Written by ©Daiva C.
March 10, 2010
Released June 08, 2010
This tutorial is my own
creation, any similarities
to any other tutorial are
purely accidental and not
intentional.
This tutorial is intended
for non-profit use only.
I hold the copyright to it.
Please do not copy,
translate, script, rip or
claim it as your own.
You may share it but do
NOT upload it to any
website, storage site or
group files without my
written consent.
Thank you.
Written for PSP X2
Skill Level: Intermediate
Supplies:
10deco70.psp
Background Swatch.jpg
chrismist_ss_080 .pspimage
diamondscallops.psp
image
fleur-gb7-tube-colombe.
pspimage
Foreground Swatch.jpg
Kaedee~MastersArt~
FlowerVase.psp
maskdragonfly_lamia
grafica.jpg
Sm_Butterfly.pspimage
teom_65.jgd
Supplies are Available
Filters:
FunHouse > Radial
Tile Mirror (Here)
Simple > Top Bottom
Wrap (Here)
Preparation:
Unzip supplies
Install Filters if
needed
Save maskdragonfly
_lamiagrafica.jpg
to your PSP Mask
Folder
Save teom_65.jgd to
your PSP Gradient
Folder
Open remaining
supplies in PSP
Minimize
Performance Notes:
All settings will remain
the same unless new or
revised ones are given
1. File > New
Settings:
Width = 700 pixels
Height = 500 pixels
Raster Background =
Checked
Transparent = Checked
2. Materials Palette
Foreground = Gradient
of Choice or use the
one supplied
(teom_65.jgd)
Settings:
Foreground-Background
Angle = 45
Repeats = 1
Invert = Not Checked
Texture = Not Checked
Style = Linear
3. Flood Fill Tool
Settings:
Match mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 0
Use all layers = Not
Checked
Blend mode = Normal
Opacity = 100
Fill Workspace with
Gradient
4. Materials Palette
Settings:
Foreground = Light Color
From Gradient or use the
Foreground Swatch supplied
Background = Medium
to Dark color from
Gradient or use Back
ground Swatch supplied
Note:
Make note of Hue and
Saturation #'s for Back
ground Color
5. Layers > New Raster
Layer
6. Flood Fill Tool
Fill Layer with
Background Color
7. Layers > Load/Save
Mask > Load Mask
From Disk
Settings:
maskdragonfly_lamia
grafica.jpg
Source luminance =
Checked
Fit to canvas = Checked
Invert transparency =
Not Checked
Hide all mask = Checked
8. Layers > Merge > Merge
Group
9. Effects > Edge Effects
> Enhance
10. Layers Palette
Settings:
Opacity = 51
11. Activate 10deco70.psp
12. Edit > Copy
Close
13. Back to Workspace
14. Edit > Paste As New
Layer
15. Adjust > Hue and
Saturation > Colorize
Settings:
To Match Background
Color
16. Move Tool
Move to Left Side of
Workspace towards
the bottom
17. Layers Palette
Settings:
Opacity = 57
18. Adjust > Sharpness
> Sharpen
19. Layers > Duplicate
20. Image > Mirror
21. Activate Kaedee
~MastersArt~Flower
Vase.psp
22. Edit > Copy
Close
23. Back to Workspace
24. Edit > Paste As New
Layer
25. Move Tool
Move to lower left corner
26. Layers Palette
Settings:
Opacity = 67
27. Activate diamond
scallops.pspimage
28. Edit > Copy
Close
29. Back to Workspace
30. Edit > Paste As New
Layer
31. Layers Palette
Settings:
Opacity = 75
32. Adjust > Sharpness
> Sharpen
33. Repeat > Sharpen
34. Move Tool
Move to Top of
Workspace
35. Activate Sm_Butterfly.
pspimage
36. Edit > Copy
Close
37. Back to Workspace
38. Edit > Paste As New
Layer
39. Adjust > Hue and
Saturation > Colorize
40. Move Tool
Move to center scallop
of diamondscallops.
pspimage
41. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 3
Horizontal = 1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 1
Color = Black
Shadow on new
layer = Not Checked
42. Adjust > Sharpness >
Sharpen
43. Edit > Repeat Sharpen
44. Layers > Duplicate
45. Image > Mirror
46. Move Tool
Move to Right scallop
of diamondscallops.
pspimage
47. Layers > Duplicate
48. Image > Mirror
49. Activate chrismist_ss
_080 .pspimage
50. Edit > Copy
Close
51. Back to Workspace
52. Edit > Paste As New
Layer
53. Move Tool
Move to bottom and a
little to the right of
workspace
54. Effects > 3D Effects >
Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 100
Blur = 20
55. Activate fleur-gb7-
tube-colombe.pspimage
56. Edit > Copy
Close
57. Back to Workspace
58. Edit > Paste As
New Layer
59. Move Tool
Move to lower right
corner
60. Adjust > Hue and
Saturation > Colorize
61. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 1
Horizontal = 3
Opacity = 100
Blur = 1
62. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = -1 (Minus)
Horizontal = -3 (Minus)
63. Layers > Arrange >
Move Down
64. Layers Palette
Settings:
Opacity = 55
65. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Symmetric = Checked
Size in pixels = 4
Color = Background
Color
66. Magic Wand Tool
Settings:
Mode = Add/Shift
Match mode = RGB
Value
Tolerance = 0
Use all layers = Not
Checked
Contiguous = Checked
Feather = 0
Anti-alias = Checked
Outside
Select Border
67. Effects > 3D Effects
> Inner Bevel
Settings:
Bevel = 2
Width = 10
Smoothness = 55
Depth = 26
Ambience = -14 (Minus)
Shininess = 10
Color = White
Angle = 315
Intensity = 30
Elevation = 88
68. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = 5
Horizontal = 5
Opacity = 50
Blur = 5
69. Effects > 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
Settings:
Vertical = -5 (Minus)
Horizontal = -5 (Minus)
70. Selections > Select
None
71. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 10
Color = White
72. Magic Wand Tool
Select Border
73. Flood Fill Tool
Fill Border with
Gradient
74. Effects > Plugins >
FunHouse > Radial Tile
Mirror
Settings:
Default
75. Adjust > Sharpness >
Sharpen
76. Selections > Select
None
77. Materials Palette
Settings:
Change Background to
Light Color from Header
or use my Foreground
Swatch from Supplies
78. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 4
Color = Foreground
Color
79. Magic Wand Tool
Select Border
80. Effects > 3D Effects
> Inner Bevel
81. Selections > Select
None
82. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 15
Color = White
83. Magic Wand Tool
Select Border
84. Flood Fill Tool
Fill Border with Gradient
85. Effects > Plugins
> Simple > Top
Bottom Wrap
86. Adjust > Sharpness
> Sharpen
87. Selections > Select
None
88. Image > Add Borders
Settings:
Size in pixels = 4
Color = Light Color
89. Magic Wand Tool
Select Border
90. Effects > 3D Effects >
Inner Bevel
91. Selections > Select
None
92. Image > Resize
Settings:
Your Preference
93. Layers > New Raster
Layer
94. Add Watermark
95. File > Export > JPEG
Optimizer
Settings:
Set compression value
to 20
I'd like to thank the testers
from:
for testing this tutorial for me
and making it the best it can be.
They are: Alicia, Charo, Cheryl,
Diane, Estella, Karen, Nahdiyyah,
Phyllis, Shirley, Sue and Wendy
Please link back to
I hope you have enjoyed my
tutorial, as much as I enjoyed
writing it
