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Crystalized Background Tile

Software: Ulead PhotoImpact 6

Skill Level:  Beginner

Featured Tools:
Bucket Fill Tool, Effects Tool

Additional Tools:
PS Texturizer Plugin

Note:  Create a pretty crystalized tile for your web pages.

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This is a very easy tutorial which I adapted for Photo Impact from Dizzie Design.   She has some gorgeous backgrounds and excellent tutorials for PSP users.

You'll need the texturizer plug in which can be found in your Photoshop plugins folder.  To learn how to import plug ins, click here.

Ok, onto making a crystalized background in Photo Impact.

Open up a new image 200x200.

Using the Bucket Fill Tool, fill your tile with any color you like. bucket fill

fill image with color

 

Go to Effects, texture and the texturizer plug in.   From the drop down menu choose the texture sandstone.  Scaling 100, Relief 15, and light direction top left.

texturizer plugin

texturized tile

 

Next go to Format, Dimensions.  Make sure User-Defined is checked.  Check the box at Keep Aspect Ratio and shrink your tile to 50% of its original size to 100 pixels.

Here is your crystalized tile as shown in this background.

completed crystalized tile

 

 

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial.

 

 

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