The font I have used is Harrington.
If you don't have it installed, please feel free to download it
:: Font Zip ::
This tutorial is done in PSP8
Download a free trial version of Paint Shop Pro 8
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My Zip
( Contains the psp 8 brush files (2),import into your psp 8 brushes folder
and the .jbr version for psp 7 .
Also the goldfill pattern and Fuzzy Fibers pattern,
extract to your patterns folder.)
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Greg's Factory Output Vol 2
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FM Tile Tools
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Let's get started.
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Open your image in psp.
Choose 2 colors (Same shade, light and dark )
1 ~ Add a 5px symmetrical border with any color that is not in your image.
Select with your magic wand, feather and tolerance set to 0.
Fill with the darker color.
2 ~ Apply Gregs Factory Output , Pool Shadow at the default setting, adjusting the intensity to your taste.
3 ~ Invert the selection and apply a drop shadow or Eye Candy 4000 Matte cut cutout.
4 ~ Add a 2 px symmetrical border and fill with the gold fill , scale 100 , angle 0.
5 ~ Apply an inner bevel with the settings below.
Invert and apply a drop shadow or eye candy cutout again.
6 ~ Repeat the 5px border (step 1),
skipping the shadow or cut out.
7 ~ Add a 1 px border, fill with the gold fill and apply the same inner bevel as in step 5.
8 ~ Add a 40 px border , select and fill with with your 1st color.
Go to Effects , Texture Effects , Sculpture and apply the settings below, using your second color as the fill.
9 ~ Apply Gregs Factory Output , Pool Shadow at the default setting, adjusting the intensity to your taste.
10 ~ Apply FM Tile Tools , Blend Emboss at the default setting.
11 ~ Apply an inner bevel , same settings as above.
12 ~ Add a 1 px border, fill with the gold fill and apply the same inner bevel as above.
13 ~Repeat the 5px border ,apply Pool Shadow, same settings as before.
14 ~ Repeat the 2 px border and fill with the gold fill ,apply the same bevel.
Invert and apply a drop shadow or eye candy cutout again.
15 ~ ~Repeat the 5px border ,apply Pool Shadow, same settings as before.
16 ~ Add a 1 px border, fill with the gold fill and apply the same inner bevel as above.
17~Deselect and add a layer.
Now add your corners
If you are not sure how to do this, check out
:: Using Brushes ::
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:: Background Tile ::
1 ~Choose 2 colors from your image (Experiment )
Apply the sculpture setting , same settings as before, but using your new colors
2 ~Apply Pool Shadow , same settings as before
3 ~ Using the crop tool, crop the edge off your tile as the sculpture effect leaves an edge you dont want in your finished tile.
4 ~Go to Effects , Image efects , Seamless Tiling and apply the settings below.
5 ~ Apply FM Tile Tools Blend Emboss at the default setting, adjusting the intensity to 145.
And that's all.
Hope you had fun
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