FLIGHT
PSP8/9/X



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

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This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials
LEFT CLICK >>> SAVE

white-clouds-sky-k75.jpg
PmsTemp369.psp
IDI[Backs]S1@26[1].11.5.psp
DoubleCircleTemp-SmooooochesFramez.psp
ivy_roundzippers.psp
sr_girlwithbirds.tub

Save to a folder on your computer


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html



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Open all your images in PSP and minimize.

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load LIGHT BROWN "
#b8a091 " in your foreground
Load GREY "
#bdb9b2" in your background



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

Flood fill with GREY

Open up the
white-clouds-sky-k75.jpg image in your PSP workspace

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

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Change the BLEND MODE to DIFFERENCE



Open up the
PmsTemp369.psp image in your PSP workspace

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

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the
IDI[Backs]S1@26[1].11.5.psp image in your PSP workspace

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

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Change the OPACITY to 62%

Reposition with your MOVER tool



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 60
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE


Open up the
DoubleCircleTemp-SmooooochesFramez.psp image in your PSP workspace

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

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.


Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Rectangle
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked

Draw a rectangle around the circles



Click inside the rectangle to select the circles.

Flood fill with the LIGHT BROWN "
#b8a091 "

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
COLOUR = LIGHT BROWN "
#b8a091 "



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





Open up the
ivy_roundzippers.psp image in your PSP workspace
Make sure layer 5 is active

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

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Select your DEFORMATION tool
Choose the SCALE Mode and the default settings
Drag the indicated NODES to the outer edge of the double circle.



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Same settings

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE


Make sure layer 5 is active

Open up the
sr_girlwithbirds.tub image in your PSP workspace

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

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.


IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

Use your MOVER TOOL to move the image down a little.

Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Same settings

Draw a rectangle around the uppermost bird ...



Click inside the rectangle to select the bird.

EDIT >>> CUT

Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW SELECTION from the options.
and position it as shown below



DESELECT

Reposition the image with your MOVER tool



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL



ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

CLOSE RASTER LAYERS 1 TO 5

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW





OPEN ALL LAYERS
ACTIVATE RASTER 2

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 15

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> SELECT SELECTIONS BORDERS





EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 95
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9/X: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX: There is no " Sample Merged"

PSPX: Use all layers = UNChecked


Select the OUTER border
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL



EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE



Save as .psp image



From here on is optional....


(1) ..
. You can... with your existing image ...

WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
(so you don't mess up the original creation)
Minimise the original..

With your duplicated image...

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Add TEXT on a new layer
then...

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)

Save as
.jpg image





 

(2) ... ACTIVATE RASTER 2 and play around with the BLEND MODES

for example...

LUMINANCE

 

 

MULTIPLY
EXCLUSION

This way you can have a few different tags from the one basic creation *S*


 

OR
You could do the following.... (3)



ACTI
VATE RASTER 1

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE



LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)

Save as
.jpg image






I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial,


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