ROCOCO 17
PSP9 to PSPX9

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~JUNE 2017
Copyright © 2017 ~ 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

9860ee.png
digital-art-woman.jpg
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins

** NONE **

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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-X9: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Open up the 9860ee 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 frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. VIEW >>> RULERS .
STEP 2 Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X9:Select your PICK tool Move the centre left node to the right, level with the 50 pixel mark on your top ruler Move the centre right node to the left, level with the 650 pixel mark on your top ruler ,
STEP 3 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ,
STEP 4 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT Select your FLOOD FILL Tool Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 200 Sample Merged = UNChecked Blend Mode = Normal Opacity = 100 Zoom in and flood fill the black area selected with BLACK (Twice)
STEP 5 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Zoom in and flood fill the black area selected with WHITE (3 TIMES) DESELECT ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with RED so you can see your work
STEP 6 ACTIVATE the top layer With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Add (Shift) Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 28 Feather = 2 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X9: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X9: ANTIALIAS = Outside Work your way around the image selecting all the transparent areas
STEP 7 Flood fill selected areas with WHITE DESELECT SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 1 Flood fill selected areas with WHITE DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ACTIVATE Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = Checked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X9: There is no " Sample Merged" PSP9 - X9: ANTIALIAS = Outside Select the area outside the frame SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 1
STEP 9 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL COLOUR = #eeecec
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX9: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = LEFT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED ,
STEP 11 Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX - X9:Select your PICK tool Move the centre left node level with the 80 pixel mark on your top ruler Move the centre top node level with the 50 pixel mark on your left ruler Move the centre bottom node level with the 550 pixel mark on your left ruler
STEP 12 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select another tool to disengage the DEFORMATION / PICK TOOL LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 13 ACTIVATE Raster 1 Flood fill with WHITE ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND ...same settings Select the area outside the frame SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 ACTIVATE Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
STEP 14 EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE ,
STEP 15 ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE ADJUST >>> BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST >>> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST Brightness = - (Minus) 35 Contrast = 11 PSPX6-X9: Linear mode checked DESELECT
STEP 16 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND ...same settings Select the area inside the frame SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 17 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 2 Click OK,
STEP 18 ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Hue = 157 Saturation = 45 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Colorize
STEP 19 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with BLACK SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with WHITE SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 EDIT >>> CLEAR Flood fill with BLACK SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 2 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 20 With your MAGIC WAND ...same settings Select the WHITE area on the border EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL Same settings EXCEPT Change SMOOTHNESS to 0 DESELECT LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN ,
STEP 21 With your MAGIC WAND ...same settings Select the transparent area as indicated.
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 2 Flood fill with WHITE EFFECTS >>> ARTISTIC EFFECTS >>> HALF TONE Same settings ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE ADJUST >>> HUE & SATURATION >>> COLORIZE Hue = 157 Saturation = 70
STEP 23 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2 Colour = Black Opacity = 70 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 2 Click OK SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
STEP 24 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> INNER BEVEL COLOUR = #eef4f8 DESELECT ,
STEP 25 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the CENTRE transparent area LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN EDIT >>> Repeat Move Layer Down Flood fill with WHITE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> FINE LEATHER COLOUR = #ffff00 ,
STEP 26 DESELECT ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 2 With your MAGIC WAND.... Same settings. Select the area indicated. ,
STEP 27 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 14 ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT
STEP 28 ACTIVATE Raster 2 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 3 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 3 Click OK LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Save as .pspimage image
STEP 29 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with BLACK LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN ,
STEP 30 Open up the digital-art-woman 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 frame image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
STEP 31 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool and with a font of your choice add your name LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image

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