Twill Ribbon

This tutorial will show you how to make a twill fabric ribbon with a knobby weave in Paint Shop Pro.

1. Open a new canvas 3600 wide by 150 high.

2. Fill the canvas with a color of your choice (I used #7996bd).

3. Apply the halftone effect (Effects > Artistic Effects > Halftone), choosing an ink color that is a dark shade of your original color (I used #2c3c5e). To make broader stripes, increase the size. Use only even numbers.

 Halftone pattern = Line
Size = 8
Screen angles = 60
Use as overlay = Checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100
Color Scheme = Greyscale
Ink = #2c3c5e
Transparent = Checked

4.  Duplicate the layer (Layers > Duplicate).

5.  Increase the canvas size (Image > Canvas Size) to 300 pixels in height.

Width = 3600
Height = 300
Top = 0
Bottom = 150
Left = 0
Right = 0


6.  Flip the layer (Ctrl + I).

7.  Merge the layers (Layers > Merge > Merge Visible).

8.  Apply the blinds effect.  Make the width the same value as the size as in the halftone effect.

Width = 8 (same as size value in halftone effect)
Opacity = 50
Color = Black
Horizontal = Checked
Light from left/top = Checked

9.  Add noise (Adjust > Add/Remove Noise > Add Noise) .

Gaussian = Checked
Noise = 30
Monochrome = Checked

10.  Adjust > Blur > Average.

Filter Aperture = 3

11.  Go to the selection tool and make a custom selection.

Left = 0
Right = 3600
Top = 75
Bottom = 225

12.  Mirror the selection (Ctrl + M).

13.  Ctrl + D to select none.  The ribbon is now complete.

I am providing the script that I saved while writing this tutorial.

Script