NOCTURNE
PSP8

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

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You will need the following to complete this tutorial

Cybia Screenworks
download
http://www.cybia.co.uk/plugins.htm
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins folder.

'gabriel-zilver' pattern
download
Download and extract to your PSP Patterns folder.

'jd-mask66' mask
download
Download and extract to your PSP Masks folder.

LEFT Click on the image below
and save the larger version to a folder on your computer.




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(If you use your own image make sure it is the same
dimensions as the large image provided [ 450 x 394 ]
otherwise the RIPPLE effect and some of the other
measurements won't turn out the same *S*)

Open up your 'Nocturne' image in your PSP workspace
Go to WINDOW >>> Duplicate
Close the original Image
Go to LAYERS >>> Promote Background Layer

Load the 'gabriel-zilver' pattern in your background box
on your COLOUR PALETTE
SCALE = 100
ANGLE = 320


Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with the 'gabriel-zilver' pattern
Go to LAYERS >>> LOAD/SAVE MASK >>> LOAD MASK FROM DISK
Locate the 'jd-mask66' mask



Click OK



Go to your LAYER PALETTE
Right click on "Mask - Raster 2"
and select DELETE from the options.


Click YES



Still on your LAYER PALETTE
Right click on Raster 2
Select MERGE >>> MERGE GROUP

Go to EFFECTS >>> EDGE EFFECTS >>> ENHANCE

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



Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

Go to IMAGE >>> RESIZE



Click OK





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

Select the transparent area

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill the section with the 'gabriel-zilver' pattern
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 4
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 150
Feather = 0
Sample Merged = UNCHECKED

Select the silver border

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

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

DESELECT

*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*

Load SOLID BLUE ( #62749A ) in your foreground box
on your COLOUR PALETTE


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

Select the transparent area

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill the section with the solid BLUE
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 14
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT


With your MAGIC WAND
Tolerance = 0
Select the BLUE border

Go to EFFECTS >>> DISTORTION EFFECTS >>> RIPPLE



Click OK




With your MAGIC WAND
Select the areas shown above (holding down your SHIFT KEY)
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR


Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill selected areas with the silver pattern

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



Click OK
DESELECT

NEXT


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