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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
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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
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STEP 3
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the GRADIENT
LAYERS >>> NEW MASK LAYER >>> FROM IMAGE
Select the abstract illusion from the options
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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
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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 |
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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.
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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STEP 15
EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW |
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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 |
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STEP 17
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
ADD your NAME
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STEP 18
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)
Save as .jpg image
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