AUSTRALIA DAY 2016
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ NOVEMBER 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

GDAY.png
ABS43.png
ayers rock.png
kookaburra.png
AD2016Frame.png
australia_day-875.png
aust_day_by_kanoro.png
Elise-M-2 Bush-Babies.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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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 WHITE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GOLD #f1cd72 CLOSE Raster 1 and Raster 2 .
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GREEN #2a7248 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 30 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with GOLD #f1cd72 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 30 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with GREEN #2a7248 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 30 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE CLOSE Raster 3 Working on Copy of Raster 3 EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PERSPECTIVE VERTICAL Distortion = - (minus) 40 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> CIRCLE Edge Mode = Transparent .
STEP 4 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 2 Antialias = Checked then click the "Create selection" icon Click inside the selection ... LAYER OPAQUE We need to erase the trailing parts shown.
STEP 5 With your SELECTION TOOL ZOOM IN and select the trail on the left
STEP 6 Hit your DELETE KEY SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE then click the "Create selection" icon Click inside the selection ... LAYER OPAQUE With your SELECTION TOOL ZOOM IN and select the trail on the right
STEP 7 Hit your DELETE KEY SELECTIONS >>> SELECT NONE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE CLOSE Copy of Raster 3 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> FEEDBACK
STEP 8 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PERSPECTIVE HORIZONTAL Distortion = 50 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 9 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR Rename this layer Raster 4 ,
STEP 10 OPEN & ACTIVATE the top layer Copy of Raster 3 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" PSPX - X8: Use all layers = UNChecked Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 6
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 12 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the ABS43.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 INTO SELECTION from the options. DESELECT EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to MULTIPLY
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 With your MAGIC WAND... Same settings Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 6 ACTIVATE Raster 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT OPEN Raster 1
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW,
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.
STEP 16 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 With your MAGIC WAND... Same settings Select the centre of your image SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 6 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315
STEP 18 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1
STEP 19 Open up the ayers rock 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 = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 20 ACTIVATE the Merged layer Open up the australia_day-875 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 21 Open up the aust_day_by_kanoro 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 = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 22 Open up the GDAY.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 = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 23 Open up the kookaburra 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 24 Open up the Elise-M-2 Bush-Babies image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL .. same settings Select the kangaroo 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 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 25 Back to the Elise-M-2 Bush-Babies image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL .. same settings Select the bilby 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 = 40% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 26 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 27 ACTIVATE Raster 7 EDIT >>> Repeat Perspective Shadow. ACTIVATE Raster 5 EDIT >>> Repeat Perspective Shadow. ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> Repeat Perspective Shadow. ACTIVATE Raster 3 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ACTIVATE Raster 6 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE ,
STEP 28 Open up the AD2016Frame 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. LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECT your TEXT tool With a font of your choice add your name
STEP 29 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

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