tutorial 41

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I work with PSP12, but it is possible to use another version.

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Material
7 selections - 1 image « landscape » (google images) - 2 decoration tubes (sweety’s creation)
1 tube of a character (not provided, tuber unknown) - 1 tube of a flower (not provided, tuber unknown)
1 tube of an animal - 1 color palette
(found on the net. If it is your creation thank you to tell Sweety, and a link towards your site will be added))
Open the tubes, duplicate them and work with the copies
copy the selections and paste them into the folder « Selections » of « My PSP Files »


Filters
Mock/Windo
Simple/Blintz
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Perspective Shadow
Unlimited 2/&<Bkg Designers sf10 II/Fan Blades
Toadies/Weaver
Thank you to Tine for her permission to use her filters

Colors
foreground color -> color 1 -> #600f20
background color -> color 2 -> #fed79a

Use the pencil to follow the steps left click to grab it

Step 2
effects/plugins/Mick/Windo/   128 / 216 / 25 / 25 / 25 / 25

selections/load selection from disk/selection #1
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none

Step 3
in the materials palette, prepare an linear gradient/   50 / 7 / check « invert »

selections/load selection from disk/selection #2
press the delete key of your keyboard
layers/new raster layer
paint the selection with the gradient
selections/select none

Step 4
in the layers palette, activate the layer below (Raster 2)
effects/plugins/Simple/Blintz
selections/load selection from disk/selection #3
in the layers palette, activate the bottom layer (Raster 1)
layers/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
image/mirror

Step 5
selections/select all
selections/float - selections/defloat
in the layers palette, activate the layer above (Raster 2)
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none

Step 6
in the layers plaette, activate the bottom layer (Raster 1)
selections/load selection from disk/selection #3
selections/promote selection to layer
layers/arrange/move up
selections/select none
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
your tag and your layers palette look like this

Step 7
in the layers palette, make sure « Copy of promoted selection 1 » is the active layer
layers/merge/merge down twice
layers/arrange/move up
image/flip
your tag and you layers palette look like this

activate the selection tool (S)/  top 541 / left 393 / bottom 600 / right 507


press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none

Step 8
layers/duplicate - image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
your layers palette looks like this

effects/texture effects/blinds/ black / 4 / 40 / both boxes checked

Step 9
layers/new raster layer
layers/arrange/move down
selections/load selection from disk/selection #4
activate the image of the landscape (or your image)
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste into selection
set the opacity between 40 and 50 %

Step 10
activate the selection tool/ top 30 / left 44 / bottom 571 / right 856

selections/invert
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none

Step 11
in the layers palette, activate the layer above (Promoted selection)
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Perspective Shadow/  settings -> drop shadow lowest
« basic » tab with the following settings

selections/load selection from disk/selection #5
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
selections/load selection from disk/selection #6
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none

Step 12
in the layers palette, activate the top layer (Raster 3)
layers/duplicate
effects/distortion effects/curlicues/   20 / 20 / 90 / 70 / uncheck both boxes

adjust/sharpness/sharpen
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black   *&*   -5 / -5 / 50 / 5 / black

Step 13
in the layers palette, activate the second layer from the bottom (Raster 2)
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/&<Bkg Designersf10  II/Fan Blades/   53 / 0 / 0 / 0

set the blend mode on « multiply » (or other, according to your colors)
effects/edge effects/enhance
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)

Step 14
image/add borders/check « symmetric »/1 pixel/color 1
layers/promote background layer
image/canvas size

layers/new raster layer
fill with the gradient of step 3   (linear gradient / 50 / 7 / check « invert »)
effects/plugins/Toadies/Weaver/   65 / 37 / 222

Step 15
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling/   80 / 0 / 0 / 30 / 0 / 0 / 100 / 255

view/rulers and activate the Pick tool
point the cursor on the center handle, and lower to 570

unable the rulers and the pick tool (M)

Step 16
in the layers palette, activate the bottom layer (Raster 1)
effects/iimage effects/offset/ H : 0 / V : 50/check « custom » and « transparent »

layers/new raster layer
layers/arrange/send to bottom
fill with color 1
effects/texture effects/blinds/black/   / 4 / 40 /both boxes checked

Step 17
in the layers palette, activate the layer above (Raster 1)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black
in the layers palette, activate the layer above (Raster 2)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   -5 / -5 / 50 / 5 / black

Step 18
activate the decoration tube « deco perso 1 »
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
effects/image effects/offset/ H : -476 / V : 61 / check « custom » and « transparent »
adjust/hue and saturation/colorize according to your colors
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 19
image/add borders/check « symmetric »/5 pixels/color 2
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/5 pixels
selections/invert
fill the selection with the gradient of step 3

selections/select none

Step 20
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 2
set the opacity of the layer between 30% and 35% (according to your colors)
activate the decoration tube « deco perso 2 »
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
effects/image effects/offset/ H : 0 / V : 50 / check « custom » and « transparent »
selections/load selection from disk/selection #7
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none

Step 21
your tag and your layers palette look like this

activate the magic wand tool with the following settings

click inside the shape
selections/modify/expand/3 pixels
in the layers palette, activate the layer below (Raster 1)
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
effects/texture effects/blinds/color 1/ 4 / 40 / check « light from left top »

Step 22
activate the tube of the character
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
layers/arrrange/move down
resize if necessary, and move it to the right (see final result)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

activate the tube of the flower
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
resize if necessary, and move it opposite to the character
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black   *&*   -5 / -5 / 50 / 5 / black
image/add borders/check « symmetric »/60 pixels/color 1

step 23
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/60 pixels
edit/copy
edit/paste as new image, and set aside for a later use
back to your work
selections/invert
selections/modify/contract/5 pixels
edit/paste into selection the image set aside before
effects/plugins/Toadies/Weaver/default settings

selections/promote selection to layer

Step 24
the selection is still active
image/mirror - image/flip
your layers palette look like this

the layer « floating selection » is the active layer
selections/defloat
set the opacity on 50%
effects/edge effects/enhance
selections/modify/contract/20 pixels
layers/new raster layer
activate the image you set aside in the previous step
edit/copy - back to your work - edit//paste as new layer
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black   *&*   -5 / -5 / 50 / 5 / black
selections/select none
effects/distortion effects/curlicues

layers/merge/merge all (flatten)

The decoration
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/55 pixels
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black   *&*   -5 / -5 / 50 / 5 / black
selections/select none
activate the tube of the dove
edit/copy - back to your work - edit//paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/30% (more or less)
move as shown on the final result
set the opacity between 75 and 80%

Final step
apply your signature
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
image/resize/width 950 pixels
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask

file/save as... type jpeg

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