This tutorial created on May 6, 2002 and is the sole property of Bubbles' PSP 2002. Please do not remove from site unless your have permission from me to do so. PSP groups, feel free to use my tutorials in your groups. I just ask that you do not pass the tutorial through the email; please just share the url to the link. And as always, I love hearing from you if you have used my tutorials. If you should have any problems or questions regarding this tutorial, please do not hesitate to email me.
This background tutorial is dedicated to Angela aka Cookie. Hope you like it Angela.
For this tutorial you will need
PAINT SHOP PRO (Trial Version)
FUN HOUSE (Turbine Mirror)
GRAPHICS PLUS
SIMPLE FILTERS
You will be able to download all three filters that you use in this tutorial here. You should find Turbine Mirror in Fun House 2.
You will also need an image to work with. If you wish to use the same image that I am using, just right click on the image below and "save as" to your own server. If anyone happens to know the artist of this lovely graphic, I would appreciate it if you would email me and let me know so I can give proper credit to the artist.

Let's get started!!
1. Open up your image in PSP. Shift+D to make a copy of it . Close your original as we will be working with the copy of your graphic. Image/Resize 300w x 300h. Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen.

2. Effects/PluginFilters/FunHouse/TurbineMirror with the setting of 228 for Blades.

3. Effects/PluginFilters/GraphicsPlus/Vertical Blinds using these settings: Divisions=6; Red=255; Green=255; Blue=255.

4. Effects/PluginFilters/GraphicsPlus/Kaleidoscope using these settings: Divisions=224; Rotations=64.

5. Effects/PluginFilters/Simple Filters/Quick Tile. And below is the results you will have for your bkg. Resize by 75% and go to Effects/Sharpen/Sharpen. Save as .jpg and you are finished.

The background for this webpage was made using this tutorial. Below are the results. I just used different settings for the Kaleidoscope filter.




İBubbles' PSP 2002. Please do not remove any graphics from site that are not offered as a download.