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I claim the copyright to this tutorial. You are free to do whatever you please with what you make, but please do not take my tutorial. Do not send the tutorial through email. Only share my link. This tutorial was created for some friends of mine who wanted to begin learning more about PSP. It is intended for intermediates to learn how to use preset shapes and to shade. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. To do this tutorial you will also need Paint Shop Pro. I used Paint Shop Pro 8, but the steps used may also be done in Version 7.04. You may download a free trial at Jasc. I used:
Remember to save as a psp file often! Before we begin, you might want to study the PSP tool bars. I have labeled the tools on another page. Click on the link and it will open a new page. You may want to keep this page open while you work on the tutorial, to refer to the names now and then. PSP Tools Now that you have studied the tools, let's begin! 1. Open New, transparent image, size = 500 x 500.
2. Open tube that you wish to use. Edit > Copy. Then click on New Image. Edit > Paste > As New Layer. 3. In Layer Palette, Right-click on the tube layer and choose Duplicate. Duplicate the layer a second time (so you have 3 copies of tube)
4. In Layer Palette, click on the eye to HIDE the top two copies of the tube. Then click on the tube layer (3rd layer) to activate it.
5. With the magic wand, click on the area outside of the tube.
6. In top menu, click Selections > Invert.
7. In Layer Palette, click on the bottom layer to activate it. (I hid the tube layer to show you), Flood-fill the bottom layer with white.
8. Click on the tube layer to activate it. (UNHIDE it if necessary). In top menu, click Effects > Plugins > Xero > Fritillary. Apply these settings: Granularity = 9, aggression = 150, tessellation = 100, variation = 138.
9. In the Layer Palette, slide the opacity bar of the tube layer to 71%. 10. In the Layer Palette, UNhide the 2nd layer by clicking on the red X. And click on the 2nd layer to activate it.
11. In top menu, click on Effects > Plugins > VM Toolbox > Zoom Blur. Apply these settings: Amount = 80, Adjust = 64.
12. In Layer Palette, slide the opacity of the 2nd layer to 65%. 13. In Layer Palette, click on the tube layer (3rd layer) and with the magic wand, select the area outside the tube.
14. In Layer Palette, click on 2nd layer to activate and press delete key on keyboard.
15. In Layer Palette, click on top layer to activate and UNhide by clicking on the red X. 16. Click Image > Resize. Resize to 75%. Be sure Resize All Layers is UNchecked.
17. With the mover tool, move the top layer down and to the right.
18. In top menu, click Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow. Apply these settings: Vertical = 5, Horizontal = -2 (negative), Opacity = 100, blur = 2, color = black.
19. In top menu, click Layers > Merge > Merge Visible. 20. Save as .psp to use later
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