DRAGON FANTASY
PSP8 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MARCH 2012
Copyright © 2012 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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

No artists or copyright infringement is intended on any of the tubes used in this tutorial.
The tubes were acquired in good faith as to their legality.
If there is a problem, please contact the author and the image/s will be removed.


You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

flowerings88bylove100857116.jpg
JF_Spivak1.psp
JF_Spivak2.psp
Dragon3.psp
Save to a folder on your computer


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

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



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VIEW >>> RULERS

Open a new image 600 x 450
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

Open up the
flowerings88bylove100857116 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

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

CLOSE RASTER 1

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


Reposition carefully with your MOVER tool to the left
(top left corner placed at 30 pixels across and 30 pixels down)



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

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




EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

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


IMAGE >>> FLIP



OPEN RASTER 1

Still on Copy (2) of Raster 1

EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE





ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT
SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 15

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

IMAGE >>> FLIP

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

COLOUR =
#37a9ec



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



ACTIVATE RASTER 1

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1

Open up the
Dragon3 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


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

In your LAYER PALETTE on layer 'Copy (2) of Raster 1' change
the BLEND MODE to SCREEN



Open up the
JF_Spivak1 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 = 60%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool



Open up the
JF_Spivak2 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 = 60%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool



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

ACTIVATE RASTER 3

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


In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load DARK BLUE "
#0e59d5" in your foreground
Load LIGHT BLUE "
#37a9ec" in your background



Then click on the GRADIENT option in your foreground palette
Locate the 'Foreground-background' gradient
and use these settings



ACTIVATE RASTER 4

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with the gradient

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE

EDIT >>> Repeat Enhance Edges More

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8
EDIT >>> CLEAR

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE



EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = LIGHT BLUE " #37a9ec"
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

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

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
Colour = LIGHT BLUE " #37a9ec"



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

DESELECT



ACTIVATE RASTER 2

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..

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



Save as .psp image

or
.pspimage

To get the same result as I did...

WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE

On your duplicated image

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

Save as .jpg image


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