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FAIRY TALES
This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
© 2012 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:
lizztish_magical-castle1.pspimage
aaabibichechelook014.psp
sf silverbead.jpg
yp_quote-fairytales-dragons.pspimage
Download and extract to a file on your computer.
Open in PSP and minimise
All the above can be downloaded
HERE
Plug Ins
Mura Meister - Cloud
The above can be downloaded
HERE
Download and extract to your Plug Ins folder.
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Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial
Drag and Drop Script from Dynamic Drive
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INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1
Open a new canvas 800 x 600 white background
Layers >> Promote Background Layer
STEP 2
In the Materials Palette load
Foreground with White #FFFFFF and Background with Pale Green #C8E1BE
STEP 3
Effects >> Plugins >> Mura Meister >> Cloud
STEP 4
Maximise tube lizztish_magical-castle1.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Resize 140%
Resize All Layers unchecked
Image >> Mirror
Move tube down slightly so that castle turret is at the top edge of the canvas
Adjust >> Hue and Saturation >> Colorize
In the Layers Palette reduce opacity of Raster 2 to 63
Effects >> Properties
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen
STEP 5
Maximise tube aaabibichechelook014.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Resize 85%
Resize All Layers unchecked
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen
STEP 6
Select the Move Tool and position top of tube in the top left-hand
corner of the canvas
This is what you should have now
STEP 7
Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow changing Vertical and Horizontal offsets to minus 2 (-2)
STEP 8
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Selections >> Select All
Selections >> Modify >> Contract
Number of pixels = 3
Selections >> Invert
STEP 9
In the Materials Palette change Style to Pattern
Select sf silver bead.jpg from the drop down list
Select Flood fill tool and fill selection with silver bead pattern
Image >> Resize 96%
Resize All layers unchecked
Do not de-select
STEP 10
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Select Flood fill tool and fill selection with silver bead pattern
Image >> Resize 98%
Resize All layers unchecked
Do not de-select
STEP 11
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Select Flood fill tool and fill selection with silver bead pattern
Selections >> Select None
STEP 12
Maximise tube yp_quote-fairytales-dragons.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube> Paste as New Layer
With the Move Tool position tube in top right-hand corner
See finished image for placement
STEP 13
Apply Drop Shadow as in STEP 7
STEP 14
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Add your name and/or watermark
STEP 15
Layers >> Merge >> Merge All (flatten)
Resize if desire
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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