Vision of Beauty HootyTut Paint Shop Pro tutorial

TITLE: Vision of Beauty

By HootyTuts© aka Doyle Allen 8/20/2003

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WARNING: This is an Advanced Skill Level Tutorial

If you are of a lower skill level, you may

run out of asprins!!!!!!!!

Needed: This was done using PSP8, you can come close with PSP7!

Remember to save often!

EyeCandy 4000

Simple Filters with Bonus,

(Quick tile and Pizza Slice Mirror)

FM tile tools (just skip if you can’t get this)

A tube which would fit nicely in a square shape.

Intermediate skills and knowledge!

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Keyboard shortcuts used in this tut are:

Shift + D = Edit/Copy,Edit/Paste as new Image

Ctrl + D = Selections/Select None

Ctrl + Shift + i = Selections/Invert

Ctrl + A = Selections/Select All

Ctrl + C = Edit/Copy

Ctrl + L = Edit/Paste as new layer

Ctrl + Shift + P = Selections/Promote selection to layer

Shift + B = Adjust/ Brightness/contrast

Ctrl + F =Selections Float

Ctrl + Shift + F = Selections/Defloat

(E) =Dropper Tool

(I ) =Tube Tool

(M) =Move Tool

(S) = Selection Tool

(A) = Pan Tool

(F) Flood Fill Tool

Making the Header Frame!

1. Change the foreground to white and the background to

black in the Color Palette

2. Open a new transparent image 450 x 400

Rename this P1 (for Pallet 1)

3. Layers/New raster layer

4. (I) Tube tool: Choose a tube to use and size it to fit in

the center 2/3of your image block.

5. Shift + D = (Edit/Copy,Edit/Paste as new Image) Rename this T-Image Layer (for transparent image) and click on the top Raster layer in the

layers pallet to make it the active layer.

Then Minimize, we'll use this later.

6.Go back to P1 and click on Raster 2 on your

layers Pallet to make it active, then

Image/Split Channel/Split to CMYK

7.You now have 4 images to choose from.

Choose the one that shows the most detail and

the most grayish on the tube itself. It will most likely be the Yellow.

8.Ctrl + C (or Edit/Copy) it and Ctrl + L (or Edit/Paste) it as a new layer on P1

9. Close out all 4 of the other CMYC pictures.

You should have a black background around the outside of the tube image.

10. Magic Wand: select the black area by clicking on it. Tolerance set at Zero

11. Effects/Textured Effects/Blinds

Use these settings:

Width = 41 Opacity = 100 Color=White

Horizontal = Unchecked Light from left/top Unchecked

12. Effects/Textured Effects/Blinds

Same settings except Horizontal = Checked this time!

13. Adjust/Negative Image

(at the bottom of the drop down list)

14. Ctrl + Shift + i = Selections/Invert

15. Ctrl + F =Selections Float

16. Ctrl + Shift + P (or Right Click on the floating layer in the layers palette and choose:)

Promote selection to layer

17. Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

18. Effects/Texture Effects/Sculpture

Here you can use your own creativity! Please do!

These are my settings for this tut but try to find the

ones that appeal to you!

Light Color #D6F5C5

19. Click on the Blinds layer #3 on your layers

palette to make it the active layer.

20. Magic Wand: Select the darkest area of the

blinds by left clicking on the blackest part

after changing the tolerance to 10.

Settings shown:

If all of the very Darkest areas aren't selected

then hold the shift key down and click on them.

21. Effects/Texture Effects/Sculpture

Use the same settings you used before

22. Effects/Textured Effects/Tiles

Settings shown:

23. Ctrl + Shift + i = Selections/Invert

24. Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy/Cutout/PaperCut

in Hard Light

Next time feel free to try other

settings too after trying mine!

25. Ctrl + D = Selections/Select None

26. Left click on your Altered tube promoted top

layer on your layers palette to make it active.

27. Use this next step only if it looks better to you.

If not then just undo and continue!

Effects/Plugins/FM Tile tools/Blend emboss

If you don't have this just skip this step!

Settings shown:

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28. Then Edit/Copy the original T-image (the one you minimised earlier)

29. Edit/Paste as new Layer onto P1

30. Change the Mode on your layers palette on the layer you just added from normal to Luminance(L). Try some of the other modes. You might like one even better!

31. First turn off all layers but the top 2 layers

By clicking on the eyes in the layers palette then.....

Layers/Merge Visible

32. Ctrl + A (Selections/Select All)

33. (S) Selection Tool:

Be sure that you mode says REPLACE!

Left click on your tube image and it will

be surrounded by marching ants! It will also cause the

layer to float. You can see this on the layers palette.

34. Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy/Bevel Boss

Manual Page 25 example 3

You might want to use Inner Bevel instead

if this warps your image or looks bad to you!

Adjust settings for the best results ok?!

Settings shown:

35. Shift + D (duplicate image)

36. Ctrl + D = Selections/Select None

37. Layers/Merge Visible

38. Later we will resize this for Corners! Cool huh?! Rename this Corners!

Set to the side for now!

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39. Click back on your P1 to make it active & to continue making the header!

40. Ctrl + Shift + F (Defloat)

The Promoted layer image is still selected.

41. Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy/MotionTrail/ Edge Smear Only

You might want to change the suggested

direction tosuit the image that you are using.

Settings shown:

42. Ctrl + D (or Selections/Deselect)

43. Reactivate all the layers by clicking on the

X-ed Eyes in the layers palette!

