HAPPY HIPPO
PSP8 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ December 2010
Copyright © 2010 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

v_sky9_clouds.tub
fishies.psp
SS_1483_Misted.pspimage
Mtm-scrap-shapes-6-9 maart 2007.pspimage
FE Why do you laugh at me trenchmaker.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer



Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html



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Open a new image 600 x 480
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel

Flood fill with BLUE
#a3cee3

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

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



Open up the
v_sky9_clouds 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 tag image
and select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options.

DESELECT

In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> POLAR COORDINATES





IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE

Open up the
SS_1483_Misted 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 tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

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

In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 60%
Change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the
Mtm-scrap-shapes-6-9 maart 2007 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 tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition to the right with your MOVER tool



EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> POLAR COORDINATES





PSP8 - PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED

PSPX - PSPX3:
IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED

Reposition with your MOVER tool



In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to SCREEN

Reposition with MOVER tool if necessary



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> POLAR COORDINATES
Same settings

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE



Reposition with MOVER tool



ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

EFFECTS >>> EDGE >>> ENHANCE

ACTIVATE THE TOP LAYER

Open up the
FE Why do you laugh at me trenchmaker 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 tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

Reposition with MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

ACTIVATE RASTER 5

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE

Change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)


ACTIVATE THE TOP LAYER


Open up the
fishies image in your PSP workspace
The blue fish is already selected..

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

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

IMAGE >>> FLIP

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 30%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with MOVER tool



Change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

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



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


ACTIVATE THE TOP LAYER

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with BLUE

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5
EDIT >>> CLEAR
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE



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



DESELECT



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

IMAGE >>> ADD BORDERS = SYMMETRIC 1
COLOUR = BLUE
#a3cee3

Save as .jpg image



TESTERS RESULTS


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