TOP FADE
PSP7

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

Eye Candy 3
download
or
download
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder

TEXTURISER Plugin
OR use this link
TEXTURISER
Download and extract to your PSP Plugins Folder

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

'LS2103ding' corner
download
Download and extract to a folder on your computer.

'TFMask.jpg'
download
Download and extract to a folder on your computer.

Click on 'Garden Fairy' image to be taken to larger
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Open up the large 'Garden Fairy' image,
the 'TFMask.jpg' and the 'LS2103ding' corner
in your PSP workspace.
Minimise the 'Mask' and the 'corner' tube

Click on the Garden Fairy image,
Go to WINDOW >>> DUPLICATE
Minimise the original image


With the duplicate image active

Go to MASK >>> NEW >>> FROM IMAGE



Click OK


Click YES







Create a new image 257 x 497
Transparent background

Flood fill with PINK ( #FDD1D1 )

Go to EFFECTS >>> PLUGINS >>> TEXTURE >>> TEXTURIZER
Use the SANDSTONE setting



Click OK


Go to your first image (the masked one)
Right click on the Title Bar and
Select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of your second image
(The pink textured background)
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options

Go to your LAYER PALETTE
and reduce the opacity on Layer 2 to 70%







Select your SELECTION TOOL
Type = Rectangle
Feather - 0
Antialias -= UNchecked

Place your cursor at the position (400) shown below
and drag right and upwards



Go to IMAGE >>> CROP TO SELECTION

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

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Double click on your SELECTION TOOL
and enter the following settings



Click OK




Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Now go to your ORIGINAL 'Garden Fairy' image
(which you minimised earlier)

Right click on the Title Bar and
Select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of your new image and
Select PASTE INTO SELECTION from the options

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER
Flood fill with Light Pink ( #FDD1D1 )

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 5

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR

DESELECT


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

Select the PINK border


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



Click OK
DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Click in the centre of the smaller image



Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> Plugins >>> Eye Candy 3 >>> Drop Shadow



Click OK

DESELECT

With your MAGIC WAND
Click in the area outside the smaller image

Go to LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

Load the 'GOLDFOIL' Pattern in the foreground box on your
COLOUR PALETTE
Angle = 0
Scale = 100

Flood fill the selected area with the 'GOLDFOIL' pattern

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to SELECTIONS >>> MODIFY >>> EXPAND 2

Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT
Go to EDIT >>> CLEAR
Go to SELECTIONS >>> INVERT

Go to EFFECTS >>> Plugins >>> Eye Candy 3 >>> Drop Shadow
Use the same settings

Click OK

DESELECT





Go to LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE ALL (Flatten)




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