AIR SPIRIT


This tutorial was created by Jemima using PSP9 ~ December 2008
BUT should be creatable using all versions of PSP

Copyright © 2008/9 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials


Air-Spirit_Materials.zip

Save SK Random 114.PspShape to your PSP Shapes folder
Save Canvas simple .bmp
to your PSP Textures folder
Save GH Lace 012006.pspimage to a folder on your computer
Save Air-Spirit-lg.jpg to a folder on your computer



Plugins


** EYE CANDY3 **
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder

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


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In your MATERIALS PALETTE

Load SOLID GREY #aebcda in your foreground
Load SOLID LIGHT BLUE' #667fb7 ' in your background

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

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Select your PRESET SHAPES tool

Locate the SK Random 114 shape



Starting at 30 pixels across and 30 pixels down drag your cursor
to 370 pixels across and 470 pixels down.



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

PSPX: Use all layers = UNChecked

PSP9/X: ANTIALIAS = Inside

Select the grey border

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 1

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



DESELECT



With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings

Select the Blue ar
ea

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE



EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE

DESELECT



Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol



EDIT >>> CLEAR

Flood fill with GREY

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings


Select the GREY border

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

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = #36486c
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

DESELECT




LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN




SHADOW 1
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW



SHADOW 2
ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 2

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

SHADOW 3
ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

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


SHADOW 4
Still on
Copy of Raster 2


REPEAT DROP SHADOW
Change DIRECTION to 135



SHADOW
5
ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 2

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

SHADOW 6
ACTIVATE Copy (3) of Raster 2

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





Load SOLID DARK BLUE' #36486c ' in your foreground


ACTIVATE Raster 1

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Flood fill with DARK BLUE

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> BLINDS



Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol



EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



ACTIVATE Raster 2

Open up the
GH Lace 012006.pspimage 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 >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = #36486c
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR



ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

Open up the
GH Lace 012006.pspimage image in your PSP workspace

Right click on the Title Bar of
GH Lace 012006.pspimage
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 >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = #36486c
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> FLIP

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol



SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EDIT >>> CLEAR

ACTIVATE RASTER 5

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



ACTIVATE Copy (3) of Raster 2

With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings.. and while depressing your SHIFT KEY...
to pick up the shadow

Select the CENTRE transparent area

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Flood fill with DARK BLUE

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 15
EDIT >>> CLEAR

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = #36486c
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

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



Repeat DROP SHADOW... same settings

DESELECT

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

IMAGE >>> CANVAS SIZE



With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings..
Select the OUTER transparent area

Flood fill with GREY
#aebcda

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

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = #36486c
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

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

DESELECT

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = #36486c
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

Save as .psp image

Now you can add an image of your choice or use the one supplied

Make a duplicate of your frame image.
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original image
.


Open up the Air-Spirit-lg 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.


LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 65%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE

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

Save as .jpg image


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