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WARNING!
This page is graphically intense.
This
tutorial was written in PSP 8.1 but can
be adapted for earlier versions
For
this tutorial you will need the
following:
Paint
Shop Pro
Super Blade Pro
Eye Candy 3.1
Supplies
I used & included in a zip file for
you, or use your own:
2
Blade Pro presets: a gold_filigree
and green_apple
Font: Allegro Swashes
Pattern: Chintz
PSP Selection: Scroll
Tube: Woman
HERE
Unzip
the files and put the
3A_gold_filigree.q5q and 3A_green
apple.q5q in your Blade Pro Environments
and Textures folder. Put the 3A_scroll
selection in your PSP Selections folder.
You can either install the font to your
font folder or just open it and minimize
it. (it will show up in your font list)
Open the rest of the files in PSP and
minimize.
Now
lets play!
1.
Open a transparent image 400x400
2.
Selections>Load/Save
Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Find your 3A_scroll selection and click
Load.
3.
Flood fill scroll selection with white.
4.
Apply Blade Pro preset 3A_gold_filigree
or any gold.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Selection>None.
5.
Create a new Raster layer and load
scroll selection again.
Selections>Modify>Contract by 5
pixels.
6.
Set your background to 3A_chintz4
pattern or pattern of your choice and
flood fill. Leave selected!
7.
Go to Effects>Plugins>Eye Candy
3.1>Inner Bevel apply with the
following settings:
8.
Merge>Merge Visible.
Selection>None. With your mover tool
center the scroll. Your image so far
should look like this:
9.
Effects>Reflection
Effects>Kaleidoscope using these
settings:
10.
At this point I picked a color from the
image, added a new Raster layer, flood
filled it with my color and then dragged
it to the bottom. This is just my
preference, you can do this step later
if you wish.
11.
Right click on your merged layer and
Duplicate. Hide the copied layer by
clicking the eye.
12.
Activate your first scroll layer and go
to Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.
I used a Horizontal & Vertical
offset of 3 Opacity 80 and Blur 6.
13.
On your Layer palette move the Opacity
slider to about 50.
14.
Activate your copied layer and unhide
it. Go to Image>Resize and resize by
about 80% Resample using Bicubic and
make sure Resize all layers is
UNchecked.
15.
Go to Effects>3D Effects>Drop
Shadow and use the same settings.
16.
Make a new Raster layer and
Edit>Copy>Paste>Paste as a new
layer the tube of the woman or use your
own image. You will need to resize the
tube I used somewhere between 65- 75%.
17.
Add a drop shadow, again using the same
settings. Position the tube where you
would like it. You can also merge your
layers now if you like.
All
that's left now is to add your name.
1.
Add a new Raster layer and click on your
font tool. These are my settings:
I
set my background color to white so the
preset will show up accurately. If you
choose a different font just pick
something a little chunky. Type your
name.
2.
Selections>None and right click and
Duplicate your name layer. Hide the copy
and activate the first name layer.
3.
Selections>Select All>
Selections>Float
4.
Effects>Plugins>Flaming
Pear>Blade Pro and apply
3A_gold_filigree.
5.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Selection>None
6.
Activate and unhide your copied name
layer. Selections>Select
All> Selections>Float then
go to Selections>Modify>Contract
and contact by 2-3 pixels depending on
your font.
7.
Effects>Plugins>Blade Pro and
apply 3A_green_apple preset. LEAVE
selected!
8.
Selections>Invert and hit your delete
key to get rid of the extra white on the
edges. Selections>None
9.
Hide your bottom merged layer and making
sure one of the two name layers is
active, right click and Merge>Merge
Visible.
10.
Add a drop shadow. I used the same
setting again.
11.
Unhide your merged layer and merge.
Now
it's up to you how to save it. If you
didn't add a background layer you can do
it now. Remember it has drop shadows so
it won't be completely transparent. I
saved my as a gif and chose my
background color to be transparent.
Hope
you enjoyed this tutorial! Thank you.
©
3Angelz 2004 |
