NEW YEAR 2009
PSP8/9/X

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ December 2009
Copyright © 2009/10 ~ 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



NY_bgd3.jpg
NY_bgd6.jpg
brownstainglass.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

mrm06_fireworks.psp
JF_wiregrid2.psp
jf_sundial.psp
Simon_small.pspimage
NY DISCO BALLS CO7.psp
KaraT1237.psp
Image19Maria Menounos_LR.pspimage
jet-woman2-mei-2009.pspimage
JF_HNY09.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

MiltonBurlesque.ttf
Save to your WINDOWS >>> FONTS folder
or
to a folder where you store your extra fonts.


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

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


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In your MATERIALS PALETTE load
NY_bgd3 Pattern in the foreground and
NY_bgd6 Pattern in the background using these settings

.

Open a new image 600 x 460
Transparent background
PSPX/XI/XII: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.




Flood fill with foreground pattern

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Flood fill with background pattern

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT




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



DESELECT



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.



Flood fill with WHITE

In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 25%
Change the BLEND MODE to DODGE

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

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

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 180

DESELECT



ACTIVATE RASTER 2

Open up the
mrm06_fireworks 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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

Reposition with your MOVER tool



EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE

Open up the
JF_wiregrid2 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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Select your DEFORMATION tool
Mode = SCALE
use default settings

PSPX/XI/XII:Select your PICK tool

Drag centre side nodes inwards a shown below and centre
top and bottom nodes to top and bottom of image.




Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Open up the
jf_sundial.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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.


IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Close this layer and ACTIVATE RASTER 6

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE

Reposition with your MOVER tool




EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings BUT change OPACITY to 80%

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 0

Open and ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 6

In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 64%

Reposition with your MOVER tool on top of the sundial on RASTER 6



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Select your TEXT tool

In your MATERIALS PALETTE load
WHITE in the foreground and background

Use these settings
Font = Milton Burlesque



Enter the text "2010"

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE

Reposition with your MOVER tool to the lower part of your image.

Select your DEFORMATION tool
Mode = SCALE
use default settings

PSPX/XI/XII:Select your PICK tool

Drag the centre side nodes out towards the edges of your image as shown
and with the top right node... hold down your SHIFT KEY while dragging the node upwards.








Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow



EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE
COLOUR = #c0c0c0

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



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 80
Blur = 0

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

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





Open up the Simon_small.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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.


Reposition with your MOVER tool



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

Open up the
NY DISCO BALLS CO7.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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

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

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the KaraT1237.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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 40%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

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

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the Image19Maria Menounos_LR 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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 25%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

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

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the jet-woman2-mei-2009 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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 25%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

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

Reposition with your MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Open up the JF_HNY09 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 frame image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.


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

Reposition with your MOVER tool

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN



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

IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS =2 (SYMMETRIC)
COLOUR =
#293e3f

Save as .jpg image



TESTERS RESULTS





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