Pure Elegance
PSP8/9/X

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ January 2007
Copyright © 2007 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials
Right click and SAVE TARGET AS

Angra13.jpg
Click link... then....
Right click and Save Image As to your PSP Textures folder

JSC Gold Side.PspGradient
Click link... then....
Right click and Save Image As to your PSP Gradients folder

VintageGoldenPearlcrnrLDD.psp
ballgown.jpg
Click link... then....
Right click and Save Image As to a folder on your computer


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html

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REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN

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In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load the ' JSC Gold Side ' Gradient in your foreground
and at the same time load the " Angra13 " Texture
using the settings below.




Now.... click the TEXTURE option to remove the texture

..


Load SOLID PINK " #f3d9cd " in your background




Open a new image 400 x 500
Transparent background
PSPX: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel

Flood fill with the Gradient

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol



EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Change the ' JSC Gold Side ' Gradient settings



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with Gradient

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol



EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



Select your FREEHAND SELECTION tool



Starting at 50 pixels from the left and 50 pixels down use the
FREEHAND tool following the arrows in the example below,
clicking your left mouse button at each point 1 to 3 and
right click on point 4.



EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



Repeat the process with the TOP RIGHT corner.



Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol





EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> FLIP

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9/X: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX: Use all layers = UNChecked

Select the CENTRE transparent area

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with SOLID PINK " #f3d9cd "

Change your foreground to SOLID DARK PINK " #e5b8a4 "





Now.... click the TEXTURE option to acrivate the texture.



Flood fill with the TEXTURE



SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 30
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

ACTIVATE THE MERGED LAYER

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> BRING TO TOP

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

Select your DEFORMATION tool ... drag the centre top node up
and the centre bottom node down to fill the gap showing.

.

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 96%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

Close the MERGED layer and Raster 1

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

PSP8/9:- ADJUST >>> Brightness & Contrast >>> Gamma Correction



PSPX:- ADJUST >>> Brightness & Contrast >>> Histogram Adjustment



Open Raster 1 and open and activate the lower MERGED layer

PSP8/9:- ADJUST >>> Brightness & Contrast >>> Gamma Correction
Same settings

PSPX:- ADJUST >>> Brightness & Contrast >>> Histogram Adjustment
Same settings



With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Select the CENTRE transparent area
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> BRING TO TOP

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW



DESELECT



LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Select the CENTRE transparent area
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW



DESELECT

ACTIVATE THE MERGED LAYER

Open up the " VintageGoldenPearlcrnr-©LDD.psp " tube in your
PSP workspace.

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Go to your frame image
Right click on the Title Bar.... and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

With your MOVER tool reposition as shown below.



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> FLIP
IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
Save as .psp image



Open up the " ballgown.jpg " tube in your PSP workspace.

WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 32%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is CHECKED

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Go to your frame image.... Right click on the Title Bar
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.


LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)

Save as .jpg image

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