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This tutorial demonstrates how to create frosted stained glass backgrounds.
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards.
Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open a New document and set the dimensions of your choice - I chose the following settings.
If you are not printing your work, a Resolution of 92 Pixels/Inch will be fine.
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Now, set the Foreground and Background colour swatches to your choice of colours.
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Then from the top menu, choose Filter then choose Render then choose Clouds.
Note
If you don’t like the random cloud effect - Step Backwards, and reapply the Clouds filter. Additionally, pressing X to swap the Foreground and Background colours may produce nicer results.
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From the top menu, choose Filter then choose Distort then choose Ripple. Note: You will be applying this filter (with different settings) twice. In the subsequent Ripple dialogue box, set the following attributes, then click OK.
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Apply the Ripple filter again, however this time, retain the Amount, and change the Size from Large to Medium, then click OK.
Applying the Ripple filter twice produces the following frosted stained glass effect.
6/ Colour Change
To change the colour of your stained glass, press Ctrl then U. And in the subsequent Hue/Saturation dialogue box, click a tick into the Colourise tick box, then play with the
Hue and Saturation sliders to discover a colour you like - and click OK.
Note
The Channel Mixer command is an alternative way of effecting colour.
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When you are happy with your stained glass, from the top menu, choose Layer then choose Flatten Image.
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To save your stained glass as a pattern - from the top menu, choose Edit then choose Define Pattern. In the subsequent Pattern Name dialogue box, enter a suitable name, then click OK. Link Here to learn how to permanently save your stained glass as a Pattern.
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