Computer Scrapbooking. Create
Plaid Digital Scrapbook Paper
Adobe PhotoShop Tutorial
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It is easy to
make a collection of plaid patterns that you can use in computer scrapbooking as digital scrapbook papers.
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Choose 2 colors
you want to use in your plaid. Have the background color for your plaid set as
the background color.
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Open a new document. The size should be the size you want
one square of your plaid to be. For this tutorial, I chose 1in x1in or 300 pixels
by 300 pixels. The resolution should be 300.
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With the Rectangle
Tool, draw a rectangle along the left edge of the canvas. Change the blend mode
to Multiply. Duplicate the rectangle layer (Ctrl J). Select Edit-Transform-Rotate
90 CW and move the strip to the top of the canvas.
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Continue to
create rectangles to fill the square canvas. Use other colors if desired. Insure
that the rectangles are aligned evenly so that your finished plaid will look
good.
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Define the
pattern. Edit-define pattern. In the box that opens, name pattern if desired. I
called this one Orange/purple.
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Open a new
document the size you want your paper to be. I opened a document 3600 x 3600
pixels at resolution 300. Then choose Edit-Fill. When the Fill box pops up
choose pattern. The pattern you just defined will be the last pattern.
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Click on the pattern and your canvas
will fill with the plaid pattern.
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There are many different variations
of plaid so experiment. Below is another example I made.
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