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This lesson was written by Ann on April 4th 2010 in the Dutch version from PSP X3
Copyright©2010

Any resemblance with an existing lesson is merely a coincidence.
These lessons are translated by Jille in English and in French

::: Degree of difficulty level 2 - items: 76 :::

• Material:
• 2 tubes: "kitty-gala-punk-small.pspimage" "@nn_030410_balk_mirthe_tdstudio.pspimage"
  -- open in your PSP program
  Source tube: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Exclusive_Top_Tubes_4U/ tubed by Kitty.
  Thanks Kitty for the beautiful tube.
• 1 background pspfile: @nn_040410_background_mirthe_tdstudio.pspimage
  -- open in your PSP program
• 1 text pspfile: @nn_030410_text_mirthe_tdstudio.pspimage
  -- open in your PSP program
• 1 mask: @nn_030410_mask_Mirthe_tdstudio.jpg
  -- open in your PSP program
• 5 selections: "@nn_030410_Selectie005_Mirthe_tdstudio.PspSelection" "@nn_030410_Selectie004_Mirthe_tdstudio.PspSelection" "@nn_030410_Selectie003_Mirthe_tdstudio.PspSelection" "@nn_030410_Selectie002_Mirthe_tdstudio.PspSelection" "@nn_030410_Selectie001_Mirthe_tdstudio.PspSelection"
  extract into your map:
  ------- ››C:\Users\YourName\Documents\My PSP-files\Selections
  
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• Filters:
• unlimited 2.0
• Richard Rosenman - Solid bordere
• Andrew's Filter Collection 57 (--> import via unlimited 2.0)
• AAA Frames
• VanDerLee - unplugged X
   

• Preparation
  Foreground color = #665b53 ,background color = BLACK
  Change foreground color into gradient and choose a Foreground//background gradient with these settings:
  
  This is your material palette to start:
  

• The lesson

1. File – New – New Image
   Click right in the color box and choose the gradient
2. 
3. Effects - reflection-effects - kaleidoscope with these settings:
   
4. Adjust - blur - radial blur:
   
   
   This is the result:
   
5. Layers - Duplicate
6. Effects - Plugins - Unlimited 2.0 - Andrew's Filter Collection 57- Dotty Dotty:
   
7. Activate your Layer palette and decrease the opacity into 35, blend mode: Overlay:
   
8. Layers - new Raster Layer
9. Flood fill with the gradient
10. Layers - new mask layer – from image and choose:
    
11. Layers - merge - merge group
12. Effects – Texture Effects - Fur
    
13. Activate the Layer palette and decrease the opacity into 75% or to your choice
    This is the result:
    
14. Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen (you may prefer to skip if you use different colors)
15. Layers - new Raster Layer
16. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disk and choose
     selection @nn_030410_Selection001_Mirthe_tdstudio:
    
17. Flood fill the selection with the gradient
18. Selections – Select None
19. Effects - Reflection-Effects - Feedback:
    
20. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
21. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
    
    
    this is your result:
    
22. Activate the tube kitty-gala-punk-small.pspimage
    Edit - Copy
    Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area
23. Effects - Image Effects - Offset:
    
24. Layers - Duplicate
25. Adjust - blur – Gaussian blur: radius: 12
26. Layers - Arrange – Move down
27. Layers - merge - merge all (Flatten)
28. Effects - Plugins - AAA Frames - Foto frame:
    
29. Layers - new Raster Layer
30. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disk and choose
     selection @nn_030410_Selection002_Mirthe_tdstudio
    
31.  Change foreground gradient into white:
    
32. Zoom in to fill the selection
    Settings for the flood fill tool: Match Mode = None
    
33. Layers - new Raster Layer
34. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disk and choose
     selection @nn_030410_Selection003_Mirthe_tdstudio
    
35. Flood fill with white
36. Decrease the opacity to 22% in the Layer palette (if you use different colors – choose what suits you best))
    This is the result:
    
37. Layers - new Raster Layer
38. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disk and choose
     selection @nn_030410_Selection004_Mirthe_tdstudio
    
39. Flood fill once more with white and Select None afterwards
40. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
    
41. Layers - merge – merge all (flatten)
42. Effects - Plugins - Richard Rosenman - Solid border:
    Color White
    
43. Repeat twice Window - Duplicate, you have 3 different images now
    We will give each three a name
44. Work 1: Layers – properties - rename FRAME 100 PX:
    
    Take the second, rename VERTICAL TILE
    and the last - rename ORIGINAL
    
    You have this
    
45. Activate the first "FRAME 100PX"
    Image - Resize
    
46. Effects - Plugins - Richard Rosenman - Solid border:
    Color White
    
    minimize for later use
47. Activate the second "VERTICAL TILE"
    Effects - Plugins - VanDerLee - Unplugged X:
    
48. Edit - Copy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    minimize
49. Activate the last "ORIGINAL"
    Image – add borders:
    Color white
    
50. Edit - Paste as new layer on your image "ORIGINAL" (the image is still in the memory of your PC)
51. Effects - Image Effects - Offset:
    
52. Layers - Duplicate
53. Image - Mirror
54. Layers - merge - merge down
    You have this:
    
55. Activate Layer palette and decrease the opacity to 40%
56. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (do it twice)
    
57. Activate text @nn_030410_text_mirthe_tdstudio.pspimage
    (TIP: if you use other colors; Image - negative it is black now) afterwards - File - export - custom brush. Now you can use it as a brush and apply in the color you want
    
    Edit - Copy
    Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area and move see  print screen (top right):
    
58. Layers - Duplicate
    and move again(bottom left):
    
59. Layers- - new Raster Layer
60. Selections – load/save selection – load selection from disk and choose
     selection @nn_030410_Selection005_Mirthe_tdstudio
    
61. Flood fill with black background color - Select None
62. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
    
63. Activate file @nn_030410_balk_mirthe_tdstudio.pspimage (we made this bar in the lesson Freya)
    (colorize if necessary or use the color changer)
    
    Edit - Copy
    Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area
64. Effects - reflection-Effects - rotating mirror:
    
65. Image - flip
66. Effects - Image Effects - Offset:
    
67. Activate 'FRAME 100 PX", Edit - Copy
    Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area and move:
    
68. Layers - Duplicate and move again:
    
    
    This is the result
    
69. Layers - merge - merge down
70. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
    
71. Layers - merge - merge all (flatten)
72. Effects - Plugins - Richard Rosenman - Solid border:
    Color black
    
    
    Repeat with these settings (color white):
    
73. Effects - Plugins - unlimited 2.0:
    
74. For the background, activate the pspfile @nn_040410_background_mirthe_tdstudio.pspimage
    fill with a color of your choice and Select None
75. Save both as a JPG,
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