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Textured
Paper
Cut-Out
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Tutorial
written for PSP 8, but can be
done in versions 7 or 9 if you
are familiar with them.
Some items may be on different
menus. No additional (Plugin)
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You will need my textures and
pre-set shapes. PSP 8/9 users can
unzip the files to the appropriate
folders in their My Documents\Paint
Shop Pro folder. PSP 7 users may already
have suitable preset shapes installed,
but it you don't have heart and
teardrop shapes then you can use the
ones I provide.
Textures
PSP
8/9 Shapes
PSP
7 Shapes
PSP 7 users should create a new
folder for the textures, and unzip the
files to it. Then in PSP, goto Files,
Preferences, File Locations, and click
the Textures tab. Click on the
Browse button on a blank line and find
the folder you unzipped my textures
to. Untick the "Use this
folder" box for all other
folders. This will make it easy
to locate the textures for this
tutorial - you can turn the other
folders back on afterwards.
PSP 7 users, Unzip the preset
shapes to the C:\Program Files\Jasc
Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\Shapes
folder.
| Create a New Image
250 x 300, white background,
raster.
Layers menu, New Raster Layer
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| Selections menu,
Select All
Selections menu, Modify,
Contract
15 pixels
Click on the Flood Fill tool
On the materials pallet, set
the foreground colour to
whatever colour you'd like your
paper to be (I used a pale
purple). Make sure the it
is set to Solid color.
Click on the selection to
fill it with color.
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| Selections menu,
Select None
Effects menu, Distortion
Effects, Wave
PSP 8 settings:
Horizontal displacement -
Amplitude = 1, Wavelength = 10
Vertical displacement -
Amplitude = 1, Wavelength = 10
Edge Mode = Transparent
PSP 7 settings:
Horizontal displacement -
Amplitude = 2, Wavelength = 25
Vertical displacement -
Amplitude = 2, Wavelength = 25
You may want to experiment
with the settings for the wave
effect to get an effect you
like.
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example of PSP 8 effect |
| Effects menu,
Texture Effects, Texture
On the presets list, select
Default (this will set most of
the settings for you).
Select a texture from the
pull down list (mine are jh1 to
jh9)
Set the Scale to get an
effect you like. I used
jh3 at 50% scale. (PSP 7
doesn't show the names of
the texture files - experiment
until you find something you
like)
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Effects menu, 3D
Effects, Drop Shadow
Horizontal = 2
Vertical = 2
Opacity = 40
Blur = 5
Color = Black
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| Layers menu, New
Vector Layer
Click on the Preset Shape
tool 
Choose a heart or flower
shape (or whatever you want to
use) from the pull down list.
Set
the background material
(color) to a solid
color. It doesn't matter
what color.
Make
sure Create As is set to Vector.
Drag diagonally to draw
shapes. The sizes
and positions don't have to be
exact. Create whatever
arrangement of shapes you want.
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Click on the
Object Selector Tool 
(In PSP Photo XI use the Picker
tool).
Click on each of your shapes
in turn and adjust its size
(using the handles on the
corners), its position (by
dragging the center spot) and
rotation (by dragging the long
handle round).
If any of the objects
rotation handles are over the
edge of the image, stretch the
sides of the image window to be
able to see the end of them and
drag them round.
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| When you are happy
with the layout of your shapes:
Hold down the SHIFT key (not
Caps Lock) while clicking on
each of the shapes in
turn. The selection frame
should extend as you click each
one, until it is around all of
your shapes.
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| Selections menu,
From Vector Object - you should
see marching ants around all
your shapes.
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| On the Layer
Pallet, delete the Vector Layer
(top layer)
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Effects menu, 3D
Effects, Cut Out
Horizontal = 2
Vertical = 2
Opacity = 40
Blur = 4
Selections menu, Select None.
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| Layers, New Vector
Layer
Click on the Text Tool.
If you need more detailed
instructions for adding text
than given here, please look at
my beginners vector tutorial for
PSP 8 HERE
and PSP 7 HERE
Set your background color to
something which will contrast
well with your paper color,
solid color. I've used a
dark purple.
Set your foreground color to
Null 
Click on the image to add
your text. I do each
line of text as a separate item,
so that I can adjust the spacing
between lines and horizontal
alignment manually.
I've used Scriptina font in
sizes 72 and 36
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| Layers menu,
Merge, Merge All (Flatten)
Save in .jpg format.
Ideas for variations: - Use a
dingbat font to create your
shapes, use a mask to create an
uneven edge instead of the wave
effect. You could use it
as a frame, by placing images on
layers behind the paper - they
will show through the holes. |
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