MEDIEVAL PORTRAIT
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 2015
Copyright © 2015 ~ 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

challenge.png
modern-abstract-art.jpg
008-portraits-jenny-marie.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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


** SCREENWORKS **
http://www.lesdouceursdecloclo.com/mesfiltres/mes_filtres_suivant/mes_filtres_suivant.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


LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER


SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
.

STEP 2

Open up the modern-abstract-art 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 INTO SELECTION from the options.


DESELECT

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

CLOSE Copy of Raster 2
ACTIVATE Raster 2

STEP 3

With your MAGIC WAND
Mode =
ADD (Shift)
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance =
40
Feather = 0
Antialias =
Checked
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED
PSP9 - X6: Check CONTIGUOUS
PSPX - X6: There is no " Sample Merged"
PSPX - X6: Use all layers = UNChecked

PSP9 - X6: ANTIALIAS = Outside

Select all the white/grey sections
STEP 4

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
COLOUR = #e1e5f0


STEP 5

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW

STEP 6

DESELECT

STEP 7

Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the
CUSTOM SELECTION symbol
and enter these coordinates.
STEP 8

Flood fill with RED #e9060f

DESELECT

STEP 9

CLOSE Raster 2
OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2

EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE
Edge Mode = Transparent


IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
85%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

IMAGE >>> FLIP

EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>>
POLAR COORDINATES
Rectangular to polar
Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 10

IMAGE >>> FLIP

With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings.

Select all the white/grey sections

STEP 11

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Same settings


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


DESELECT

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Same settings
STEP 12

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

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = 0
Vertical Offset = 85
Edge Mode =
Transparent


EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings
STEP 13

OPEN Raster2

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN


IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
85%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Same settings

STEP 14

Open up the challenge.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 tag image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

IMAGE >>> RESIZE =
45%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 214
Vertical Offset = 0
Edge Mode =
Transparent
STEP 15

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

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


EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
Same settings
STEP 16

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN

ACTIVATE
Raster 1

Flood fill with BLACK
STEP 17

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with RED

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 25
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>>
Cybia >>> Screenworks >>>
Dot Screen

EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
Same settings

STEP 18

With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings.

Select the area inside the red border
STEP 19

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
DROP SHADOW
STEP 20

EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to
90

DESELECT
STEP 21

LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with BLACK

SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2
EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
CLOSE Raster 3
LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 3
STEP 22

Open up the 008-portraits-jenny-marie
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 =
65%
Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED
Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE

,ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN

STEP 23

EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET
Horizontal Offset = 5
Vertical Offset = - (minus) 42
Edge Mode =
Transparent


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

BUT change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 24

EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>>
PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 25

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

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

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