GEISHAS
PSP8 to PSPX3

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

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

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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

sunrise.jpg
chaos.pspimage
lia_japanese_dance.pspimage
Annytubes_Lady 266_23_01_2012.pspimage
CR~winslowpels-turandot-07~DVDM.pspimage
026_(Oriental Lady)_ORIENTAL LADY 21APJW.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer


Plugins

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

** MURA'S FILTER MEISTER **
MuRa's Filter Meister - Copies & Clouds

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STEP 1 Open a new image 600 x 600 Transparent background RASTER BACKGROUND PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel
STEP 2 Open up the chaos 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 = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Minimize the chaos image
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Meister >>> Copies BG Color = #e4e5e5
STEP 4 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR
STEP 5 Reposition down with your MOVER tool
STEP 6 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 7 Maximize the chaos 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 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 8 Maximize the chaos 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 = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 10 ACTIVATE RASTER 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE RASTER 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
STEP 11 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE RASTER 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE RASTER 4 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
STEP 12 CLOSE the following layers RASTER 4 RASTER 3 Copy of Raster 2 RASTER 2 ACTIVATE RASTER 1 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Maximize the sunrise 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 ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE
STEP 13 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates. EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> POLAR COORDINATES IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 15 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with PURPLE #5b5e9c LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 16 EFFECTS >>> ILLUMINATION EFFECTS >>> SUNBURST COLOUR = #fcf3ed
STEP 17 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL
STEP 18 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> OUTER BEVEL Same settings DESELECT
STEP 19 OPEN ALL LAYERS ACTIVATE RASTER 4 Open up the CR~winslowpels-turandot-07~DVDM 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 Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 20 Open up the 026_(Oriental Lady)_ORIENTAL LADY 21APJW 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 Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 21 Open up the Annytubes_Lady 266_23_01_2012 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 IMAGE >>> MIRROR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN (Twice) Open up the lia_japanese_dance 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 Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
NOTE: If you are using this tut for other than personal use you may need to include the copyright layer when you add the above image. See result at top of page.
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

TESTERS RESULTS

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