COOL STRIPES
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

Rose.png
tripleframe.png
colour-palette.jpg
tubtatie_457furhe.png
stripes-in-perspective.jpg
Nina de San-copyright.png
tubtatie_aa7fda33a059d4.png
Save to a folder on your computer

t6b.jpg
Save to your PSP Textures 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 500 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel VIEW >>> RULERS
STEP 2 Open up the stripes-in-perspective 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. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 35 Edge Mode = Transparent Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X6:Select your PICK tool Drag the centre top node down to the 250 mark on your left ruler
STEP 3 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL ,
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN IMAGE >>> MIRROR EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 5 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift) Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 8 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X6: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X6: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the areas shown
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 7 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 8 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 90 DESELECT
STEP 9 Open up the tripleframe 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. ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE TEXTURE = t6b
STEP 11 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings
STEP 12 With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the centres of the 3 frames SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 5 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 3 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Open up the colour-palette image in your PSP workspace so you can select the colours as you go. SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Flood fill with BLUE #456c93 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 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 PINK #9d4f8b
STEP 14 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 EDIT >>> CLEAR REPEAT both Drop Shadows Flood fill with LILAC #a384c8
STEP 15 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 EDIT >>> CLEAR REPEAT both Drop Shadows Flood fill with PURPLE #422168 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 EDIT >>> CLEAR REPEAT both Drop Shadows DESELECT
STEP 16 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 17 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = ADD (Shift) Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 8 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X6: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X6: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the BLUE and LILAC borders
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 4 With your MAGIC WAND .. Same settings Select the PINK and PURPLE borders
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Inner Bevel DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings BUT change direction to 315 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 20 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 4 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 21 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 22 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 23 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 24 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with LILAC #a384c8 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> TILES
STEP 25 Open up the Rose.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 >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 26 Open up the tubtatie_aa7fda33a059d4 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 = 55% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 27 Open up the tubtatie_457furhe 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 = 35% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool ,
STEP 28 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings BUT change OPACITY to 80
STEP 29 Open up the Nina de San-copyright 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 30 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

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