Country RoundupAug 2009 by DamagedRose
Please link back to
http://damagedrose.org/index.htmlSupplies & Filters NeededNo outside fiters needed
PSP tube
(a tube wider than taller works best)
If you need western tubes I have a bunch I
Collected HERE
GGBarbedWire_001 tube HERE
Woodtile2 (put in psp patterns folder)
HERE
All Settings remain the same unless otherwise noted.
Getting ReadyOpen Your Tube of choice
And the barbed wire
Duplicate (Shift D) close original
Image, Resize the western tube
Width = No more than 400 Pixels
Height = 325 Pixels
Make sure Lock aspect ratio is unchecked
Minimize for nowWith your Dropper Tool
Select a Light color from your tube for Foreground
Select a Dark color from your tube for Background Lets StartWe will begin by making a texture tile
That will will use later1.On your palette, background color
Change to Pattern and find wood tile 2
Angle 0
Scale 50
Change your background using that pattern2. Image, New image,
Width 200 pixels
Height 200 pixels
Transparent3. Flood fill your new image with your pattern
4. Effects, texture effects
Weave
With the following settings NOTE make the weave color
Using a medium color from your tube
Set to the side for now
HEADER
1. File, new
600 pixels width
500 pixels height
Transparent2. Find your new texture you made and set it in your background color
Angle 0
Scale 100
3. Using your flood fill tool
Fill your new image with your background4. Layer, new raster layer5. Selections, select all6. Selections, modify
Contract 80 pixels
Do not deselect7. Flood fill the inside of that layer with your light color
Do not deselect8. Open then tube you chose
Edit ,copy
Edit, paste
As new layer on your working image9. Close off your tube layer for now using the eye on your palette.
Make sure you have layer 2 highlighted10. Selections, invert
11. Effects, 3d effects
Cutout
Using the following settings 12.Selections invert13. Effects, texture effects
Weave14. Selections, select none15. Effects, edge effects
Enhance16. Adjust, add/remove noise
Add noise with the following settings17. Layer, new raster layer18. Selections, select all19. Selections, modify
Contract 60 pixels20. Selections, invert21. Effects, 3d effects
Cutout
Do not deselect22. Selections, invert23. Layer, new raster layer24. Selections, modify
Contract 20 pixels25. Effects, texture effects
Weave26. Effects, edge effects
Enhance27. Adjust, add/remove noise
Add noise28. Effects, 3d effects
Inner bevel with following settings 29. Selections invert30. Effects, 3d effects
Cutout31. Selections, select none32. Open tube layer Effects, 3d effects
Drop shadow
Your choice33. Layers, Merge,
Merge all34. Image add borders
20 pixels
Your foreground color
>35. Select border with your magic wand
36. Effects, texture effects
Weave37. Effects, edge effects
Enhance38. Adjust, add/remove noise
Add noise39. Effects, 3d effects
Inner bevel40. Open the Barbed wire tube
Find one that compliments your graphic
Close all other layers.
Edit Copy41. Back to your header
Edit, paste
As new layer42. Using your mover tool
And place your tube under the first border as shown below 43. Effects, 3d effects
Drop shadow
Same as you used on your tube44. Layers duplicate
Image flip45. Add your watermark you may resize if you like now too46. File, Export, JPEG Optimizer
Compression value set to 20 or 25
Name your file and saveBackground1. Bring up the 200x200 texture you made2. Effects, image effects
Seamless tile with settings below 3. Layer, new raster layer4. Flood fill with foreground color5. Turn the viscidity of this layer on your layer palette down to make text user friendly6. File, Export, JPEG Optimizer
Compression value set to 20 or 25
Name your file and save