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The kneebiter is still sick, so this posting is quite late.

Psychedelic Future Farms

I'm really behind with scrapping today. The kneebiter is sick and I was up a lot last night. I anticipate that tonight will be just as bad.

Alien Cells

Future Farms

Psychedelic Fusion Fire

Abstract Clay

Fusion Fire

If I haven't mentioned it recently, I hate making previews. I wish there was some way to let people know what I've made without having to made a preview. This is probably why I don't make layouts.

Seamless Glitter in ArtRage

This tutorial will show you how to remove seams using ArtRage. Unless you have a perfect hand and can color without going over the edges of your canvas, it is impossible to create a seamless image in ArtRage alone. To make a seamless glitter tile using ArtRage, you will need a second program. I have listed the various options in step 4.

1. Open a new painting in ArtRage (this tutorial uses ArtRage 2.5). The tutorial uses a 600 x 600 image at 72 dpi.


2. Fill the canvas with glitter. Click on the image to see my settings or use your own.


3. Export the image. I prefer to export as PNG.


4. Now, the edges of the image must be swapped with the middle. This is accomplished by offsetting the vertical and horizontal by 50%. You can perform this action several ways though all require opening up the image in a different program. See the list.

A. Offset with Paint Shop Pro

Go to Effects > Image Effects > Offset.



Horizontal offset = 300 (Or 50% the width of your image)
Vertical offset = 300 (Or 50% the height of your image)
Center = checked
Edge Mode = Wrap

NOTE: When you select center, the horizontal and vertical offset numbers will automatically change to be half of your image size.

B. Offset with Photoshop

Go to Filter > Other > Offset.


Horizontal = +300 (or 50% of your image width)
Vertical = +300 (or 50% of your image height)
Undefined Areas = Wrap Around

C. Simple Filters - Half Wrap

Simple Filters is a plugin for PSP (and perhaps Photoshop as well). The Half Wrap moves the image 50% down and 50% to the right.

D. Teph's Tricks - Wrap Filters

The Offset Wrap filter from Teph's Tricks is a plugin for PSP and Photoshop.

X Offset = 128
Y Offset = 128

Or you can use Slide X 50% filter followed by the Slide Y 50% filter. Both of these are also available from Teph's Tricks.

E. Offset with Gimp

Go to Layer > Transform > Offset. Click Offset by x/2, y/2. When you click Offset by x/2, y/2, Gimp will automatically fill in X and Y with the correct numbers.

Edge Behaviour = Wrap Around

F. ImageMagick

The command line option for offsetting in ImageMagick is -roll {+-}x{+-}y

Though, if you are using ImageMagick, then you shouldn't be reading this tutorial because you already know far about image manipulation than this tutorial can provide.

5. Once the image has been offset so that the edges are now in the center, save it and import the image back into ArtRage (File > Import Image). Set Pressure to 14%. This will prevent the glitter from going off the edge of the canvas.



6. Put the glitter cursor at the top center of the image, directly over the seam, but without going over the edge of the canvas.


7. Glitter down the seam to the bottom of the canvas. Make sure not to go off the edge of the canvas. Repeat along the horizontal seam.


Now you have a seamless glitter tile.

Psychedelic Fudge Chunks

I want to thank everyone who has left comments. They are not necessary, but I do read them and they are much appreciated.

Absolute Zero

Here is the newest psychedelic chipboard alpha.

Fudge Chunks

Psychedelic Set Re-do

Abnormal Fluid

I have a real hangup with chipboard alphas. I really love them. I know that they probably won't get a lot of use from people, but I just love making them. So, I made more alphas in my Psychedelic series. Also, I decided that it was probably too hard for people to figure out which chipboard alpha they liked in my old previews, so I'm re-doing the old previews. Each day for the next month, I will post one old preview and alpha along with a new preview and alpha.

Fractal Nebula

Family Tree QP - Two Sibling Version

Here is the two sibling version of the QP. I'm testing out image linking from 4shared to see if I like it or not. Click on the image to download the full-sized version of the quick page.

I also received this award from Michelle.

The Premio Dardos award acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in their effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values every day.

The rules are:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person that has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to other 5 blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgment.
3. Remember to contact each of them to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I am definitely going to be unable to come up with 5 names since, as I've stated before, I don't actually read a lot of blogs. I am passing this award on to:

Butterfly Kisses

Family Tree QP v 1.2

Based on a comment, I'm providing the 1 sibling version of the Family Tree quick page without the word art.

Quick Page

Family Tree QP - Three Sibling Version

I made the first quick page and then though, maybe some people aren't only children. So, then I made a 2 sibling version and a 3 sibling version. I'm still unhappy with the 2 sibling version, so I'm re-making it. However, here is the 3 sibling version. I think it would work for a whole family as it doesn't look nearly as Family Tree-like as the only child version.

Quick Page

First Quick Page Ever

This is the first quick page that I have ever made. I got the idea when I saw this month's Scrap Kit Challenge theme: Family Tree. I haven't finished the kit. So far, I have only made the elements for the quick page. It is probably too simplistic, but I didn't want it to be too cluttered.

Quick Page