Portrait of a Woman
PSP8/9/X

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ April 2007
Copyright © 2007/8 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

BladePro_ETimages:- Download
(amr glass swirl.bmp, WHITE.BMP, SNTwist03.q9q)
If you don't already have these....
Extract into your BladePro "Environments & Textures" folder


RIGHT CLICK >>> SAVE TARGET AS
PSP8:- Canvas coarse.bmp
Save to your PSP Textures folder

PSP9/X:- Canvas coarse.png
Save to:- C:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 9 or X\Textures\Art Media


RIGHT CLICK >>> SAVE TARGET AS
Portrait of a woman
nel's_creation_Gold_corner_09b.psp

Plugins

** BLADEPRO **
http://www.flamingpear.com

** SIMPLE FILTERS **
download


** EYE CANDY3 **

http://www.chezkiki.com/les_filtres.htm
OR
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html


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


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

Flood fill with " #a87042 " (Tan)
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> FLAMING PEAR >>> BLADEPRO

1 = amr glass swirl.bmp
2 = WHITE.BMP
3 = normal
4 = SNTwist03.q9q




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

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

DESELECT



Right click on the Title Bar and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE



Activate Raster 1 on your Layer Palette

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
Flood fill with " #a87042 " (Tan)

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Select the inner Tan border



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



DESELECT

Activate Raster 2 on your Layer Palette

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

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Select the OUTER transparent area



Flood fill with " #a87042 " (Tan)

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



DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Select the CENTRE transparent area

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3

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

Flood fill with " #a87042 " (Tan)

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Same settings EXCEPT change AMBIENCE to - (minus) 10



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Open up the "
nel's_creation_Gold_corner_09b.psp " tube
Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

On your FRAME image activate the MERGED layer

Right click on the Title Bar and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

ADJUST >>> Hue & Saturation >>> Colorize




With your MOVER tool reposition the corner as shown below




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



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



EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> TOP LEFT MIRROR
Click OK

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



ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN



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

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

Open the "
Portrait_of_a_Woman " image

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 INTO SELECTION from the options.

DESELECT

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE
Texture = 'Canvas coarse'



ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

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

Save as .jpg image


TESTERS RESULTS


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