PLAYING WITH POLAR COORDINATES
PSP8 to PSPX3
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This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ APRIL 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.


You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

No 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.



flora26.jpg
serenity .png
products_lg_16.jpg
GINATUBES FEMME 1895.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

L&k6.bmp
Save to your PSP Textures folder
PSP8: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 8\Textures
PSP9: C:\Program Files\Jasc Software\Paint Shop Pro 9\Textures
PSPX: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\Textures
PSPXI / X2: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2\Corel_15
PSPX3: C:\Program Files\Corel\X3\PSPClassic\Corel_15


Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **

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



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Open up the
flora26 image
in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image
LAYERS >>> Promote background Layer

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



IMAGE >>> CROP TO SELECTION


Right click on the Title Bar of your duplicated image and select COPY from the options

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


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

Reposition to the left with your MOVER tool




LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE


IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE


EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>>
CIRCLE





Depending on where you place your original image
you will end up with different results


LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE
4 times

Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown


Reposition to the top left corner with your MOVER tool


EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>>
POLAR COORDINATES



Drag the image to the centre of the canvas
with your MOVER TOOL


CLOSE THE MERGED LAYER

OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy of Merged


Reposition to the top of your canvas with your
MOVER TOOL

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>>
POLAR COORDINATES


CLOSE Copy of Merged

OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Merged



Reposition to the bottom of your canvas with your
MOVER TOOL


EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>>
POLAR COORDINATES

CLOSE Copy (2) of Merged

OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy (3) of Merged



Reposition to the bottom left corner of your canvas with your
MOVER TOOL
EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>>
POLAR COORDINATES



Reposition to the centre of your canvas with your
MOVER TOOL


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



CLOSE Copy (3) of Merged

OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy (4) of Merged


Do NOT move it's position

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>>
POLAR COORDINATES


EDIT >>> Repeat Polar Coordinates
EDIT >>> Repeat Polar Coordinates
3 more times
EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Your result
EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH



ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

If youy wish to keep your result

Save as .psp image


The possibilities are endless....


Go to the NEXT page
to see what we can do with a rectangular original image
   




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