This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. It was created in Paint Shop Pro X. © January 2014 - Yvonne - Yorkshire Lass Designs - All rights reserved. You will need the following to complete this tutorial: Narah_mask_0307.jpg Becky_mask004.jpg On the Boulevard_LR-10-20-09.psp lunapaisagem4223.pspimage it's raining again_colorel.png yp_mfm_selection.PspSelection yp_walking_through_puddles_text.psp All the above can be downloaded here Download and extract to a file on your computer Open tubes, text and masks in PSP and minimise. Place the selection in your PSP Selections folder. Plugins MuRa's Meister - Cloud Available here http://www.fleursauvage.be/utilitaire/filtres/filtres.htm Download and extract to your Plugins folder *********** Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial Drag and Drop Script from Dynamic Drive ********** INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1 Open a new canvas 800 x 600 transparent background STEP 2 In the Materials Palette load Foreground with #DDBC99 and Background with #F1E1C7 Change Foreground Style to Gradient Select Flood Fill Tool and fill canvas with gradient Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance STEP 3 In the Materials Palette change Foreground Style to Color load Foreground with Dark Grey #808080 and Background with Light Grey #C0C0C0 Layers >> New Raster Layer Selection Tool >> Custom Selection Effects >>Plugins >> MuRa's Meister - Cloud Do not de-select STEP 4 Layers >> New Raster Layer Maximise tube on the Boulevard_LR-10-20-09.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste into Selection Selections >> Select None Selection Tool >> Custom Selection Edit >> Clear Selections >> Select None STEP 5 Zoom in and with the Selection Tool select the top of the building Edit >> Clear Selections >> Select None STEP 6 In the Layer Palette change blend mode of Raster 3 to Luminance (Legacy) Layer >> Properties Layers >> Merge >> Merge Down STEP 7 Layers >> New Mask Layer >> From Image Select Narah_mask_0307.jpg from the drop down options Layers >> Merge >> Merge Group STEP 8 Maximise tube lunapaisagem4223.pspimage Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Image >> Resize 49% Resize all layers unchecked Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset STEP 9 Layers >> Duplicate Image >> Mirror Layers >> Merge Down STEP 10 In the Layers Palette change blend mode to Luminance(Legacy) and reduce opacity to 40 Layers >> Properties Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance STEP 11 Maximise tube it's raining again_colorel.png Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as New Layer Selection Tool >> Custom Selection Selections >> Invert Edit >> Clear Selections >> Select None STEP 12 Selections >> Load/Save Selection >> Load Selection from Disk Selections >> Invert Edit >> Clear Selections >> Select None STEP 13 In the Layer Palette change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy) Layers >> Properties STEP 14 Layers >> New Raster Layer Selection Tool >> Custom Selection STEP 15 In the Materials Palette load Foreground with Brown #996641 Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with Foreground colour Selections >> Select None Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow Repeat Drop Shadow changing Horizontal and Vetical Offsets to minus 2 (-2) STEP 16 Select Pen Tool Select Mode Draw Lines and Polylines Select Line Style Dash Dot Dot from the drop down list and set Line Width to 3.00 To draw the line, click on the co-ordinates x=0,y=85 and again on x=799,y=85 STEP 17 Layers Merge >> Merge Down Layers >> Duplicate Image >> Flip STEP 18 Maximise tube yp_walking_through_puddles_text.psp Edit >> Copy Minimise tube Edit >> Paste as new Layer Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset Layers >> Duplicate Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible STEP 19 Layers >> New Mask Layer >> From Image Select Becky_Mask004.jpg from the drop down options Layers >> Merge >> Merge Group Image >> Resize 95% Resize all layers unchecked STEP 20 Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow Repeat Drop Shadow changing Horizontal and Vetical Offsets to minus 2 (-2) STEP 21 Layers >> New Raster Layer Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with foreground colour Brown #996641 Effects >> Texture Effects >> Blinds Layers >> Arrange >> Move Down STEP 22 Layers >> New Raster Layer Add your name and/or watermark Layers >> Merge >> Merge All (Flatten) STEP 23 Image >> Add Borders Resize if desired Save as a jpg I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any questions or would like to show me your result EMAIL ME Return to Tutorials - Page 3