Dreamy Seamless Tiles

You must have a "working" knowledge of PSP and plugin filters.
I have written this tutorial in PSP 7.02 but other versions will also work with
minor adjustments.
You need the Dream Suite filter (it's free) which can be downloaded Here

This filter is an .exe file and will automatically install into your
C/:Program Files/JascSoftware/PaintShopPro/Plugins folder...or it
did on my computer. If not, try your Program Files folder, as I noticed
earlier today, that it's in both places on my machine! The folder
within your plugins will be called DreamSuite Bonus. This folder will contain the
executable file for Dream Suite. Since this filter does not work like other PSP
plugins, but rather is "stand alone", I found it easiest to open the folder,
right click on the .exe file and Click Create A Shortcut. Then, drag the
shortcut onto your desktop. I then pulled it down onto my Quick Launch tool bar for
easy access. (see screenshot below)

The reason I am using the program as a stand alone is because it won't work for me in PSP
and I have no idea why. However, one of my testers informed me that she uses it in PSP,
so you can try following the procedures to install to your plugins folder and point PSP to
the filter using the File>Preferences>File Locations>Plugin Filters tab.

The first time you go to use it, you will be prompted to register it. All that's
required is to fill out your email address and a registration code will be sent to
you immediately. Simply type in your code and you're good to go!

There are no selections or other pics to save to folders with this tutorial
Let's get started, and remember....SAVE OFTEN!!

Step 1: Choose a favorite tube file that you would like to make into a seamless background.
Alternately you may use any favorite .gif file. I have not tried this with .jpeg images.

Step 2: Assuming you are using a tube for your image, open it in PSP and resize it to around
192x147. This is just a general guide. My original tube was 385x295. I resized it by 50%
to come up with the 192x147, after cropping off any "extra" around the tube. As you'll
be using your own image, obviously everyone's will be a bit different in size. Note: A more square
image works better than a "tall" image. Convert your tube to a transparent .gif image.

Step 3: Click on the Dreamy Suite icon on your tool bar to open the program.
Open your gif image in Dreamy by going to File>Open and choosing your file.

Step 4: Go to Special Effects. Mouse across till you get to Select Preset as shown
below and click the Select Preset tab to open them.

Step 5: Once the presets open, Choose the first one named Blue Dream .iqp
and use the settings shown below. Then go to File/Save and name your
filtered file. The files save in bitmap (.bmp) format in this program.

Here is a before and after shot of the tube I used. You may feel free to play around with
the different presets, rather than using the BlueDream. They all give a different effect.

Step 6: Open a blank image in PSP 500x500. Using your color picker,
choose a color from the background part of your filtered (.bmp) image and
floodfill the 500x500 canvas. (I used #D2D2E1.) Copy and paste your filtered
image into the blank canvas as a new layer. As you can see, my image blends
nicely into this color. (I also used the same color to make a blank tile for this page)
I've resized the image below considerably from the 500x500, but wanted to give
you an idea of what yours should look like.

Step 7: Do not merge your 2 layers. Make sure you're on the filtered image layer
and not the background layer.Go to Selections/Select All >Selections/Float>
Selections/Convert to Seamless Pattern. And you're done!
The possibilites are endless with this method, as you can use just about
any image you like. I hope you enjoyed my first tutorial.
If you have any problems, please don't hesitate to email me.