Mother's Day frame 2012

MOTHER'S DAY FRAME
PSP8 - PSPX3

This tutorial was created by Jemima using PSP9 ~ NOVEMBER 2011
BUT should be creatable using all versions of PSP
Copyright © 2011/12 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

8-20PINKFLORAL2_J.pspimage
chrismistmotherandchildwi0.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

Plugins

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

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In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load GREEN ' #d0d5b9 ' in your foreground
Load PINK ' #e78c88 ' in your background

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

VIEW >>> RULERS

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

Starting at 300 pixels across and 240 pixels down
drag your cursor to 550 pixels across and 450 pixels down and release

Flood fill with GREEN

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 15

Flood fill with PINK

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 15

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

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

Select your DEFORMATION tool
Mode = SCALE
use default settings

PSPX - X3:Select your PICK tool

Drag the centre top node down to the 70 pixel mark on the left ruler.

Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow

Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with GREEN

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5

Flood fill with PINK

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

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

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 50
Blur = 0

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

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

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

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

ACTIVATE RASTER 1

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

Select the CENTRE transparent area

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 6
SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> SEND TO BOTTOM

Flood fill with WHITE

EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE

DESELECT

ACTIVATE RASTER 2

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

ACTIVATE RASTER 1

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.

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

ACTIVATE RASTER 1

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.

ACTIVATE RASTER 2

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.

Open up the 8-20PINKFLORAL2_J 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 = 70%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

Open up the 8-20PINKFLORAL2_J image again in your PSP workspace

Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Point to Point
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = UNChecked

Section off the area shown below

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 = 65 %
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
change DIRECTION to 315

ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 5

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 5

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE Raster 5

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 4

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE Raster 4

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE Raster 2

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> BRING TO TOP

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 5

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

Select the area shown

Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT

ACTIVATE Raster 5

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

Select the area shown

Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 4

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

Select the area shown

Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT

ACTIVATE Raster 4

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

Select the area shown

Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Save as .psp image

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Flood fill with WHITE

Open up the chrismistmotherandchildwi0 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 = 80%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition with your MOVER tool

ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE

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

Save as .jpg image

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