PSP Tutorial: Make a Ribbon Out of Pattern Paper

This is a fun and easy trick that you can do in Paint Shop Pro if you need a ribbon to match a digital scrapbook kit that you have or are making. It is a simple tutorial and the ribbon turns out great!

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First open the pattern paper and select a section of it all the way across. Copy and paste as a new image.

Select> All.
Select > Modify > Contract 10
Select > Invert
Effects > Texture > Blinds settings below:

Select > Invert

Effects > Texture > Blinds settings below:

 

Select your ribbon using your selection tool leaving the ends not selected.
Image > Crop to selectiong
Image > Resize to 12 inches
File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

Now you're done, but you could change it up a bit if you want a little more advanced look. You will need a plugin for this last step - if you want to highlight your ribbon and make it look 'more real'. Otherwise, you can just make the ribbon. The plugin is a freebie - that's the good news. The bad news is that the newer PSP programs are having a hard time running with the old plugins. Here is what I did:

• Downloaded Greg's Pool Shadow here.
• Place it in your Plugins folder in the program itself - NOT plugins in MY PSP in your documents.(I have windows 7) The directory is C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Photo Pro\X3\PSPClassic\Languages\EN\PlugIns 
• Follow any directions here if the plugin is not working. 

Here are the setting's using Greg's Pool Shadow plugin:

Hope you enjoy making tons of ribbons!!