MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY

This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
© 2010 Yorkshire Lass Designs in PSP. All Rights Reserved.

It was created in Paint Shop Pro 8, 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:

Tubes
A Mercurial Mind - Tubed by Jack.psp
yp_alice_misted.psp
corner.pspimage
yp_mad_hatter_wordart.psp

The above can be downloaded here


Extract to a file on your computer, then open all tubes in PSP and minimise

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Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial



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STEP 1

Open a new canvas 650 x 450 white
In the Materials Palette Set your Foreground to Beige #DFD2BF
and your Background to Dark Brown #221B11
Change your Foreground to Gradient with the following settings

Style = Sunburst/Invert CHECKED



Flood fill canvas with Gradient

STEP 2

Maximise yp_alice_misted.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Resize 85%
Resize all Layers unchecked
In the layers palette change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible
Image >> Resize 85% Resize All Layers unchecked

STEP 3

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient but with Invert UNCHECKED
Layers >> Arrange >> Send to Bottom
Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible
Image >> Resize 85%
Resize all layers unchecked

STEP 4

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient but with Invert CHECKED
Layers >> Arrange >> Send to bottom
Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible
Image >> Resize 85% Resize All layers unchecked

STEP 5

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient but with Invert UNCHECKED
Layers >> Arrange >> Send to bottom


STEP 6

The tube yp_alice_misted.psp should still be on your clipboard
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer
Layers >> Arrange >> Bring to Top
Image >> resize 85% Resize all layers unchecked
In the layer palette change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen
With the Move Tool position tube to the right.

This is what you should have now



STEP 7

Maximise A Mercurial Mind - Tubed by Jack.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Mirror
Image >> Resize 60% Resize all layers unchecked
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen
Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance
With Move Tool position on the left

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow



Repeat Drop Shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)

This is what you should have now



STEP 8

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible
Image >> Resize 85% Resize all layers unchecked
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient but with Invert CHECKED
Layers >> Arrange >> Send to Bottom

STEP 9

In the layers palette select the Merged layer
Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow



Repeat Drop Shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)

STEP 10

Maximise corner.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Resize 85% Resize all layers unchecked
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen
Move to the top right corner (see finished image for placement)

In the layer palette change Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Layers >> Duplicate
Image >> Flip

STEP 11

In the layer palette select Raster 2
Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow



STEP 12

In the layer palette select Copy of Raster 2
Edit >> Repeat Drop Shadow

STEP 13

Maximise yp_mad_hatter_Wordart.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Rotate >> Free Rotate >> Left 90 degrees, All layers unchecked
Move to the left. See finished image for placement
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen
Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow



Repeat Drop Shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)
Layers >> Merge >> Merge All (Flatten)

STEP14

Image >> Add Borders



STEP 15

Add your name and/or watermark
Resize if desired.
Save as a jpg and we're done.


I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!



If you have any questions or would just like to show me your result

EMAIL ME