ISIS TAG
PSP9 to PSPX3

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

Materials

sp~cobras.tub
abstract illusion.jpg
EgyptSymbols.pspimage
chili_IsisTheGoddess_L.psp
merydesign_paysage401.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

brass and gold.PspGradient
Save to your PSP Gradients folder

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Plugins

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



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STEP 1

In your MATERIALS PALETTE
Load the '
brass and gold ' gradient in your foreground

Load BLACK ' #000000 ' in your background
STEP 2

Open a new image 600 x 600
Transparent background
RASTER BACKGROUND
PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit)
PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel


Flood fill with
BLACK

Open up the abstract illusion image in your PSP workspace and minimize

STEP 3

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with
the GRADIENT

LAYERS >>> NEW MASK LAYER >>> FROM IMAGE
Select the
abstract illusion from the options
STEP 4

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP

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

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE

EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>>
ROTATING MIRROR
HORIZONTAL OFFSET = 0%
ROTATION ANGLE = 0
EDGE MODE = Repeat

STEP 5

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Flood fill with the GRADIENT

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5
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 6

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
90%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

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

STEP 7

Flood fill with the GRADIENT

SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

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


STEP 8

CLOSE Group Raster 2
(so you can see what you are doing next)

Open up the EgyptSymbols image
in your PSP workspace

Activate Raster 1

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 =
25%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE (TWICE)
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN (TWICE)

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 9

Back to
the EgyptSymbols image
in your PSP workspace

Activate Raster 2

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 =
25%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE (TWICE)
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN (TWICE)

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 10

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE
EDGE MODE = Transparent

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
90%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 11

ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

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 centre of the image

STEP 12

ACTIVATE Raster 1

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Open up the merydesign_paysage401 image
in your PSP workspace

(the selection is already made for you)

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 INTO SELECTION from the options


DESELECT

STEP 13

In your LAYER PALETTE change the
BLEND MODE to HARD LIGHT

OPEN and ACTIVATE
Group - Raster 2

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Colour = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0


Rearrange your layers as shown and
Activate Raster 5
STEP 14

Open up the
chili_IsisTheGoddess_L 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 = 85%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 15

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 16

ACTIVATE
Group - Raster 2

Open up the
sp~cobras 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 = 75%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE


ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN


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

Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 17

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

ADD your NAME
STEP 18

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

Save as .jpg image


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