GEISHA
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ SEPTEMBER 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

double leaf.png
metal element.png
wave-wallpaper.jpg
wallpaper_393.png
asian characters.png
pays-109-Azalee.png
1-fly-orient04.pspimage
spanishmosstreejez.png
Geisha_by_Asunaro.png
Mist corinne.vicaire - paysage 18.03.11.pspimage
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
OR
** EYE CANDY 4000 **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

** MEHDI PLUGINS **
(24 plugins available)
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

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STEP 1 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 OFF WHITE #eeeaea SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Open up the Mist corinne.vicaire - paysage 18.03.11 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
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE CLOSE Copy of Raster 2 ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mehdi >>> Sorting Tiles
STEP 3 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect. ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with OFF WHITE #eeeaea LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the wallpaper_393 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 In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)
STEP 5 ADJUST >>> COLOUR BALANCE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE PSPX - X8: IMAGE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 BUT KEEP CLOSED LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the pays-109-Azalee 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
STEP 6 VIEW >>> RULERS Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX-X8:Select your PICK tool Pull the centre left node to the right level with the 140 pixel mark on your top ruler Pull the centre left node to the left level with the 580 pixel mark on your top ruler
STEP 7 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select the MOVER tool to disengage the DEFORMATION tool (PICK tool) Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the tuber image and delete DESELECT
STEP 8 Open up the double leaf 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 = 25 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 40 Edge Mode = Transparent ,
STEP 9 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X8: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X8: There is no " Sample Merged" PSPX - X8: Use all layers = UNChecked PSP9 - X8: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the area surrounding the leaves
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Raster 4 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> INVERT DO NOT DESELECT
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 BUT KEEP CLOSED LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Open up the wave-wallpaper 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 ACTIVATE Raster 5 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Edit >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 BUT KEEP CLOSED Open up the Geisha_by_Asunaro 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 65 Vertical Offset = 90 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 6 Open up the spanishmosstreejez 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 300 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 160 Edge Mode = Transparent In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L)
STEP 14 Open up the 1-fly-orient04 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 >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 255 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 206 Edge Mode = Transparent In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L) OPEN Copy of Raster 2 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 15 SAVE YOUR WORK Open up the asian characters image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL same settings Select the 'faithful' character 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 280 Vertical Offset = 205 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 16 Back to the asian characters image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL same settings Select the 'loyal' character 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 285 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 30 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Edit >>> Repeat Layer Merge Down ,
STEP 18 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL.
STEP 19 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 outer transparent area
STEP 20 Flood fill with DARK GREY #1f242d SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 21 CLOSE the Merged layer OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 Open up the metal element 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 22 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 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 23 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Center Offset Direction = 315 Center Offset Distance = 10.00 Overall Opacity = 70 Overall Blur (Pixels) = 10.00 Perspectivel Blur (Pixels) = 0.00 Color = BLACK Check 'Draw Only Outside Selection'.
STEP 24 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..same settings OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab..same settings ,
STEP 25 Still on Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. BUT change DIRECTION to 135 OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. BUT change 'Center Offset Direction' to 135 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow..same settings OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab..same settings
STEP 26 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 8 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with OFF WHITE #eeeaea EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 27 EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5 Click OK DESELECT
STEP 28 OPEN & ACTIVATE the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 5 Colour = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 5 Click OK In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE (L) LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE ,
STEP 29 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECT your TEXT tool With a font of your choice add your name. LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

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