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Snowflake
This
tutorial is written for PSP 8, but it should be possible
to do it in any version from 7 upwards
| Create
a new image 250 x 250, raster, white background
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| Layers
menu, New Vector Layer
Click
on the Preset Shapes tool
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| Set
the foreground colour to a pale blue, and the
background colour to very pale blue (almost white)
Set
the background material to Gradient and set the
gradient options as follows:
Gradient
= Foreground - Background
Style = Linear
Angle = 0
Repeat = 1
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| From
the pull down list of shapes on the Tool Options
pallet, select the Rounded Rectangle. Set
the following options:
Retain
Style = unticked
Create As Vector = ticked
Anti-Alias = ticked (or set to smooth)
Line Style = Solid
Width = 2
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| Draw,
by dragging diagonally, lots of small squares in a
random layout.
Layers
menu, Convert To Raster Layer |
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Effects
menu, Reflection Effects, Kaleidoscope - use the
following settings:
Horizontal
Offset = 0
Vertical Offset = 0
Rotation Angle = Experiment!
Scale Factor = 0 or a little less if necessary
Number of Petals = 12
Number of Orbits = 0
Radial Suction = approx 28 to 35 (Experiment!)
Edge Mode = Repeat
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| Layers
menu, Merge, Merge All (Flatten).
Add
whatever text you want, and Save as a .jpg file.
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