GOLD EDGED ROSE
PSP7

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ April 2004
Copyright © 2004 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

'Gold Foil' pattern
download
Download and extract to your PSP Patterns folder.

'Metallic' gradient
download
Download and extract to your PSP Gradients folder.


You will also need the "Corner" & "BW Rose" tubes
which you can download
HERE
Extract to a folder on your computer


Greg's Factory Output Vol II
download
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder.

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Go to your COLOUR PALETTE
Load the GOLD FOIL Pattern in your Foreground Styles box
Scale = 100
Angle = 0

Load the 'metallic' GRADIENT in your background Styles Box
Angle = 320
Repeats = 0



Open up the black and white rose tube in your PSP workspace
Go to WINDOW >>> Duplicate
Close the original tube


With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 25
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select part of the BLACK section of the rose
Go to SELECTIONS >>> Modify >>> Select Similar

Select your AIRBRUSH tool



and sweep back and forth across your image holding down your
left mouse button until all the black area is now gold.

DESELECT



With your MAGIC WAND
Same settings
Select one of the white petals
Go to SELECTIONS >>> Modify >>> Select Somilar

Select your AIRBRUSH tool
and sweep back and forth across your image holding down your
RIGHT mouse button until all the black area is now filled with the
"metallic" gradient.

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel



Click OK

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical = 1
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 80
Blur = 0





Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 4
Opacity = 80
Blur = 23.5


DESELECT


Click on the arrows between the Foreground and Background
Style boxes to move the 'metallic' GRADIENT to the Foreground
and replace the Gold Pattern woth SOLID BLUE (#6C8FAB)



Go to your LAYERS >>> New Raster Layer
Go to your LAYERS >>> Arrange >>> Send to bottom

Flood fill with the SOLID BLUE

Go to LAYERS >>> Merge >>> Merge All (Flatten)



BORDER 1


Go to SELECTIONS >>> Select All
Go to SELECTIONS >>> Modify >>> Contract = 10
Go to SELECTIONS >>> Invert

Flood fill with the 'metallic' gradient

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use same settings
Click OK



Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 2
Opacity = 80
Blur = 10.6

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Opacity = 80
Blur = 0
Click OK


DESELECT



BORDER 2

Change Background colour to RED

Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = 10

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the RED border

Change Background colour to BLUE (#6C8FAB)

Flood fill with BLUE

Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = 1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to - ( minus ) 1
Click OK


DESELECT




BORDER 3


Change Background colour to WHITE

Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = 10

Right click on your FOREGROUND STYLES box
Check "Invert Gradient"
Click OK





With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the WHITE border
Flood fill with the 'metallic' gradient


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use same settings
Click OK


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets = - ( minus ) 1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to 1
Click OK


Go to EFFECTS >>> Plugins >>> Greg's Factory Output Vol II >>> Pool Shadow




Click OK

DESELECT




BORDER 4

Change Background colour to RED

Go to IMAGE >>> Add Borders = 25

With your MAGIC WAND
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the RED border

Flood fill with the solid BLUE

Go to EFFECTS >>> Plugins >>> Simple >>> Diamonds


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Inner Bevel
Use same settings
Click OK


Go to EFFECTS >>> 3D Effects >>> Drop Shadow
Vertical & Horizontal offsets =1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0

Repeat Drop Shadow effect changing
Vertical & Horizontal Offsets to = - ( minus ) 1
Click OK

DESELECT





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