 Close it out
SIDE BARS
You should still have your Framed image showing.
1 Selection Tool (S)
Left & Top = 0 (Zero)
Bottom = 450
Right = 35
2 Edit/Copy
3 Edit/Paste as New Image
4 Image/Canvas Size
Width = 70
Height = 450
Placement = Click on the Arrow on the
Middle Left.
5 Layers/Duplicate
6 Image/Mirror
7 Layers/Merge/Merge All
8 File/Export/Save as a jpg
Remember to Watermark your creations!
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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:
Kynda, Adrienne, omi, KMRA, Cal, Paula,
Linda D., Sue, Pat , Paula, Jacqueline,
