THANKSGIVING 2015
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ SEPTEMBER 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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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

ABS32.png
fallcolors.png
abstract22.png
Paisaje_0184.psp
blessings-john-holyfield.jpg
GIVE THANKS BEADS PB.psp
castorke_tube_oriental_9_092014g_nativo876.png
nonny-2010-ks-JShaskey-fruitsoftheseason-01.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

esp_wood_flooring.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder

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Plugins

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


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STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X7: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with BROWN #965735
STEP 2 Open up the Paisaje_0184 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. Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX-X8:Select your PICK tool Drag the centre top and bottom nodes UP and DOWN to the image edges
STEP 3 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select the MOVER tool to disengage the DEFORMATION tool (PICK tool). ADJUST >>> BLUR >>> GAUSSIAN BLUR Strength = 25.00. LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Open up the ABS32.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. Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX-X8:Select your PICK tool Drag ALL the centre nodes (top and bottom/ left and right) out to the image edges
STEP 5 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select the MOVER tool to disengage the DEFORMATION tool (PICK tool). In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L) EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE
STEP 6 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates
STEP 7 Flood fill with BROWN #965735 EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN = esp_wood_flooring
STEP 8 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 40 EDIT >>> CLEAR EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL COLOUR = #6e320f ,
STEP 9 DESELECT
STEP 10 EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PERSPECTIVE HORIZONTAL Distortion = 50 Edge Mode = Transparent ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 11 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 12 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 13 Open up the blessings-john-holyfield 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>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PERSPECTIVE HORIZONTAL Same settings ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 14 ACTIVATE the top layer Open up the castorke_tube_oriental_9_092014g_nativo876 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 = 25% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select and delete the tuber text
STEP 15 DESELECT ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 16 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 17 Open up the nonny-2010-ks-JShaskey-fruitsoftheseason-01 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 = 30% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings
STEP 18 Open up the fallcolors.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. EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 19 Open up the GIVE THANKS BEADS PB 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. PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 10 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 10 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = WHITE Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 20 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" Select the OUTER transparent area
STEP 21 Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT OPEN Raster 1
STEP 22 Still on the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 23 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 24 CLOSE the Merged layer ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the abstract22.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. In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Reposition DOWN with your MOVER tool
STEP 26 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Reposition UP with your MOVER tool LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Edit >>> Repeat Layers Merge Down
STEP 27 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 28 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN OPEN & ACTIVATE the Merged layer LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with DARK BROWN #5f3418 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with DARK BROWN #5f3418 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR
STEP 29 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with DARK BROWN #5f3418 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 30 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, EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 31 ACTIVATE Raster 1 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool Using a font of your choice Add your name ,
STEP 32 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image .

TESTERS RESULTS

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