CONCERT
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JUNE 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

Wall-lamp.png
ar16.pspimage
Reflections.png
MMC_016_25810.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

** MuRa's Filter Meister **

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

** EYE CANDY 4000 **
http://www.4shared.com/zip/8tmrBlx1/Eyecandy4000.html

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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 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 3 Flood fill with GREEN #254618 DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> MOTION TRAIL
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Meister >>> Copies Select the *Line preset
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE Ink colour = GREEN #254618 Background colour = WHITE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 6 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 7 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 COLOURS >>> ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST Brightness = - (minus) 15 Contrast = 11 PSPX6: Check 'Linear' Mode
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Meister >>> Perspective Tiling ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 9 Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX-X6:Select your PICK tool Mode = SCALE Drag the centre top node down to the 250 pixel mark on your left ruler Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select the MOVER tool to disengage the DEFORMATION tool (PICK tool)
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 11 Flood fill with #3a0d31 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with #6c1e43 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE Ink colour = GREEN #254618 Background colour = WHITE
STEP 12 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE Ink colour = GREEN #254618 Background colour = WHITE DESELECT
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 14 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Flood fill with GREEN #254618 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 10 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with MAROON #6c1e43 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 DESELECT
STEP 16 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" PSPX - X6: Use all layers = UNChecked Select the green border EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 17 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE DESELECT With your MAGIC WAND Same settings Select the MAROON border EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE DESELECT
STEP 18 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315
STEP 19 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Open up the MMC_016_25810 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. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 20 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 21 Open up the ar16 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. IMAGE >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 60% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 22 Open up the Wall-lamp 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. IMAGE >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 10% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 210 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 234 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down
STEP 24 ACTIVATE Raster 5 Open up the Reflections 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. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 150 Edge Mode = Transparent In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to OVERLAY
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool Using a font of your choice Add your name
STEP 26 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

TESTERS RESULTS

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