RAINBOW AQUARIUM
PSP8 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ AUGUST 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

jcw_tropicalfish3.psp
jcw_tropicalfish4.psp
jcw_tropicalfish5.psp
JF_Bubbles.pspimage
JF_Muliticolour_Shape.pspimage
Apos3D-110826-101-s69-8-ak.pspimage

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 480
Transparent background
PSPX - X2: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel
PSPX3: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel

Open up the JF_Muliticolour_Shape 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 >>> FLIP

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH


EDIT >>> Repeat Pinch

Reposition down with your MOVER tool


LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

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

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR


LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

CLOSE Copy of Raster 2

ACTIVATE RASTER 2

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
Rename layer
Copy 1


CLOSE RASTER 2

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


Reposition down with your MOVER tool




EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> POLAR COORDINATES

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 55%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

OPEN RASTER 2

Reposition Copy 1 with your MOVER tool
if necessary


LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> P
UNCH



ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PUNCH



ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

Reposition with your MOVER tool
OPEN ALL LAYERS

ACTIVATE RASTER 1

Flood Fill with BLACK #113e4d

Open up the Apos3D-110826-101-s69-8-ak 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.

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to
78%
Change the BLEND MODE to
EXCLUSION
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NOTE: You can place the fish where you wish OR follow the instructions below *S*
Also.. if you wish to "sharpen" the images once reduced in size that's OK too.
I haven't "sharpened" them because I thought they were clear enough even after reducing in size.
.

ACTIVATE "Copy of copy
1" layer

Open up the
jcw_tropicalfish4 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

Reposition with your MOVER tool
ACTIVATE "Copy of Raster 2" layer

Open up the jcw_tropicalfish
5 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 >>> MIRROR

IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
35%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition with your MOVER tool to the
right
Open up the jcw_tropicalfish3 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 =
30%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition with your MOVER tool to the
bottom left
ACTIVATE the TOP layer

Open up the
JF_Bubbles
image in your PSP workspace
Activate "Bottom right" layer

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 your MOVER tool
Back to the JF_Bubbles image in your PSP workspace
Activate "
Top right" layer

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 SELECTION from the options.

Place bubbles as shown
DESELECT

Back to the JF_Bubbles image in your PSP workspace
Activate "Top
left" layer

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 SELECTION from the options.

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

Place bubbles as shown
DESELECT

Set up layer palette as shown

Starting with RASTER 6

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

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow
on each layer all the way down to Raster 2

OPEN ALL LAYERS

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE


LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with BLACK

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT



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

Save as .jpg image






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