CHRISTMAS 2014
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ OCTOBER 2014
Copyright © 2014 ~ 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

plj.png
xmas-emu.png
1kerststerpat.psp
V~HOLLYANGEL.pspimage
CherSwitz~ChristmasBird.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

linenPOP.bmp
Save to your PSP Textures folder

tn_tock-bldiamonds.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder
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Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm


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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel VIEW >>> RULERS
STEP 2 Open up the 1kerststerpat 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 frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 105 Vertical Offset = 130 Edge Mode = Transparent ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 4 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Ellipse Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked , Starting at 350 pixels across and 300 pixels down drag your cursor to 650 pixels across and 430 pixels down and release
STEP 5 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with WHITE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE COLOUR = #ece9d8 DO NOT DESELECT
STEP 6 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with RED #c62016 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10 EDIT >>> CLEAR EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK Flood fill with GREEN #577836
STEP 7 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10 EDIT >>> CLEAR REPEAT both Drop Shadows Flood fill with RED
STEP 8 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10 EDIT >>> CLEAR REPEAT both Drop Shadows Flood fill Upper and Lower selections with GREEN
STEP 9 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10 EDIT >>> CLEAR REPEAT both Drop Shadows Flood fill Upper and Lower selections with RED DESELECT
STEP 10 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift) Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X6: There is no " Sample Merged" Select ALL the GREEN borders
STEP 11 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 12 DESELECT CLOSE Raster 2 With Raster 3 still active and with your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select ALL the RED areas
STEP 13 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings DESELECT
STEP 14 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 2 Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = ADD (Shift) Feather = 1 Smoothing = 5 Antialias = UNChecked Select the 'curls' as shown
STEP 15 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 16 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 17 Open up the V~HOLLYANGEL 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 frame 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 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 18 Open up the CherSwitz~ChristmasBird 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 frame 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 >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 19 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR
STEP 20 Open up the plj.png 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 frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN = tn_tock-bldiamonds
STEP 21 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1 Click OK EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 22 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN Raster 1 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 23 With the Merged layer active Open up the xmas-emu.png 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 frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool,
STEP 24 Choose your FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Point to Point Mode = Replace Feather = 1 Smoothing = 5 Antialias = Checked Select the area shown
STEP 25 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW .. change DIRECTION to 270 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 26 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Select the area shown
STEP 27 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> INVERT ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name
STEP 28 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image,

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