BLACK AND BOLD

This tutorial was created by Jemima using PSP9 ~ April 2010
BUT should be creatable using all versions of PSP
Copyright © 2010 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

cameo09-DD.tub
Save to a folder on your computer


JF166.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

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


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This should only take 10 or 15 minutes to complete *S*

In your MATERIALS PALETTE load
the JF166 pattern in the foreground using these settings



Load BLACK in your background

Open a new image 600 x 480
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

Flood fill with the pattern

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

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 >>> INVERT

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



SELECTIONS >>> INVERT




LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with BLACK

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

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Change the Pattern SCALE to 25

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with the pattern

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

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

DESELECT

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

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

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X2: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X2: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X2: Use all layers = UNChecked

Select the OUTER transparent area

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

DESELECT




LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

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

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

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

Select the transparent areas shown




SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Flood fill with WHITE

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

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

DESELECT




With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings.

Select the CENTRE transparent area

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 >>> INVERT

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



DESELECT

Save as .psp image



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Flood fill with WHITE

Open up the cameo09-DD 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 = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition with your MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition with your MOVER tool




LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition with your MOVER tool

In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 35%



ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 65%

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

Save as .jpg image

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