Puzzle Tile
PhotoImpact 7.0

Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Needed Items:
  • Simple Diamonds and Pizza Slice Mirror
  • Fm tile
    Description: Create a background tile design.
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    1. New solid color canvas, 100 X 100.
    2. Go to edit/ fill, Gradient tab. Click on this color box here:
    Click on edit, and choose any gradient. I used 092. Click ok. Set the mode to mode 10. (You can use any mode here. Experiment for new and exciting results.)

     
     

     

    3. Go to effect/ special puzzle. Right click on the background color box, and choose color on screen so you can pick a color from your gradient. Use a darker shade for this. Set the square size to 23. Click ok.
    TIP: Use a gold color here for a touch of gold.

    4. Go to effect/ simple/ diamonds and then effect/ simple/ pizza slice/ mirror.

     

            

     

    5. Go to format/ hue and saturation. Move the saturation slider down to -33 and the lightness up to 42. This has muted your tile. This step is optional. You may want brighter colors if you will use this in a table situation.
     

     

      6. (optional) Go to effect/ fm tile tools/ blend emboss.

    More examples:

    Hint: start out with any gradient fill in the fill gallery to create any number of unique tiles. Have fun!!

     


    ©Deb DeHaven