RED GLORY
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MAY 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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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Materials

LGiles_CustomBrushesNo2o_1.png
Kaedee~harrisonfisher-ondeck.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

bavelvetred.PspGradient
Save to your PSP Gradients folder

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Plugins

** NONE**

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



STEP 1

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load RED ' #b60b16 ' in your foreground
Load the ' bavelvetred ' gradient in your background
using these settings.
STEP 2

Open a new image 700 x 500
Transparent background
PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit)
PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel

Flood fill with
gradient

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with
RED

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 98%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 3

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with
gradient

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 96
%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with
RED

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 94%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 4

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with
gradient

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 92
%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with
RED

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 9
0%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 5

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
STEP 6

Hit your DELETE key

ACTIVATE Raster 5
Hit your DELETE key

ACTIVATE Raster 4
Hit your DELETE key

ACTIVATE Raster 3
Hit your DELETE key

ACTIVATE Raster 2
Hit your DELETE key

ACTIVATE Raster 1
Hit your DELETE key

DESELECT
STEP 7

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 70
Blur = 0

ACTIVATE Raster 2
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE Raster 3
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow


ACTIVATE Raster 4
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow


ACTIVATE Raster 5
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow


ACTIVATE Raster 6
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow

STEP 8

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1

ACTIVATE Raster 5
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE Raster 4
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow


ACTIVATE Raster 3
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow


ACTIVATE Raster 2
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE Raster 1
EDIT>>> Repeat Drop Shadow

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 9

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE


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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> WAVE



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN



STEP 10

ACTIVATE the
Merged layer

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 65%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED

PSPX - PSPX6:
IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED


EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> WAVE
Same setting
s

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN


LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP

Rename this layer
Merged2
STEP 11

ACTIVATE the
Merged layer

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

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

STEP 12

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with RED

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

ACTIVATE the Merged2 layer

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode = Replace
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 the CENTRE
of your image

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 4

STEP 13

ACTIVATE Raster 1

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

ACTIVATE Copy of Merged

With your MAGIC WAND
... same settings

Select the area outside the wavy border



STEP 14

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 4

SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

ACTIVATE Raster 1

Flood fill with RED

DESELECT
STEP 15

ACTIVATE the Merged2 layer


EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets =
5
Colour = Black
Opacity = 70
Blur = 10.00


ACTIVATE Copy of Merged
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus )
5
Click OK


ACTIVATE the Merged2 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow

ACTIVATE the Merged layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to
5
Click OK

STEP 16

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


ACTIVATE Copy of Merged
EDIT >>> Repeat Sharpen


ACTIVATE the Merged2 layer
EDIT >>> Repeat Sharpen

ACTIVATE Raster 1
STEP 17

Open up the
LGiles_CustomBrushesNo2o_1 x 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 = 13%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 18

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE


IMAGE >>> FLIP

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Save as .pspimage image
STEP 19

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with PINK
#fcd3b7

LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN

Open up the Kaedee~harrisonfisher-ondeck 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.

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 20

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER


Select your TEXT tool
and with a font of your choice add your name

STEP 21

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

Save as .gif image

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