Sunday, March 7, 2010
Congratulations, You Did It! Stat Tutorial
This tutorial shows one use of selections.
Novice-Intermediate level
Need a working knowledge of PSP.
All settings remain the same as last used unless otherwise stated.
PSP 9 was used, but your version should have allowances for any settings indicated. If you have more options available, change only those indicated in this lesson.
Supplies:
Download and unzip supplies file from
http://www.4shared.com/file/233928228/e2668171/Supplies_for_Congrations_You_D.html
Included in this file is:
goldbead.pspimage by unknown.
Star1.pspshape by unknown.
Fill_jazzl_022.jpg by Jazzl
Font: 2Peas Variety Show.ttf
Getting Started:
Place both goldbead and Fill_Jazzl_022 files in your PSP Patterns file.
Place Star 1 in your PSP Presets file.
Open PSP
In Materials Palette, set FG color to red, HTML #ff0000 and BG color to purple HTML #8d6e71.
Step 1:
File>New: 500 x 500 pixels, 200, Raster, Transparent
OK
File>View>Rulers
Step 2:
Selection Tool: Star 1 from drop down list, Add (Shift), Feather 0, Check Anti-Alias
Start left click at 50, horizontal and vertical, drag right and down to 450 horizontal and vertical, before releasing to draw star. You will have a “marching ants” star shape.
Step 3:
Choose pattern for BG: goldbead from dropdown list, 0, 50
Step 4:
Flood Fill Tool>right click within star, RGB Value, Tolerance 20, UNcheck Sample merged, Blend mode Normal, Opacity 100
Selections>Select None
Step 5:
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel: 9, 10, 20, 2, 0, 0, white, 315, 50, 25
OK
Step 6:
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: 1, 1, 100, 5, White, UNcheck Shadow on new layer
OK
Step 7:
Effects>Illumination Effects>Sunburst: yellow HTML #ffff00, 21, 32, 39, 35, 43, 75
OK
Step 8:
Layers>New Raster: Dissolve, 62, 0, UNcheck Highlight in layer palette, Check Layer is visible, UNcheck Lock transparency
OK
Change BG pattern to fill_jazzl_022 with no other changes from last used
With Flood Fill Tool, right click to apply jazzl pattern
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom
Step 9:
Text Tool: Vector, 2Peas Variety Show, 36, Stroke 1, Bold, Centered, Smooth, Leading 0, Check Auto kern, Kerning 135, Tracking 0, Line style Solid, Miter limit 1, Check Warp text, Offset 0
Type “Congratulations” above the star and apply. Use nodes to adjust size as desired.
Objects>Align>Horizontal Center in Canvas
Type “You Did It!” below the star and apply. Use nodes to adjust size of text as desired.
Objects>Align>Horizontal Center in Canvas.
Convert to Raster Layer
Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel with same settings as last used
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow with same settings as last used
Step 10:
Image>Add Borders: pixels, 2, black, check Symmetric
Repeat Add Border with FG color, then BG color with no other setting changes.
Repeat Add Border with Black, FG, and BG color with no other setting changes.
Selections>Select All
Selections>Modify>Contract: 12,OK
Selections>Invert
Effects>3D Effects>Buttonize: 23, 50, 50, Transparent, White
OK
Selections>Select None
Step 11:
Layers>New Raster Layer: Normal, 100, and no other changes from last used
OK
Add your Watermark
Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
Step 12:
Stat makers: If making a tag, duplicate image, and follow directions below for taggers.
Header image: resize to desired header size, jpeg and save. Assemble in Letter Creator using Stat Background of your choosing.
Taggers: Resize to desired tag size, jpeg and save.
This tutorial was written and designed by Debi Z from teaching and tips gained from learning groups and the web. Any resemblance to other tutorials available is coincidental. Please do not place this tut on any web site without my written permission: debzoe@charter.net. You may share this tutorial, but please give me credit in your stat and/or tag and do not claim it as your own. I would love to see any creations you make from this tut. Please share!
I hope you had fun!
Hugs,
Debi Z
Date Written: March 3, 2010
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Shadow Stat/Tag Tutorial-saving/using brushes
SHADOW STAT/TAG TUTORIAL
Supplies:
Download and unzip supplies file from
http://www.4shared.com/file/231692556/31745ebd/Supplies_for_Shadow_Tutorial.html
Included in this file is:
Shadow~DPZ22610.pspimage, tubed by Debi Z Designs (cat mist file)
Rake Hard.jpg by unknown (you will import as a custom brush file with instructions below)
Countryback 71.bmp by unknown (textures file)
Getting Started:
This is an intermediate level tutorial and assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP. All settings remain the same as last used unless otherwise stated.
PSP 9 was used to create this tutorial, but any higher versions should work.
If a setting is indicated and not available in your version of PSP, it is OK. Your version has allowances.
If a setting is indicated and you have more options available, change only those indicated in this lesson.
Place countryback 71.bmp into your PSP Textures file.
Open PSP
Method for Tag/Stat Header:
Step 1:
Open Rake Hard.jpg
File>Export>Custom Brush:
(note: this will save Rake Hard as a PSP Brush file)
Name Rake Hard, Check Save Variance, Step 32, complete author, copyright and descriptions if known
OK. We will apply it in a few steps.
Step 2:
Open Shadow~DPZ22610.pspimage
Copy mist layer and Paste As New Image
Close original without saving
Step 3:
Set FG color to red, HTML #ff0000
Set BG color to blue, HTML #5b6173
Step 4:
Layers>New Raster Layer:
Blend mode normal, Opacity 100, Link set 0, UNcheck Highlight in layer palette, Check Layer is visible, UNcheck Lock transparency
OK
Flood Fill Tool: RGB Value, 20, UNcheck Sample merged, Normal, 100
Right click on image to apply BG color
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom
Step 5:
Layers>New Raster Layer with same settings last used
Paint Brush Tool (looks like an art brush): from the dropdown list, choose Rake Hard
With the additional settings of 75, 10, 100, 45, 100, Normal, UNcheck Contiguous, UNcheck Wet look paint
Left click in left upper corner and right lower corner to apply red, diagonal dots (see sample for placement)
Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
Step 6:
Image>Add Borders: 2, Black, Check Symmetric
OK
Image>Add Borders: 22, with BG color and no other changes
Selections>Select All
Selections>Modify>Contract: 22
Selections>Invert
Effects>Texture Effects>Texture: countryback 71, 100, 2, 2, 0, 0, white, 60, 65, 20
OK
Selections>Select None
Image>Add Borders: 2, Black with no other changes
Step 7:
Layers>New Raster Layer with same settings last used
Add your Watermark
Layers>Merge>Merge All (Flatten)
Step 8:
Stat makers: If making a tag, duplicate image, and follow directions below for taggers. Header image: resize to desired header size, jpeg and save. Assemble in Letter Creator using Stat Background of your choosing.
Taggers: Resize to desired tag size. Add text as desired. Jpeg and save.
This tutorial was written and designed by Debi Z from teaching and tips gained from learning groups and the web. Any resemblance to other tutorials available is coincidental. Please do not place this tut on any web site without my written permission: debzoe@charter.net. You may share this tutorial, but please give me credit in your stat and/or tag and do not claim it as your own. I would love to see any creations you make from this tut. Please share!
I hope you had fun!
Hugs,
Debi Z
Date Written: February 26, 2010
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