ARIES
PSP9 to PSP2019

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ MARCH 2019
Copyright © 2019 ~ 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

ram.png
aries-sign.png
aries quote.png
aries zodiac.png
aries symbol.png
chrome_wave.jpg
ram-aries-symbol.png
Save to a folder on your computer

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Plugins
Mirror Rave
MuRa's Seamless
** PLUGINS_LINKS **
HERE

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STEP 1 Open a new image 800 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-PSP2019: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel SELECTIONS >>> SELECT ALL Open up the chrome_wave 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. .
STEP 2 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE EFFECTS >>> REFLECTION EFFECTS >>> ROTATING MIRROR Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = n/a Rotation Angle = 180 Edge Mode = Reflect
STEP 3 CLOSE Copy of Raster 1 ACTIVATE Raster 1 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85 % Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN. LAYERS >>> ARRANGE >>> MOVE UP CLOSE Raster 1 OPEN & ACTIVATECopy of Raster 1 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE ADJUST >>> BLUR >>> GAUSSIAN BLUR Radius = 15.00
STEP 4 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip .
STEP 5 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> MuRa's Seamless >>> Tile Frame Diagonal
STEP 6 EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 90 % Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 7 CLOSE Copy (2) of Raster 1 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip Same settings EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> PIXELATE Block Width = 50 Block Height = 50 Symmetric = Checked EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE
STEP 8 OPEN ALL LAYERS ACTIVATE Raster 1 IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 95 % Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 9 Choose your SELECTION TOOL On the top menu select 'Create selection from: LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL Size = 6 Transparent = UNchecked Solid Color = Checked Color = #bab6b6 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> BUTTONIZE Height = 6 Width = 6 Opacity = 100 Edge = Solid COLOUR = #c03c2e DESELECT
STEP 10 EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip Same settings EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 11 ACTIVATE Copy (2) of Raster 1 Choose your SELECTION TOOL On the top menu select 'Create selection from: LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> BUTTONIZE Same settings DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip Same settings EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE
STEP 12 ACTIVATE Copy of Raster 1 Choose your SELECTION TOOL On the top menu select 'Create selection from: LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> CONTRACT = 6 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> CHISEL Same settings EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> BUTTONIZE Same settings DESELECT EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> Mirror Rave >>> Quadrant Flip Same settings EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE MORE SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 13 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 3 Colour = Black Opacity = 50 Blur = 10.00 ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Raster 2 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 3 Click OK ACTIVATE Raster 3 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow ACTIVATE Raster 4 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow,
STEP 14 CLOSE Raster 2 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE OPEN & ACTIVATE Raster 2 SAVE YOUR WORK ,
STEP 15 Open up the ram 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 = 65% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN PSP9 - PSPX3: IMAGE >>> MIRROR PSPX4 - PSPX8: Use script available for download at top of page. (Higher versions follow your version's method) EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 40 Vertical Offset = 95 Edge Mode = Transparent,
STEP 16 Open up the aries symbol 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% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 40 Vertical Offset = 7 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 17 EFFECTS >>> 3D EFFECTS >>> DROP SHADOW Vertical offset = 6 Horizontal offset = - ( minus ) 6 Colour = Black Opacity = 60 Blur = 10.00 ACTIVATE Raster 1 EDIT >>> Repeat Drop Shadow SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 18 ACTIVATE the Merged layer Open up the ram-aries-symbol 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 = 65% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 250 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 180 Edge Mode = Transparent Repeat Drop Shadow
STEP 19 ACTIVATE Raster 3 Open up the aries-sign 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% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - ( minus ) 250 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 160 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 20 Open up the aries zodiac 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 ) 255 Vertical Offset = 65 Edge Mode = Transparent SAVE YOUR WORK
STEP 21 Open up the aries quote 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 = 45% Check "Lock aspect ratio." Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - ( minus ) 175 Edge Mode = Transparent
STEP 22 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER SELECT your TEXT tool With a font of your choice add your name
STEP 23 LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten) Save as .jpg image ,

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