Break Away

by Hooty aka Doyle Allen 1/29/07

This tutorial was written in PSP 10

but you should be able to do it in any

version of Paint Shop Pro.

Intermediate Skill Level

NEEDED:

To get the download link to work, move

the tutorial to your inbox first.

Mail it to yourself !!!!

Alpha Selection "breakaway_alphabyhooty" 

Download it HERE

You will need to unzip it!

Simple Filters HERE

(4 Way Average)

A wide colorful graphic such as a

800 x 600 pixel graphic will work best.

Performance Notes

All settings will remain the same

unless otherwise noted.

1  File > Open

Your wide colorful graphic of choice.

2  Edit > Copy

3  Close your graphic.

4  File > Open

breakaway_alphabyhooty

5  Window > Duplicate

6  Close the original.

7  Selections > Load/Save Selection >

Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Settings:

Selection # 1

Replace selection = Checked

Options = Nothing Checked

Load

8  Edit > Paste Into Selection

9  Selections > Load/Save Selection >

Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Settings:

10  Edit > Paste Into Selection

11  Effects > Plugins > Simple >

4 Way Average

12  Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel

Settings:

Bevel # 2, Width = 30

Smoothness = 30, Depth = 5

Ambience = 0,  Shininess = 0

Color = White,  Angle = 315

Intensity = 50,  Elevation = 30

13  Selections > Load/Save Selection >

Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Settings:

Selection # 3

Load

14  Materials Palette

Foreground

Select a light color from your image.

Change your Foreground to Gradient

Foreground-background

Settings:

Angle = 0,  Repeats = 22

Invert = Checked

Style = Linear, Texture = NOT Checked

Background

Select a medium dark color from your

image or of your own choice.

Change your Background to a gold or

silver fill pattern. Use your own settings.

Texture = NOT Checked

15  Flood Fill Tool

Left click and fill your selection

16  Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >

Add Noise

Suggested Settings: (or use your own)

Random selected. Noise = 10

Monochrome = NOT Checked

17  Layers > New Raster Layer

18  Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout

Settings:

Vertical and Horizontal both at 3

Opacity = 100,  Blur = 6.00

Shadow color = Black

Fill interior with color = NOT Checked

19  Selections > Load/Save Selection >

Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Settings:

20  (F) Flood Fill Tool

Right click and fill your selections.

21  Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical and Horizontal both at 2

Opacity = 40,  Blur = 5.00

Color = Black

Shadow on new layer = NOT Checked

22  Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow

Settings:

Vertical and Horizontal both at

(minus) - 2

23  Layers > Merge > Merge Visible

24  Selections > Load/Save Selection >

Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Settings:

25  Edit > Cut

26  Selections > Load/Save Selection >

Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Settings:

28  Selections > Load/Save Selection >

29  Effects > 3D Effects > Cutout

30  Selections > Load/Save Selection >

31  Edit > Clear

Or press the delete key on your

keyboard.

32  Selections > Select None

33  Layers > New Raster Layer

34  Materials Palette

Change your Foreground to color and

choose a text friendly color.

This will be the same color as your

background will be when you make

your stationery.

Your light color from the graphic

that you chose earlier might be a

good choice.

35  Flood Fill Tool

Fill your layer with a color of your

own choice.

36  Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >

1  File > New

Settings:

Width and Height both at 100 Pixels

Raster Background

Color Depth = 8 bits for PSP10 or 11

or for earlier versions of PSP 24 bits.

Transparent = Checked

2  (F) Flood Fill Tool

Left click and fill with your color.

3  Adjust > Add/Remove Noise >

4  File > Export > JPEG Optimizer

My addy: Hooty at hootyhugz@gmail.com

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results of what you end up using.

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They are:

Steve P, Meshi, MoJo, Maria Rosa,

Rita Lynn, Kat.

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