HALLOWEEN 2016
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ AUGUST 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

WoEog.png
skeleton22.png
Ineedyoudog.jpg
H-smoke.pspimage
ghoul_by_kaek.png
Brother_Swarm.png
witches are back.png
Halloween_Ghost-7.png
Large_Haunted_Castle.png
metal-honeycomb-pattern-13553.png
Save to a folder on your computer

satsuma.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder
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Plugins

** Andrews Filters 1 **
DOWNLOAD

** FILTER FACTORY **
Download HERE

** SIMPLE FILTERS **
download

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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.

STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load ORANGE " #d26945 " in your foreground Load BLACK " #000000 " in your background Then click on the GRADIENT option in your foreground palette Select the "Foreground-background" option using these settings. . . STYLE = Sunburst PSPX-X8:Center Point H and V = 50 PSPX-X8: Link Center and Focal Points = checked
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 GRADIENT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Andrew's Filters 1 >>> Circular Tremors .
STEP 3 Open up the metal-honeycomb-pattern-13553 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 MULTIPLY LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 4 Open up the Ineedyoudog 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN .
STEP 5 Open up the Large_Haunted_Castle 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 >>> MIRROR
STEP 6 Open up the H-smoke image in your PSP workspace Activate the Merged layer 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 >>> 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 LUMINANCE (L)
STEP 7 Open up the skeleton22 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 = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 250 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 35 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 8 Open up the Brother_Swarm 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 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 120 Vertical Offset = 35 Edge Mode = Transparent In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 80% Change the BLEND MODE to MULTIPLY
STEP 9 Open up the WoEog 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 >>> MIRROR IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 75% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 35 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 180 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 10 Open up the Halloween_Ghost-7 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 ) 270 Vertical Offset = 115 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 11 VIEW >>> RULERS Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX-X8:Select your PICK tool Pull the lower centre node down to the 540 pixel mark on your left ruler.
STEP 12 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select the MOVER tool to disengage the DEFORMATION tool (PICK tool). Open up the ghoul_by_kaek 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 155 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 130 Edge Mode = Transparent SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 13 ACTIVATE the Merged layer LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 10 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 15.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 10 Click OK
STEP 14 CLOSE the Merged layer LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN OPEN & ACTIVATE the lower Merged layer EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Filter Factory Gallery Q >>> Mosaic
STEP 15 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 16 EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> DIAMONDS ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST Brightness = 30 Contrast = 15 PSPX6-X8: Linear Mode checked
STEP 17 ACTIVATE the upper Merged layer EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 10 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 15.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 10 Click OK ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 18 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with BROWN #190a05 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with ORANGE #884d20 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with BROWN #512c13 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with ORANGE #bf603e SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 EDIT >>> CLEAR
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL COLOUR = #884d20
STEP 20 Flood fill with BLACK #000000 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 21 Open up the witches are back image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the text as shown ,
STEP 22 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 >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN = satsuma
STEP 23 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 24 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECT your TEXT tool With a font of your choice add your name
STEP 25 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

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