INTERLUDE
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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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

DECO-I6.png
Interlude2.png
mask-Tamer11.jpg
by-the-sea-marilyn-dunlap.jpg
Window_Pink_Flowers_Frame.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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

** RICHARD ROSENMAN **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm

** GRAPHICS PLUS **
http://pspgroep.seniorennet.be/filterpagina.htm


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STEP 1 In your MATERIALS PALETTE Load WHITE ' ffffff ' in your foreground Load GREEN ' #97a187 ' in your background Click on the GRADIENT option on your Foreground Locate the "Foreground-background" gradient and use these settings.
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 the gradient ADJUST >>> BLUR >>> GAUSSIAN BLUR Radius = 33.00 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect IMAGE >>> FLIP ADJUST >>> BLUR >>> GAUSSIAN BLUR Radius = 33.00 .
STEP 3 Open up the mask-Tamer11 image in your PSP workspace and minimize LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with GREEN LAYERS >>> NEW MASK LAYER >>> FROM IMAGE
STEP 4 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to MULTIPLY LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE .
STEP 5 Open up the Interlude2 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 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 25 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 45 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 7 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 8 Flood fill with GREEN DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Richard Rosenman >>> Grid Generator BACKGROUND COLOUR = #97a187 ,
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> WAVE ,
STEP 10 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 25 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 OUTER area as shown
STEP 11 Depress your DELETE key 5 times DESELECT In your LAYER PALETTE change the OPACITY to 75% LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 12 Open up the by-the-sea-marilyn-dunlap image in your PSP workspace WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE Close the original Image LAYERS >>> Promote background layer Open up the Window_Pink_Flowers_Frame 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 = 200 Vertical Offset = 15 Edge Mode = Transparent .
STEP 13 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 4 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 windows
STEP 14 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Depress your DELETE key 3 times DESELECT
STEP 15 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = ADD (Shift) Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the areas shown ,
STEP 16 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT Still on Raster 1 With your SELECTION TOOL ... same settings Select the area shown EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 18 With your SELECTION TOOL ... same settings Select the left window In your Layer Palette Right click on the Merged layer and select LAYERS >>> PROMOTE SELECTION TO LAYER ACTIVATE the Merged layer EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT Still on the Merged layer EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 70 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent ,
STEP 19 ACTIVATE the Promoted Selection layer EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 70 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 20 Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 21 IMAGE >>> CROP TO SELECTION IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 70% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN SAVE YOUR WORK Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options ,
STEP 22 Return to your Tag image 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 = 0 Vertical Offset = 100 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN (Twice) ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN ,
STEP 23 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 24 CLOSE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 25 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 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> GRAPHICS PLUS >>> Cross Shadow
STEP 26 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 27 DESELECT
STEP 28 ACTIVATE the Merged layer Open up the DECO-I6.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. ADJUST >>> COLOUR BALANCE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE PSPX - X8: IMAGE >>> NEGATIVE IMAGE ,
STEP 29 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 IMAGE >>> FLIP
STEP 30 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings BUT change BLUR to 5
STEP 31 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE 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 ,

TESTERS RESULTS

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