BLUE PASTEL


This tutorial was created by Jemima using PSP9 ~ September 2009
BUT should be creatable using all versions of PSP

Copyright © 2009 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials


BluePastelMaterials.zip

Pastel blue splatters.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

Tile71-original.jpg
Save to your PSP Textures folder

Chickmask0168.jpg
lily.pspimage
Yoka-MistedFace-DrawnArt030609.pspimage
V~VintageLaces.psp
A2Gmiscelltube31JA.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

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


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Open up the downloaded images in your PSP workspace
and minimize.

In your MATERIALS PALETTE

Load SOLID BLUE ' #1445c0 ' in your foreground

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

Flood fill with BLUE #1445c0

LAYERS >>> NEW MASK LAYER >>> FROM IMAGE





LAYERS >>> DELETE




Click YES

LAYERS >>> MERGE GROUP

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



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



EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

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



SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Flood fill with BLUE

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE
Same settings



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

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10

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

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

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



SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10

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

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

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



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

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE

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

ACTIVATE RASTER 1

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE



ACTIVATE RASTER 2

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE





ACTIVATE RASTER 1

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT
SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT


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



EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315

DESELECT



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with WHITE

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE
Same settings

In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY of this layer to 50%



ACTIVATE THE MERGED LAYER

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

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135

Maximize the V~VintageLaces.jpg image in your PSP workspace

WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image


With your duplicated image active
IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 25%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is CHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

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 >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP

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

Reposition with your MOVER tool to the top left corner of your frame.



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> FLIP

IMAGE >>> MIRROR


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

ACTIVATE RASTER 4

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

Save as .psp image

ACTIVATE THE Copy of Raster 3 LAYER


Open up the Yoka-MistedFace-DrawnArt030609 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

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the lily.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


Reposition with your MOVER tool



ACTIVATE RASTER 2

Open up the
A2Gmiscelltube31JA.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 >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Same settings

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315


ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE



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

Save as .jpg image


(NOTE: I reduced my result at the top of this page to 550 x 550)

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