TRIPLE BLUE


This tutorial was created by Jemima using PSP9 ~ June 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

TripleBlue_Materials ZIP

corners1.pspimage
corners2.pspimage
fancy_corner.pspimage
frame_shape.pspimage
s1w.jpg
82.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

JF101.jpg
Pastel blue splatters.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

d30.jsl
Save to your PSP Shapes folder


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

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


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REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN

In your MATERIALS PALETTE

Load SOLID LIGHT BLUE' #d2d7ed ' in your foreground
Load SOLID DARK BLUE' #3f53a5 ' in your background

In the foreground palette select the GRADIENT option.



Select the "Foreground-background" Gradient
and use these settings.



Open a new image 550 x 480
Transparent background
PSPX: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel

Flood fill with
the gradient.

ADJUST >>> ADD/REMOVE NOISE >>> ADD NOISE



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Open up the
Corners1 image in your PSP workspace

ACTIVATE the 'top left' layer
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 SELECTION from the options.

Reposition with your MOVER tool



DESELECT

Go back to the
Corners1 image in your PSP workspace

ACTIVATE the 'bottom right' layer
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 SELECTION from the options.

Reposition with your MOVER tool



DESELECT

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

ACTIVATE RASTER 1

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> BLINDS



DESELECT



ACTIVATE RASTER 2

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Open up the
Corners2 image in your PSP workspace

ACTIVATE the 'Raster 2' layer
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 SELECTION from the options.

Reposition with your MOVER tool



DESELECT

Go back to the
Corners2 image in your PSP workspace

ACTIVATE the 'Raster 1' layer
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 SELECTION from the options.

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the
fancy_corner 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

Reposition with your MOVER tool

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = (minus) - 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 70
Blur = 0

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
IMAGE >>> FLIP

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

ACTIVATE the Raster 2

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

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



EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 310

DESELECT



ACTIVATE the TOP layer

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

Flood fill with DARK BLUE

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

Flood fill with LIGHT BLUE

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

Flood fill with DARK BLUE

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

DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings.

Select the CENTRE Light Blue part of the border



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



DESELECT

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 70
Blur = 0

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



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

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

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 130

DESELECT


Open up the
frame_shape 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 >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE
COLOUR = c0c0c0



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





LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

ACTIVATE the TOP layer

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

Reposition with your MOVER tool



CLOSE ALL LAYERS EXCEPT THE TOP 3

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
OPEN ALL LAYERS

With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings
and while depressing your SHIFT KEY...

Select the CENTRE areas of the 3 frames



SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3

ACTIVATE RASTER 1

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

ACTIVATE the TOP MERGED layer

With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings
and while depressing your SHIFT KEY...

Select the CENTRE transparent areas of the 3 frames

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

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



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

DESELECT

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



Save as .psp image

. Open up the
s1w.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 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 the centre top. bottom and side nodes inwards as shown below



Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow



LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM



ACTIVATE the TOP MERGED layer

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

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

Select your DEFORMATION tool
Mode = SCALE
use default settings

PSPX/XI/XII:Select your PICK tool

Drag the centre top. bottom and side nodes inwards as shown below
and move over the bottom left frame.



Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

Reposition with your MOVER tool over the top of the top right frame

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM

ACTIVATE the TOP layer

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM




CLOSE ALL layers EXCEPT the bottom 3
ACTIVATE THE BOTTOM LAYER
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

OPEN ALL LAYERS except the TOP MERGED layer (The frames)
and close THE BOTTOM MERGED LAYER (The pictures)

ACTIVATE ONE OF THE OPEN LAYERS
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Save as .psp image

OPEN ALL LAYERS

ACTIVATE THE TOP MERGED LAYER

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

In your MATERIALS PALETTE

Load SOLID WHITE in your foreground
Load SOLID WHITE in your background

Select your PRESET SHAPES tool
Select the "
d30" shape and use these settings.



Place your cursor level with the left edge of the middle frame and about
35 pixels above the frame. Drag your cursor down and to the right to
about 15 pixels below the top of the frame.



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

Section off the lower half of the shape



EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

Reposition with your MOVER tool



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 SELECTION from the options.

Position on top of the left frame

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

Position on top of the right frame



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

IMAGE >>> FLIP

Position at bottom of the left frame

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 SELECTION from the options.

Position at bottom of the middle frame.

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

Position at bottom of the right frame.

DESELECT



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 70
Blur = 0

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

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>>SCULPTURE





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

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

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

Save as .jpg image


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