Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree
by Deborah in NC


Skill Level: Intermediate (working knowledge of PSP helpful, colorizing knowledge a must)

Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X, will work in other versions)
Christmas Tree zip file here
-ChristmasTree_White_LG_patao
-dkj_09-Garland overlay
-dkj_09-gift master
-dkj_09-ornament master
-dkj_09-star master
-dkj_09-teddy bear master
-dkj_09-word art MC
Also included
-dkj_09-ornament master-blue
-dkj_09-ornament master-green
-dkj_09-ornament master-orange
-dkj_09-ornament master-pink
-dkj_09-ornament master-purple
-dkj_09-ornament master-red
-dkj_09-ornament master-silver
-dkj_09-ornament master-yellow
Eye Candy 4000>Corona


Unzip supplies to location of choice so you can find them easily.


Let's begin.
New image: 500x600, pixels, raster, Black
Open ChristmasTree_White_LG_patao
Edit>Copy
Close original
Edit>Paste as a new layer on working copy
Open dkj_09-Garland overlay
Duplicate (Shift+D on keyboard)
Close original.
Bottom garland layer should be the active layer (if not, click the layer to activate it)
Edit>Copy
Working copy, Edit>paste as a new layer
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#1 - Selections>Select All
Selections>Float
Selections>Defloat
Selections>Modify>Expand: 4
Layers>New raster layer
Flood fill with a color or gradient of choice
Selections>Select None
Adjust>Blur>Blur More
Adjust>Add noise>Gaussian Blur: checked, Noise: 50, Monochrome: checked
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 2, Opacity: 40, Blur: 9, Color: Black, Shadow on new layer: UNchecked
Layers>Merge Down
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Mover tool, move to bottom boughs of Christmas Tree.

Back to dkj_09-Garland overlay, activate 3rd garland layer
Edit>Copy
Working copy, Edit>paste as a new layer
Repeat #1 above
Mover tool, move above the garland on the bottom boughs of Christmas Tree. (see example above for placement)

Back to dkj_09-Garland overlay, activate 2nd garland layer
Edit>Copy
Working copy, Edit>paste as a new layer
Repeat #1 above
Mover tool, move to upper branches of Christmas Tree (see example above for placement)

Back to dkj_09-Garland overlay, activate top garland layer
Edit>Copy
Working copy, Edit>paste as a new layer
Repeat #1 above
Mover tool, move to uppermost branches of Christmas Tree (see example above for placement)

Open dkj_09-ornament master (there are two layers, ornament (bottom) layer will be active.
.....or you can select from the available colorized ornaments in the zip file to open instead.
Duplicate Image (Shift+D on keyboard)
Close original
Colorize to desired color (Skip this step if you are using any of the colored ornaments)
Edit>Copy Merged
Back to working copy
Edit>paste as a new layer
Drop shadow: settings as before
Image>Resize the ornament if desired
Mover tool, position on the tree where desired
If you wish to have all your ornaments the same color, duplicate layer, and position in other portions of the tree
If you wish to have different colors, go back to ornament, undo the previous colorization, and recolorize.
Use as many or as few as you like.

Open dkj_09-star master.
Duplicate Image (Shift+D on keyboard)
Close original
Colorize to desired color
Edit>Copy
Back to working copy
Edit>paste as a new layer
Move to top of tree
Effects>Plugins>Eye Candy 4000>Corona (Settings: Glow Width: 26.63, Flare Size: 5.00, Stretch: 100, Waver: 64, Blur: 0, Overal opacity: 100, Color: very light color of choice (I used a pale yellow), Draw Only Outside Selection: Checked, Radiate from the selection: UNchecked, Random Seed: 1

Open dkj_09-gift master
Duplicate Image (Shift+D on keyboard)
There are 3 layers; bottom layer the gift layer, middle layer is the vertical ribbon, top layer the horizontal ribbon. Each layer can be colorized to colors of choice. Ribbon layers can be moved to position of choice as well.
Once you have the gift and ribbons colorized to your liking, Edit>Copy merged
Back to working copy, Edit>Paste as a new layer
Resize and/or rotate to your liking.
Move to position at the bottom of the tree
Repeat for as many gifts as you wish to use, colorizing differently if you like by activating the original gift image, undoing previous colorizing, and re-colorize.

Open dkj_09-teddy bear.
Edit>Copy
Back to working copy
Edit>paste as a new layer
Move to bottom of the tree, position (mirror if need be) at the bottom of the tree.
Drop Shadow: Vertical & Horizontal: 2, Opacity: 60, Blur: 5, Color: Black, Shadow on new layer: UNchecked

Open dkj_09-Word Art
Duplicate Image (Shift+D on keyboard)
Colorize if desired
Edit>Copy
Back to working copy
Edit>paste as a new layer
Image>Free Rotate: Left: Selected, 25, nothing checked
Drop shadow: as before
Drop shadow: change vertical and horizontal: -2, all other settings the same
Repeat Effects>Eye Candy 4000>Corona, change color if desire

Layers>Merge All
Image>Add border: Symmetric: checked, Left: 1, color: white
Image>Add border: Symmetric: checked, Left: 1, color: black

Add raster layer
Add watermark
Resize to desired size
Jpeg and save

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and that you and yours have a very Blessed Christmas! I thank you for trying the tutorial, and please feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.
If you wish to share your results with me, email them to kay2ndjackson@gmail.com, I would love to see your results.


LEGAL INFO:
This tutorial was written and designed by Deborah and is made using teaching and tips gained from the web and PSP, Animation Shop, and the other programs used, the programs listed Help feature; and is my own creation. Any resemblance to other tutorials available is coincidental.
Please do not share this tutorial or to place it on any web site without my written permission. Please do not translate this tutorial into any other language without my written permission: kay2ndjackson@gmail.com. If sharing, please direct to my blog site at: http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/

This tutorial was conceived on December 3, 2009, Released to blog site December 4, 2009.
Graphics used in this tutorial, Tree tubed by unknown source
Rest of items were the creation of Deborah in NC
Tubes by Deborah are shared on Google groups at this group: http://groups.google.com/group/psp-tubes-such


Tutorial in pdf format can be found here