A TOUCH OF SPING - Blend
This tutorial is written with PSPX2 But can easily made with other versions
Preparations : Open tubes in PSP Install filters before you open PSP! Install fonts in fonts folder in PSP Install mask in your mask folder in PSP, unless otherwise specified Install textures in texture folder in PSP
* If you recognize a tube as one of yours, please contact me so I can give you credit or – if you wish – remove the tube.
Filters HERE Materials HERE
Materials 5 Tubes : 1/ 2010-luzcristina.psp – Luz Cristina 2/ shade of blues - LaManouche 3/ Yoka-Misted-DrawnArt-Swan070210 –Top-Design 4/ picture-perfect-sandi – Sandi 5/ Forest_in_the_Sun_11.08.09 - Sandi
Filters : EyeCandy5 – textures - Swirl
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Procedure Let’s get started – Have Fun! Remember to save your work often.
Colors : Foreground: #a1b2cc Background : #515faa Foreground Gradient : Sunburst – see print screen
1. Open a new image– 650x500 – transparent Fill with gradient
2. Selections – select all Layers – new raster layer Open tube : picture-perfect-sandi Edit – copy Edit – paste into selection Selections – none Image – resize : 125%, uncheck all layers Opacity : 65 Move to the left and down
4. Open tube : Yoka-Misted-DrawnArt-Swan070210 Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – resize : 50%, uncheck all layers Move to the left – see example
5. Open tube : 2010-luzcristina Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – resize : 90%, uncheck all layers Opacity : 90 Move to the right – see example
6 Open tube : Forest_in_the_Sun_11.08.09 Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – resize : 70%, uncheck all layers Layers – arrange – move down Move to the upper right corner – see example (a large piece of the tube falls outside of the image) Opacity : 80
7 Activate eraser tool and erase the trees from her face Presets – see print screen
8. Activate top layer Open tube : shade of blues Edit – copy Edit – paste as a new layer Image – mirror Image – resize 80% Move it to the right and down – see example
9. Layers – new raster layer Place your name and/or watermark
10 Image – add borders 1 pix background Selections – select all Effects – 3D-effects – cutout : V&H 2 – 65 – 5 Repeat with V&H -2 Selections – select none
11. Image – add borders 30 pix foreground color 1 pix background color
13. Select the 30 pix border with magic wand – anti-alias – inside Change gradient to : linear : 45 – 3 Fill border with gradient
14. Effects – EyeCandy 5 – texture effects – Swirl Settings : Features, small Spirals Basics : is ok Selections –select none
15 Image – resize – 650 pix
16 Adjust – sharpness – unsharp mask : 1 – 64 – 4
17 Save as .jpeg
Your image is ready I hope you enjoyed making it Hugs, K@rin – K@D’s Designs 26-03-2010
