VENICE
PSP9 to PSPX8

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ FEBRUARY 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

slava-fokk-5.png
turquoise-cloth_tn2.jpg
turquoise-leaves-15096.png
GINATUBES DIVERS 287.pspimage
gondolier_by_ekaterina_frolova.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

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

** 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 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X8: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel VIEW >>> RULERS SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the turquoise-cloth_tn2 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 LAYERS .>>> DUPLICATE
STEP 2 CLOSE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 0 Edge Mode = Reflect LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP Choose your SELECTION TOOL then click on the CUSTOM SELECTION symbol and enter these coordinates.
STEP 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN .
STEP 4 OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> SIMPLE >>> QUICK TILE SELECTIONS >>> INVERT Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 6 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Ellipse Mode = Replace Feather = 2 Antialias = Checked Starting at 350 pixels across and 300 pixels down drag your cursor to 600 pixels across and 500 pixels down and release. EDIT >>> CLEAR ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL
STEP 8 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE EDIT >>> Repeat Sharpen More
STEP 9 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with DARK GREEN #2d6256 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with WHITE #ffffff SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with LIGHT GREEN #90d0c2 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with WHITE #ffffff SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with PURPLE #6656f5 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with WHITE #ffffff SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 3 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. Same settings EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. Same settings SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 12 Open up the turquoise-leaves-15096 image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the small leaves on extreme right 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 = 247 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 145 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 13 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE
STEP 14 Back top the turquoise-leaves-15096 image in your PSP workspace With your SELECTION TOOL ... Same settings Select the large leaves 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 >>> FLIP EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 97 Vertical Offset = 150 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 15 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW
STEP 16 CLOSE Copy of Raster 1 CLOSE Raster 2 ACTIVATE Raster 1 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN ALL LAYERS ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 ,
STEP 17 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with WHITE LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN Open up the GINATUBES DIVERS 287 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
STEP 18 ACTIVATE the Merged layer Open up the gondolier_by_ekaterina_frolova 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 = 50% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 165 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 175 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 19 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings BUT .. change DIRECTION to 225
STEP 20 Open up the slava-fokk-5 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 = - ( minus ) 210 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 70 Edge Mode = Transparent EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings
STEP 21 ,LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECT your TEXT tool With a font of your choice add your name
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

TESTERS RESULTS

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