Nem5 Web Maggic Awards Program Helpware Background, Bars & Picture Frame Tutorial Page 1, Background Please, be patient. This page is graphic intense. Go to Page 2, Picture Frame Go to Page 3, Bars The screenshot from the page above was done using photographs I took myself of my daughter. On this page I will show how I made those photographs into something quite different from their original format. I started with these two photos (below) taken August 10, 1997 in the mountains just outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. Image 1 Image 2 Step 1 Many new graphic editors have options to do what these tutorials show you a lot quicker and easier. If your image editor does not have plugins, filters or other options that allow you to do these things, then here's a way to do it manually. Step 2 I started with Image 1 for the background. I cropped out the bottom and kept the leafy portion at the top. Dimensions: 130x44 Step 3 I took this cropped portion, duplicated it 3 times and manipulated the directional positioning of each section. These sections were fitted together and placed on a blank canvas. The color of the blank canvas does not really matter. Dimensions: 260x88 (130x2 -- 44x2) Step 4 I accented the edges of the image. This graphical rendering looks very little like the original, yet it is the same picture shown in Step 2. Step 5 I made the image opaque and placed it over a white blank canvas. Other colors could be used for this and the image would appear brighter. Step 6 I resized the image to 100x38. This is the image I used for the background. It is now a seamless background that looks a lot like real wallpaper. Top of page.