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SPLASHES OF COLOUR
This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
© 2016 Yorkshire Lass Designs in PSP. All Rights Reserved.
It was created in Paint Shop Pro X, but can be realised in other versions.
However, some tool descriptions and locations may vary, but the overall result
should be the same.
My thanks to all the artists and other creators, known and unknown to me,
who have
inspired this tutorial and whose work I have used.
You will need the following to complete this tutorial:
2013 - paint - LB Tubes.pspimage (from LB Tubes & Mists)
2013-03-22_Loros_La_Bruji.pspimage
yp-text-splashes-of-colour.pspimage
All the above can be downloaded here
Download and extract to a file on your computer.
Open in PSP and minimise
Plugins
MuRa's Seamless - Shift at Random
Available here
http://www.lesdouceursdecloclo.com/mesfiltres/mes_filtres.htm
Download and extract to your Plugins folder
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Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial
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INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1
Open a new canvas 800 x 600 transparent background
STEP 2
In the Materials Palette load Foreground with #000000 Black
Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with Foreground Color #000000 Black
Effects >> Texture Effects >> Blinds
STEP 3
Maximise tube 2013 - paint - LB TUBES.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste as New Layer
Zoom in
Selection Tool >> Freehand Selection
Select the red section
Edit >> Clear
Selections >> Select None
STEP 4
Layers >> Duplicate
In the Layers Palette make the top layer (Copy of Raster 2) invisible
Highlight the middle layer (Raster 2)
STEP 5
Working on Raster 2
Effects >> Plugins >> MuRa's Seamless >> Shift at Random
Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset
Layers >> Duplicate
Image >> Mirror
Layers >> Merge >> Merge Down
Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance
In the Layers Palette reduce opacity of Raster 2 to 65
This is what you should have now
STEP 6
Maximise tube 2013-03-22_Loros_La_Bruji.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Resize 75%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED
Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset
Zoom in
With the Freehand Selection Tool (same setting as before) and holding down the SHIFT key
select the two areas as below
Edit >> Clear
Selections >> Select None
STEP 7
Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow changing Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)
STEP 8
In the Layers Palette highlight and make the top layer (Copy of Raster 2) visible
Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset
STEP 9
Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow changing Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)
STEP 10
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Selections >> Select All
Selections >> Modify >> Contract
Number of pixels = 5
Selections >> Invert
Select Floodfill Tool and fill selection with Foreground Color #000000 Black
Selections >> Select None
STEP 11
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Selection Tool >> Custom Selection
Select Floodfill Tool and fill selection with Foreground Color #000000 Black
Selections >> Modify Contract
Number of pixels = 5
Effects >> Texture Effects >> Blinds
Do NOT de-select
STEP 12
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Selections >> Modify Contract
Number of pixels = 5
Maximise yp-text-spalshes-of-colour.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> Select None
STEP 13
Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow changing Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)
STEP 14
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Add your name and/or watermark
STEP 15
Layers >> Merge All (flatten)
Resize if desired and 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
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