EMBOSSING
PSP8 to PSPX3

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MAY 2013
Copyright © 2013 ~ 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

For Part 1
blb-camelsfortea.psp
DaisyWeb_CityOfThePillars.psp
Annytubes_paisajes 928_08_02_2011.pspimage

For Part 2
leeloo_BrissaudPierre_ADFI-We@ISC.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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



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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.





STEP 1

Open up the
blb-camelsfortea image in your PSP workspace
WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Close the original Image


STEP 2

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

EDIT >>> Repeat Duplicate Layer

CLOSE
Copy (2) of Merged

ACTIVATE
Copy of Merged

EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> EMBOSS


STEP 3

In your LAYER PALETTE change the
BLEND MODE to EXCLUSION

STEP 4

OPEN & ACTIVATE
Copy (2) of Merged

In your LAYER PALETTE change the
BLEND MODE to
MULTIPLY


STEP 5

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST



ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
Save as
.pspimage

STEP 6

Let's make a tag from it...

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


Flood fill with #e7c180

Open up the Annytubes_paisajes 928_08_02_2011 image
in your PSP workspace
Activate
Group - Raster 3

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

STEP 7

EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 8

Open up the
DaisyWeb_CityOfThePillars 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.

Reposition with your MOVER tool to
top left corner
STEP 9

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

ACTIVATE your
embossed camels image

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 MORE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 10

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW

STEP 11

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with BROWN #392418
SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4
Flood fill with
#e7c180

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5
Flood fill with BROWN #392418

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

STEP 12

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 CREA
M part of the border
STEP 13

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 14

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

DESELECT
STEP 15

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

Save as .jpg image
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PART 2

Giving more definition to illustrations
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