VACATION
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 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

glass.png
Hula6.png
Hawaii16.png
luau-clip-art.png
vacation frame.png
vacation-quotes-2.png
cas_Mask_0315_07.png
abstract-wallpaper-42.jpg
SEAGULLS 3895 PJW.png
akiapolaau-brendan-wenzel.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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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.

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 GREEN #34974d Open up the abstract-wallpaper-42 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. .
STEP 2 Open up the cas_Mask_0315_07 image in your PSP workspace and mimimize LAYERS >>> NEW MASK LAYER >>> FROM IMAGE
STEP 3 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP
STEP 4 IMAGE >>> FLIP In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to DIFFERENCE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to SCREEN IMAGE >>> FLIP IMAGE >>> MIRROR EFFECTS>>> GEOMETRIC EFFECTS >>> PERSPECTIVE - HORIZONTAL
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 6 ACTIVATE Group - Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE Copy of Group - Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. Same settings LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 7 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE CLOSE Copy of Merged ACTIVATE the MERGED layer EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 8 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PIXELATE
STEP 9 EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALFTONE ,
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PINCH Strength = 100%
STEP 11 OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy of Merged layer 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 area
STEP 12 Flood fill with YELLOW #f1c44d SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN
STEP 13 Open up the glass.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. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 65 Vertical Offset = 20 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 14 Open up the Hawaii16.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 = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 15 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE the TOP layer Open up the luau-clip-art.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 Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 16 Open up the Hula6.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 = 80% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 17 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW
STEP 18 ACTIVATE Raster 3 (the flowers) EDIT >>> Repeat Perspective Shadow.
STEP 19 ACTIVATE Copy of Merged EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 20 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135
STEP 21 ACTIVATE Raster 4 Open up the SEAGULLS 3895 PJW 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 = 85 Vertical Offset = 195 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 22 Open up the akiapolaau-brendan-wenzel 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 >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> PERSPECTIVE SHADOW Same settings Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Open up the vacation frame.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. EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 315
STEP 24 ACTIVATEthe Merged layer Open up the vacation-quotes-2.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 = 40% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the text shown
STEP 25 Right click on the Title Bar and select CUT from the options DESELECT Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Reposition with your MOVER tool
STEP 26 ACTIVATE Raster 2 Reposition the text with your MOVER tool to lower right corner
STEP 27 ACTIVATE Raster 3 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1 Colour = Black Opacity = 100 Blur = 0 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE
STEP 28 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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