BLUE BIRD
PSP9 to PSPX9

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ FEBRUARY 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

élement 2.png
MR_Blue Bird.png
JF_Element17.png
lines-blue-swirls.png
caramel_macchiato_by_daekazu.png
Save to a folder on your computer

140t.jpg
Save to your PSP Patterns folder
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Plugins

** PLUGINS_LINKS **
HERE

AAA Frames
Alien Skin XENOFEX 2
EYE CANDY 3 or EYE CANDY 4000

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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 Flood fill with WHITE EFFECTS >>> TEXTURE EFFECTS >>> SCULPTURE PATTERN = 142t COLOUR = #1e60f4 .
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE And again.... LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE.
STEP 3 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT ADJUST >>> BLUR >>> GAUSSIAN BLUR Radius = 20.00 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> AAA Frames >>> Frame Works.
STEP 4 SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE DESELECT
STEP 5 CLOSE Copy (2) of Raster 1 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Alien Skin >>> XENOFEX 2 >>> Classic Mosaic COLOUR = #1e60f4
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> AAA Frames >>> Frame Works. Same settings SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE DESELECT SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 7 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> AAA Frames >>> Frame Works. Same settings SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE DESELECT
STEP 8 OPEN & ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL SELECTIONS >>> FLOAT SELECTIONS >>> DEFLOAT SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 5 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Open up the lines-blue-swirls 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 IMAGE >>> FLIP In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to OVERLAY
STEP 9 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP IMAGE >>> MIRROR In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to SCREEN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 10 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Center Offset Direction = 315 Center Offset Distance = 10.00 Overall Opacity = 65 Overall Blur (Pixels) = 10.00 Perspectivel Blur (Pixels) = 0.00 Color = BLACK Check 'Draw Only Outside Selection',
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings
STEP 12 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow.. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.. change DIRECTION to 135 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Shadowlab.
STEP 13 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 14 Open up the élement 2 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. LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE PSP9: IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED PSPX - PSPX9: IMAGE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90 Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED
STEP 15 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 330 Vertical Offset = 0 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> MIRROR LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 16 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = 284 Edge Mode = Transparent LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> FLIP LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN Repeat Layers Merge Down In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to LUMINANCE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN MORE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 17 Open up the JF_Element17 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 = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE
STEP 18 With your MAGIC WAND Mode = Replace Match Mode = RGB Value Tolerance = 0 Feather = 0 Antialias = UNchecked Sample Merged = UNCHECKED PSP9 - X9: Check CONTIGUOUS PSPX - X9: There is no " Sample Merged" PSPX - X9: Use all layers = UNChecked Select the area indicated SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3
STEP 19 LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Flood fill with BLUE #1e60f4 DESELECT LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE DOWN
STEP 20 Open up the caramel_macchiato_by_daekazu 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 = 90% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 105 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 25 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 21 ACTIVATE Raster 1 With your MAGIC WAND ... Same settings Select the area indicated SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND = 3
STEP 22 ACTIVATE Raster 3 SELECTIONS >>> INVERT EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT In your LAYER PALETTE change the BLEND MODE to HARD LIGHT
STEP 23 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings but change DIRECTION to 315 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings but change DIRECTION to 315 SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 24 Open up the MR_Blue Bird 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 = 60% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 230 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 131 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 25 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the tuber text
STEP 26 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 3 >>> DROP SHADOW Same settings BUT change OPACITY to 80% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OR EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> EYE CANDY 4000 >>> SHADOWLAB Same settings BUT change OPACITY to 80%
STEP 27 Choose your SELECTION TOOL Same settings Select the area indicated
STEP 28 EDIT >>> CLEAR DESELECT LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECT your TEXT tool With a font of your choice add your name
STEP 29 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

TESTERS RESULTS

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