In this lesson you will need the fonts:
Carpenter ICG and Gautami

Step One:Go to File on top menu bar>click on new>open a new image 102pixels wide x 116 pixels high colour white and click OK.

Step Two:Go to Layers>New Raster Layer>OK.Click on View>Zoom In>do this 3 times as it makes your image easier to work with.

Step Three: (a) On left menu select your flood fill tool.
Then go to your Tool Pallette and use the following settings
Shape=Square;Size=116;Hardness=0pacity=100;Step=25;Density=100;
Build Up=Unchecked
Then go to your Materials Pallette and Click on Styles-Foreground colour>in HTML code put #BE7D72>Styles-background colour=Null
Then Click on Textures-foreground colour>>in textures menu select Terrain>OK

Step Four:Now go back to your new image and holding mouse in centre>Left click once.

Step Five:Go to Effects>Geometric Effects>Twirl>180deg>OK.
Go To Layers>Merge>Merge All.

Step Six:Go to Layers>Duplicate.
Then go to Effects>Blur>Motion Blur>Direction=315;Intensity=8>OK.

Step Seven:Select Erasor Tool and use the following settings
Shape=Round;Size=60;Hardness=0;Opacity=50;Step=25;Density=100;
Build Up Checked - Erase the top right and bottom left corners of this layer.

Step Eight:Select your Re-touch tool from left menu.
Then go to your Materials Pallette and Click on Styles-Foreground colour>in HTML code put #A6B1D2>Styles-background colour=Null
Then go to Tool Pallette and use following settings
Shape=Round;Size=45;Hardness=0;Opacity=29;Step=25;Density=100
And Select Colour to Target from pulldown menu.
Now colour a small section at top and bottom of the twirl.

Step Nine:Go to Layers>Duplicate.
Then go to Effects>Blur>Gaussian Blur>Radius=2>OK.
Select Erasor Tool and use the following settings
Shape=Round;Size=60;Hardness=0;Opacity=50;Step=25;Density=100;
Build Up Checked - Erase the top right and bottom left corners of this layer as before.
Layers>Merge>Merge All.

Step Ten:Select your Text Tool from left menu>font=Carpenter ICG;Size=8;
Kerning & Leading=0;Stroke=Nul;Fill=HTML Code #9D9B9B
Floating & Antialias Checked and type in the poem
Roses are red,
Violets are Blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
Place it centred against left side of image>Selections>select none.

Step Eleven:Select your Text tool>size=14;fill colour=#808080 and make a row of dots ( about 2/3 the width of av>Click OK>
Go to Image>rotate>right 90deg;All layers=unchecked>then move the dots to the right side of av opposite the writing and in from edge about 4pixels>Selections>select none.

Step Twelve:Change Text tool settings to font=gautami;size=24;stroke=#404040;
Fill=Null;Leading & Kerning=0;Floating & Antialias=Checked>type in 5 dots and place these centred near the bottom of av>Selections>select none.

Step Thirteen:Select Draw tool from left menu>go to tool pallette>settings as follows -
Type=Single Line;Width=1;Antialias and Close path=checked
Make lines in both top and bottom left corners as in following picture.

Step Fourteen:Change Text tool Settings>font=Ariel Narrow;Size=12;all else as before
And type the symbol ^ ( hold down shift key + 6 ), this will make a arrowhead for your dotted line>move it to position>Selections>select none.

Add Your own little bit of magic to personalise you new background.

Time to go play and experiment with the things you have learned today....Have fun making some great Personal Backgrounds....woven