Photoshop
Elements 3 Tutorial
Line Pattern for
Digital Scrapbooking Paper
Open Elements and create a new blank file,
specifying 12 x 12 inches at 300 ppi for digital
scrapbooking papers that will be printed out on
an ink-jet photo printer. On the background
layer, select all and use the paint bucket tool
to color the background in solid. Choose a
compatible lighter color for the stripes you
will create.
Create a new layer and select the gradient tool.
Pick the last selection on the 'edit' button
which should look like stripes in the preview
box. Select the 'linear gradient' box in normal
mode, 100% opacity and check the transparency
box.
Draw a straight line from left to right on the
new layer. A shorter line will create narrower
stripes. If the line you draw is slanted, your
stripes will slant. Use 'ctrl + z' to undo and
try again if necessary.
Select the stripe layer on the layers palette,
hold down the 'ctrl + alt' keys and move the
stripes you just made to the right until they
match up, then release them. Keep the 'ctrl +
alt' keys selected and pick up the set of
stripes again to clone them again, dropping them
to the right of the last set until the
background is covered. You just cloned stripes
to make a pattern. Make sure you line up the
cloned stripes with each other.
Now that you have the pattern, you can flatten
all layers and apply some special effects to it
or use it just like it is. Save the flattened
image as a .jpg and you can reuse the paper
again and again in your layouts.
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