Funky Tiles Tutorial

There are lots of tutorials for Mosaic type backgrounds. But I really like the random funkiness you can make with this filter. Here is an example of what we are going to make.

 

 

This tutorial was written for PSP 8 but should work in other versions. It is my own creation. Any similarity to other tutorials is coincidental.  For this tutorial, I am using the awesome work of Jeff Lyons.  You can see more of his art at http://www.lyonsart.com/

You will need:

Paint Shop Pro

This Supply Zip which includes the tube and a mask. Be sure to add the copyright info if you use this tube. You could also use a tube and mask of your choice. This background looks nicer with brighter, funkier tubes than with softer ones.

Mehdi Sorting Tiles filter – you can download it here.

Font of your choice - I used MA Sexy
 

Open the mask and the tube of your choice in PSP. Open a new transparent canvas 350 x 250. Select a color from your tube and flood fill your canvas.  I used the bright green in her dress. Click on your selection tool. Use these settings – Rectangle, Add, Feather = 0, Anti-Alias checked. Start making random rectangles on your flood filled layer. There is no science to this. Just whatever you feel like to add blocks of color. Mine looked like this.



Now select another color from your tube. I used a red shade from her cheek. Flood fill the rectangles. Deselect.

Use your rectangle tool again to draw a few more random squares. I used black to flood fill these on both tubes. A little black goes a long way, so not too many or too large on this one.



Flood fill with black or the accent color of your choice. Deselect. This should all be done on the same layer. If you did them on different layers, merge them now.

Effects> Mehdi> Sorting Tiles. Use these settings.

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