Lesson 610
My World of PSP
This lesson was written on 23 Sep 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 65 steps
Supplies
Tube(s)
MPL Watermerk
Kleurenschema L610 mpd©
Woman – Fantasy 5 mpd©
L610 Deco, 1,2,3 by mpd©
L610 Spotlights by mpd©
L610 tekst 1 by mpd©
L610 tekst 2 by mpd©
Plugins(s)
L&K Landsiteofwonders – Zitah
Alien skin eye candy 5 impact – Glass
Mask(s)
cas_Mask_0218_02
20-20
Narah_mask_Nature021
Download the materials by clicking on the logo below.
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 white
and your background on color no. 2
1.
Open a new image of 800x 500 pixels in black
2.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the layer with color white
3.
Layers / New mask layer / From image and select mask:
cas_Mask_0218_02
4.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror vertical ( Image /Flip in older versions of PSP)
Layers / Merge / Merge down
5.
Activate/ Selection Tool-Custom Selection(S)-Rectangle with these settings:
Top at 45
Left at 0
Bottom at 452
Right at 800
6.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the selection with your background ( color no 2)
7.
Effects/ Plugins/ L&K Landsiteofwonders – Zitah
Control 0 at 3
Control 1 at 6
The rest remains as it is
8.
Again :
Effects/ Plugins/ L&K landsiteofwonders – Zitah
Control 0 at 12
Control 1 at 6
The rest remains as it is
9.
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Selections/ Select none
Layers / New mask layer / From image and select mask:
20-20
Settings are still correct
10.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Set your foreground color to color 1
11.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the layer with color 1
12.
Layers / New mask layer / From image and select mask:
Narah_mask_Nature021
Settings are still correct
13.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Layers /Duplicate
In your layer palette, activate the layer below ( Group - Raster 1)
Set the blend mode of this layer to Dodge
14.
Activate the top layer in your layer palette
Reduce the layer opacity of this layer to 70
Layers / Merge / Merge visible
15.
Activate/ Selection Tool-Custom Selection(S)-Rectangle with these settings:
Top at 130
Left at 150
Bottom at 220
Right at 185
16.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the selection with the background color (color no.2)
17.
Selections / Modify / Contract with 10
Press your delete key once
18.
Selections/ Select All
Selections / Float
Selections / Defloat
19.
Effects/ Plugins/ Alien skin eye candy 5 impact – glass
Tab /Settings
select / Clear, no drop shadow
Tab / Basic
Bevel Width(pixels) at 9.00
the rest remains as it is
20.
Selections/ Select none
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 130
Vertical at 50
Custom and transparent checked
21.
Layers / Duplicate
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 60
Vertical minus at 100
Custom and transparent checked
22.
Layers / Duplicate
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 60
Vertical minus at 100
Custom and transparent checked
23.
Layers / Merge / Merge down
Repeat 1x more
24.
Activate L610 deco by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
25.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 270
Vertical at 20
Custom and transparent checked
26.
Set your foreground color to color white
Set your background color to color black
27.
Activate/ Selection Tool-Custom Selection(S)-Rectangle with these settings:
Top at 265
Left at 0
Bottom at 390
Right at 800
28.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood fill the selection with the foreground color white
Selections / Modify / Contract with 4
Press your delete key once
The selection remains activated
29.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood Fill Tool /Opacity at 40
Flood fill the selection with the foreground color (white)
30.
Selections/ Select none
Layers / Arrange / Move down
Stay on this layer
31.
Activate L610 Deco 1 by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
32.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 0
Vertical minus at 80
Custom and transparent checked
33.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
34.
Activate the top layer in your layer palette
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
35.
Layers / Merge / Merge down
Repeat once more
36.
Image / Resize with 60%, resize all layers not checked
Effects / Distortion Effects / Wave
37.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 162
Vertical minus at 20
Custom and transparent checked
38.
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
39.
Activate L610 deco 2 by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
40.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 200
Vertical minus at 90
Custom and transparent checked
41.
In your layer palette, /close the bottom layer (merged layer)
by clicking on the eye
Activate the top layer in your layer palette
42.
Activate your Magic Wand /Tolerance at 0 and Feather at 0
click in the middle of the frame
Layers / new raster layer
43.
Activate Woman – Fantasy 5 mpd©
The top layer is activated
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
44.
Edit / Paste into selection
Effects / Plugins/ Alien skin eye candy 5 impact – glass
Tab / Settings
select / Clear, no drop shadow
Tab / Basic
set Bevel Width(pixels) to 25.00
the rest remains as it is
45.
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Selections/ Select none
(You can unlock the bottom layer, by clicking the eye again)
The top layer is activated
46.
Layers / Arrange / Move down
The top layer is activated
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
47.
Layers / Merge / Merge down
Layers /Duplicate
Image / Resize with 80%, resize all layers not checked
48.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 115
Vertical minus at 80
Custom and transparent checked
49.
Layers /Duplicate
Image / Resize with 80%, resize all layers not checked
50.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 80
Vertical minus at 60
Custom and transparent checked
51.
In your layer palette, activate the layer below ( Copy of Raster 5)
Layers /Duplicate
(You guessed it, we are going to move the frame again)
52.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 550
Vertical at 0
Custom and transparent checked
53.
Activate the top layer in your layer palette
Activate once again Woman - Fantasy 5 mpd©
The top layer is activated
54.
Edit/Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
Move the tube to the top right
55.
(Depending on your tube)
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
56.
Activate L610 tekst 1 by mpd©
Edit/Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
57,
Move the text up a bit and place it neatly in the center.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 1
Opacity 85
Blur 1,00 color black
58.
Activate L610 SpotLights by mpd©
Edit/Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
Slide up the spotlights
and place it in the black area
59.
Activate L610 Deco 3 by mpd©
Edit/Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
60.
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 130
Vertical minus at 45
Custom and transparent checked
61.
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 0
Opacity 65
Blur 15,00 color black
62.
Layers / Merge / Merge all ( flatten)
Image / Add Borders/Symmetric checked:
1 pixel color black
10 pixels color white
1 pixel color black
35 pixels color white
1 pixel color black
63.
Image / Resize 800 pixels width
Resize all layers checked
64.
Activate L610 tekt 2 by mpd©
Edit/Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
Place the text at the top, in the middle
Or wherever you like / like it
65.
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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