44. Layers/Merge/Merge visible

At this point you Shift + D (or Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste

as new image). Rename this SB.

We will use this to make the Side Border icons

and for the Divider/Header later.

Minimize this for now.

45. Image/Add borders = 15 symmetric

Change color to white in the box that opens

46. Magic Wand: Change the tolerance back to

zero and Left click on the new border

47. Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope

Settings Shown:

48. Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy/Cutout/Thick Fuzzy Blur

49. Add Border = 5 Symmetric

50. Magic Wand: Left click on the new border

51. (E) Dropper Tool: Left click on a dominate color from

your graphic

52. (F) Flood Fill Tool: Fill with the color you just chose by left clicking on the new border

53. Effects/3D Effects/Inner bevel

54. Ctrl + Shift + i = Selections/Invert

55. Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy/Cutout/Matt Cut

56. Ctrl + D = Selections/Select None

Making the Corners

Now we are going to make corners from our

"Corners" palette.

Just a note: You may have a lot of transparent

area around your image. To get rid of the

excess use your magic wand and activate the

transparent area, then Selections/Invert, then

Image/Crop to Selection and Ctrl + D to deactivate the selection. .... oK?!

1. Image/Mirror

2. Image/Resize = 90 width

First change your settings as shown below, then each

time you change the size just change the width and all

the rest will be automatic!

Settings shown:

3.Ctrl + C (or Edit/Copy)

4. Go to your P1 palette and click on it to make it

active and Ctrl + L (or Edit/Paste as New Layer

5. (M) Move Tool: Left click on your little image and

Drag it to the upper left corner of your frame, coming

as close to the outer 5 pixel border but not touching it!

6. Layers/Duplicate

7. Image/Mirror

8. Image/Flip

9. (M) Mover Tool: Position this in the lower right hand

corner, coming as close to the outer 5 pixel border but not touching it also if needed!

10. Note: You may want to add a slight drop shadow on

both of these corner images. I chose not to since I

thought it took away from the main image looking

like it was above it all. It’s up to you and the image that

your are working with. Do what looks best to you.

11. That’s it for the header! Don’t forget to add your watermark and save as a jpg.

Don’t close out your framed image yet!

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Making the Side Border Icons

Now we are going to make some things from your SB Palette. First the side border icons!

1. Image/Resize change width to 90. The rest of the

settings will change automatically....remember?! LOL

2. Shift + D = Edit/Copy,Edit/Paste as new Image

3. Shift + D = Edit/Copy,Edit/Paste as new Image

4. Rename this one Divider and mimimize

5. Rename this one BG and mimimize

6. Add Border = 5 Symmetric

7. Magic Wand: Left click on the new border

8. (F) Flood Fill Tool: Fill with the color you just chose from your graphic before by left clicking on the new border. It should match your framed 5 pixel outer

border!

9. Effects/3D Effects/Inner bevel

Same settings as before.

10. Ctrl + D = Selections/Select None

11. Save this as a jpg as a SB icon

12. Image/Mirror

13. Save this as a jpg as a SB icon for the other side of your

stationary.

14. Close it out! We are done with this one!

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MakE the Divider/Footer

We will be using the Divider Palette

1. Image/Canvas Size

Change the Width to 480

Change the Height to 80, and in the

placement box click the arrow pointing to the left.

2. Layers/Duplicate

3. Magic Wand: Select the transparent area

4. Ctrl + Shift + i = Selections/Invert

5. (D) Deformation Tool:

Note: You may get a message that this will be promoted

to full layer...just click Yes to it!

Left Click on the right Node (little square) and drag it

all the way to the right and a little off the end.

6. (A) Pan Tool (This will stop the D-tool actions)

7. Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope

Same settings

8. Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom

9. Add Border = 5 Symmetric

10. Magic Wand: Left click on the new border

11. (F) Flood Fill Tool: Fill with the color you just chose from your graphic before by left clicking on the new border. It should match your framed 5 pixel outer

border!

12. Effects/3D Effects/Inner bevel

Same settings as before.

13. Ctrl + Shift + i = Selections/Invert

14. Effects/Plugins/EyeCandy/Bevel Boss

Same settings

15. Ctrl + D = Selections/Select None

16. Save as a jpg and as your divider to later go

under your frame.

17. Image Mirror

18. Save as a jpg and as your footer

19. Close this out. You are done with that now!

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Make the Background Tile

Now on to the Background tile!

Now we will use BG palette.

1. Image/Resize 90 x 90 pixels. This time you will have to

uncheck the Lock Aspect Ratio box to do this!

2. Effects/Plugins/Simple/Quick tile apply

3. Effects/Plugins/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror apply

4. Shift + B

Adjust/ Brightness/contrast to make it compatible

for text to be written on it.

On my example for this tut I did this to make it darker.

Brightness = Minus (-) 45

Contrast = 0 (I find that adjusting this just makes it blurry which I normally don’t want!)

5. You might prefer to add the EyeCandy/Bevel

Boss once or twice which will darken it and add another Simple tiling effect like 4 way average. Make it nice to write text on.

6. Save as a jpg and as your background tile.

7. Now you can go to letter Creator and put it all

together! Hope you enjoyed this. It took a

few days to put together ! The testers group

really had to roll their sleeves up and help me

out big time with this one! Whew!

Remember to Watermark your creations!

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