FRIENDS
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ APRIL 2016
Copyright © 2016 ~ 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

floral trio.png
002_friends.png
les trois copines.png
Save to a folder on your computer

ESP Sky Noon.PspGradient
Save to your PSP Gradients folder

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Plugins

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

** TRAMAGES**
DOWNLOAD

** Cybia >> The Works **
http://www.cybia.co.uk/theworks.html

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REMEMBER TO SAVE OFTEN
STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load ESP Sky Noon GRADIENT in the foreground using these settings Load BLUE " #8ca5ca " in your background . .
STEP 2 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X8: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with BLUE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GRADIENT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> TRAMAGES >>> Wire Mesh ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE .
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GRADIENT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> TRAMAGES >>> Wire Mesh Same settings EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> Perspective Horizontal Distortion = (minus) 100 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> Cylinder Vertical Strength = 100%
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> Cylinder Vertical Same settings IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE CLOSE Raster 1 and Raster 2 Keep Copy of Raster 3 active
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 IMAGE >>> FLIP
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 180 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.
STEP 8 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 3 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Resize ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Sharpen More
STEP 9 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX8: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ACTIVATE Raster 3 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 0 ,
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 50 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 3 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 100 Edge Mode = Transparent ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 3 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN ACTIVATE Raster 3 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN OPEN ALL LAYERS In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE for Raster 2 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 3 Open up the 002_friends.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 = 55% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 125 Vertical Offset = 190 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 15 Open up the floral trio.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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 200 Vertical Offset = 125 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 16 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 210 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 17 Open up the les trois copines 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 50 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 90 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 18 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the 'tuber text" Delete and Deselect
STEP 19 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings
STEP 20 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 21 In your MATERIALS PALETTE load change the "Repeats" to 5 on your GRADIENT settings
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GRADIENT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> TRAMAGES >>> Perforator 1 ,
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GRADIENT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 24 ACTIVATE the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 25 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE .
STEP 26 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 15 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Cybia >>> Screenworks >>> Dot Screen 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 27 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 DESELECT LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with BLACK SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 28 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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