FEATHER FAN
PSP7

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ November 2003..
Copyright © 2003 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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If you didn't make your own feather tube using my tutorial
you will need to download this and the 2 pearl tubes from
the tube 'accessories.zip'
HERE

Extract to a folder on your computer.

You will need EyeCandy 3
download

You'll need
Simple Filters

Flaming Pear (Ornament)
download
Scroll down to "Free Plugins"
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder.

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Open a new image 550 x 400
translucent background
(I like lots of space to work)


FLOOD FILL with BLACK
(This makes it easier to see what you are doing,
you can change it later if you wish)


Open up all the tubes you download in your PSP workspace.

Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer

Go to VIEW >>> Change Grid and Guide Properties
Use these settings



Go to VIEW >>> Grid




Right Click on the title bar of the 'feather' tube and select
COPY from the drop down options.

Right Click on the title bar of your new image and select
PASTE AS NEW SELECTION
from the drop down options.


Position the feather in the upper centre of your image.

Go to IMAGE >>> Resize 75%



Click OK

Go to IMAGE >>> Rotate = LEFT 60



Reposition the feather so that the bottom is in the centre of your image
as shown below




Right Click on the title bar of your new image and select
COPY from the drop down options.


Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer

Right Click on the title bar of your new image and select
PASTE AS NEW SELECTION
from the drop down options.

Go to IMAGE >>> Rotate = RIGHT 20

Reposition the feather as shown below.
DESELECT

Go to EFFECTS >>> Sharpen >>> Sharpen
(The reason for sharpening is.. because as you rotate.. the image blurs slightly)




Right Click on the title bar of your new image and select
COPY from the drop down options.


Go to LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer

Right Click on the title bar of your new image and select
PASTE AS NEW SELECTION
from the drop down options.

Go to IMAGE >>> Rotate = RIGHT 20

Reposition the feather as shown below.
DESELECT

Go to EFFECTS >>> Sharpen >>> Sharpen




Continue the instructions typed in RED above until you have 4 more feathers
in your image as shown below





Go to VIEW >>> Grid
(This will turn off the grid)


Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on Layer 2 to make it active




Go to EFFECTS >>>Plugins >>> EyeCandy 3 >>> Drop Shadow
Use these settings



Click OK

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on Layer 3 to make it active

Go to EFFECTS >>>Plugins >>> Drop Shadow
(This should be sitting just above your Plugins link)

Click OK


Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on Layer 4 to make it active

Go to EFFECTS >>>Plugins >>> Drop Shadow

Click OK

Continue with these instructions until you finish with Layer 8



Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Click on the Glasses on Layer 1 to CLOSE the layer

Make sure one of the other layers is active




Go to LAYERS >>> Merge >>> Merge Visible

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
and click on Layer 1 to make it active

Go to LAYERS >>>New Raster Layer

Right click on the title bar of the "TASSLE" tube and select
COPY from the drop down options.

Right click on the title bar of your Fan image and select
PASTE AS NEW SELECTION
from the drop down options.

Position it at the centre bottom of your fan.




Go to your LAYER PALETTE
and click on the MERGED Layer to make it active

Go to LAYERS >>>New Raster Layer

Right click on the title bar of the 'pearlcut' image
(I removed the bottom section to save work *S*)
and select COPY from the drop down options.

Right click on the title bar of your Fan image and select
PASTE AS NEW SELECTION
from the drop down options.

Go to IMAGE >>> Resize = 35%



Click OK


Position it at the centre bottom of your fan.


If you wish to save your work as a TUBE...

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Right click on Layer 1 and select DELETE from the drop down options

Go to LAYERS >>> Merge >>> Merge Visible
and then save as a .psp image



If you wish to change your background colour... now is the time to do it.
Go to your LAYER PALETTE and click on Layer 1
Flood fill with the colour of your choice.

I'm leaving mine black *S*


Go to LAYERS >>> Merge >>> Merge All (Flatten)

Go to the NEXT page if you wish to frame the image





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