PI Version: 8
Level: Beginners
Featured tools: Selection Tool
Additional filters: Filters Unlimited 2.0 and Simple Filters
Additional files: Picture ... I've used a flower picture from Beryls Free Photographs. You can get the picture for this tutorial also here.
Tutorial: Copyright © Inge Klement

 

 

DESCRIPTION: Make background tiles with PI, Filters Unlimited 2.0 and Simple Filters. This tutorial has 3 parts, because I explain  different ways to make background tiles. 

 

Remember to save often!

 

Use the tile we made in the first part and the second part, but before we changed the transparency and used the Edit/Fill command. 
Go to Effect/I.C.NET Software/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Tile & Mirror/Quadrant Mirror. This filter doesn't have sliders to change the settings, so just click the Apply button. This filter doesn't have sliders.

Now we shall change the color and the lightness of our tile in one step like we did in Part 2, but with a little twist. 
Go to Format/Hue & Saturation and use the different sliders to find a color you like. Click on the Colorize button. For this example I used:
Hue: 65
Saturation: -45
Lightness: 65

By setting the Lightness slider that high we don't have to change the transparency later on, neither do we need to use the Edit/Fill command. 

Now go to File/Preview in Browser/As Tiled Background. Once again we got a different look for our background. 
 

That's it! This technique isn't difficult at all and easy to achieve with PhotoImpact and third-party filters. Use your imagination ... there are endless possibilities. HAVE FUN!!!

 

 

If you need any help with this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please
email me!

 

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