FELICITY
PSP8 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ AUGUST 2011
Copyright © 2011 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

shapeJF5.pspimage
LJH_debbiecookCats.psp
Betsie 750_26-07-2011.pspimage
Sorensen_Designs Mist Nov 230-10.psp
Save to a folder on your computer


Betsie Web Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JeBe_Quality_Tubes/

MiltonBurlesque.ttf
Save to your WINDOWS >>> FONTS folder
or
to a folder where you store your extra fonts.


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

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



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

Open a new image 500 x 500
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel

Open up the
shapeJF5 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 new blank tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

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

ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE



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

PSPX - PSPX2:
IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED


Reposition down with your MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> FLIP

EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE



ACTIVATE RASTER 2

EDIT >> Repeat Circle



IMAGE >>> CANVAS SIZE



EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> POLAR COORDINATES



ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

EDIT >>> Repeat Polar Coordinates



ACTIVATE RASTER 2

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> FLIP

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



WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE

On your Duplicated image...
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNchecked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X3: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX
- X3: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X3: Use all layers = UNChecked


Click in the OUTSIDE transparent area

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with ORANGE #f49c3b



DESELECT

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

Go back to your original tag image

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

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM

Reposition with your MOVER tool



CLOSE YOUR DUPLICATED IMAGE

With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings

Click in the OUTSIDE transparent area

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> FINE LEATHER



DESELECT

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

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



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



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

ACTIVATE RASTER 2

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..

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

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2



EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..

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

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 (Top Layer)

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..

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



ACTIVATE RASTER 3

With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings

Click in the OUTSIDE transparent area

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

ACTIVATE RASTER 2

EDIT >>> CLEAR

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2



EDIT >>> CLEAR

DESELECT



ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3

Open up the
Betsie 750_26-07-2011 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.



ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 (Top Layer)

Open up the
Sorensen_Designs Mist Nov 230-10 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 = 40%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
.. change DIRECTION to 135


LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the
LJH_debbiecookCats 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 = 20%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

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

Reposition with your MOVER tool




LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Select your PRESET SHAPES tool

Choose the "Ellipse"
shape



Use these settings



In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load BLACK
in your foreground and NULL your background

Place your cursor at 70 across and 550 down
and DRAG UP
to 530 across and 100 down
and release



Select your TEXT Tool
I used the MILTON BURLESQUE font and these settings



In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load
#a69780" in your foreground
Load
#ebe9d2" in your background


Place your cursor close to the centre bottom node
and when the text icon appears
enter your text as close to the centre node as possible.

Click APPLY

Click on the PLUS + sign on the Vector 1 layer in your Layer Palette
Close the ELLIPSE layer



Right click on Vector 1 in your Layer Palette and select Convert To Raster Layer

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 90
Blur = 0


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


Reposition with your MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

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




IMAGE >>> CROP TO SELECTION

Save as .psp image




Page designed by



for

http://www.artistrypsp.com/

Copyright © 2000-2011 Artistry In PSP / PSP Artistry
All rights reserved.
Unless specifically made available for download,
no graphics or text may be removed from this site for any reason
without written permission from Artistry In PSP / PSP Artistry