Lesson 603
Varuna
This lesson was written on Sept 7, 2024 using psp12
If you are working with a different version of PSP, the settings and filter effects may give a different effect. Play around with the settings until you get the desired result.
This lesson was conceived and written by me. Any similarity is purely coincidental.
In my lessons I use a color scheme
I list the colors by noting the color number in the color box, in the color scheme
Main tube is from
Myself
Masks are from
Other materials are made by myself, this will have mpd© behind it.
This lesson contains 50 steps
Supplies
Tube(s)
MPL Watermerk
Kleurenschema L603 mpd©
Woman-Art 3 mpd©
L603 Deco by mpd©
L603 Deco 1 by mpd©
L603 Deco 2 by mpd©
L603 Tekst by mpd©
Plugin(s)
Photo Aging Kit – Hairs & Duts*
Unlimited 2.0
Graphic Plus – Cross Shadow
Alien skin eye candy 5 impact – Glass
Simple – Diamonds & Pizza Slice Mirror
*Import this filter in Unlimited 2.0
Mask(s)
Narah_mask_0858
Selection(s)
L603 Sel 1 mpd©designs
L603 Sel 2 mpd©designs
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Preparation
Place the selection files in the selection folder of your Psp files
Open the tubes and the color scheme in your psp. Minimize them, except for the color scheme.
Set your foreground to color 1
1.
Open a new image of 800x 500 pixels in white
2.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill this layer with your foreground color
3.
Effekte/Plugins/Filters/ Unlimited 2.0 / Photo Aging Kit – Hairs&Dust, default settings
128 / 128
4.
Reduce the layer opacity of this layer to 50
Layers / Merge / Merge visible
5.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill this layer with your foreground color
6.
Layers / New mask layer / From image and select mask:
Narah_mask_0858
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
7.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 1
Opacity 85
Blur 1,00 color black
Layers / Merge / Merge visible
8.
Set your background to color no. 3
Activate Selection Tool-Custom Selection(S)-Rectangle with these settings:
Top at 0
Left at 0
Bottom at 250
Right at 200
9.
Flood Fill Tool and set the opacity to 40
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the selection with your background color
10.
Effects / Plugins / Graphic Plus – Cross shadow, default settings
Selections/Select none
Layers/ Duplicate
11.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 100
Vertical minus at 50
Custom and transparent checked
Layers / Merge / Merge down
12.
Effects/Plugins/ Filters/ Unlimited 2.0 / &Bkg Kaleidoscoop – @Mirrored&Scaled
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 1
Opacity 65
Blur 1,00 color black
13.
Layers / merge / merge down
Image / Mirror /Mirror Horizontal (Image / Mirror in older versions of PSP)
Layers / Merge / Merge down
14.
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror vertical ( Image /Flip in older versions of PSP)
Layers / Merge / Merge down
15.
Set your foreground to white
Set your background to color no 2
16.
Selections /load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection:
L603 Sel 1 mpd©designs
17.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood Fill Tool/ set the opacity to 100
Flood fill the selection with white
18.
Selections / Modify / Contract with 2
Press your delete key once
Selections / Modify / Contract with 4
19.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the selection with your background ( color no 2)
20.
Selections / Modify / Contract with 4
Flood fill the selection with your foreground ( white)
21.
Selections / Modify / Contract with 10
Press your delete key once
22.
Selections / Modify / Contract with 8
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the selection with your background ( color no 2)
23.
Effects/Plugins/ Alien skin eye candy 5 impact – Glass
Tab / Settings
select / Clear, no drop shadow
Tab /Basic
Set Bevel width(pixels) to 20.00
The rest remains as it is
24.
Selections/Select none
In your layer palette, activate raster 2
this is the layer with the white border
25.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 1
Opacity 65
Blur 1,00 color black
26.
In your layer palette, activate the top layer
Layers / Merge / Merge down
Repeat once more
27.
Layers/Duplicate
Image / Mirror /Mirror Horizontal (Image / Mirror in older versions of PSP)
Layers / Merge / Merge down
28.
Selections /load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection:
L603 Sel 2 mpd©designs
Settings are still correct
29.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the selection with your foreground (white)
Selections / Modify / Contract with 2
Press your delete key once
30.
Create a foreground/background linear gradient
Angle at 0
Repeats at 0
Invert not checked
31.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the selection with the gradient
Effects/Plugins / Simple – Diamonds
32.
Effects/Plugins/ Simple – pizza slice mirror
Selections/Select none
Layers / Arrange / Move down
Activate the top layer in your layer palette
33.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 1
Opacity 65
Blur 1,00 color black
34.
Layers / Merge / Merge down
Layers / Arrange / Move down
Layers/Duplicate
Image / Mirror /Mirror Horizontal (Image / Mirror in older versions of PSP)
Layers / Merge / Merge down
Reduce the layer opacity to 60
35.
Activate the top layer in your layer palette
Activate L603 Deco by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
36.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 228
Vertical at 86
Custom and transparent checked
37.
Layers/Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)
Layers / Merge / Merge down
38.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
39,
Activate L603 Deco 1 by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
Do not move
39.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
40.
Activate L603 Deco 2 by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
41.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 5
Vertical minus at 200
Custom and transparent checked
42.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
43.
Activate Woman-Art 3 mpd©
In your layers palette, the top layer is activated
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
44.
Image / Resize with 85%, resize all layers not checked
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 0
Vertical at 30
Custom and transparent checked
45.
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
46.
Layers/Merge/Merge all
Image / Add Borders/Symmetric checked:
1 pixel background (color no. 2)
40 pixels color white
1 pixel background color
47.
Image / Resize 800 pixels width
Resize all layers checked
48.
Activate L603 tekst by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
49.
Place the text at the bottom right, or wherever you like it
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
50.
Layers / New raster layer
and put your name/watermark on it
!! Don't forget my watermark !!
Layers / Merge / Merge all (flatten)
Save your work as a JPG file
That brings you to the end of this lesson.
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