New Year Greeting
by Deborah in NC
Supplies Needed:
PSP (written in PSP X3, will work in other versions)
Zip File is
-aclis_ny_25_12_2008
-mjnewyear008
-NYG pattern
-PlumaSegunda
Plugin Used
Mystic Nights>Frosted Glass -
Simple>Diamonds -
Italian Editor Effects>Disturbo Zoom -
Getting It All Together
1. Install Plugins before opening PSP
2. Open PSP
Open the tubes in PSP and minimize
3. Material Palette
Foreground: #b8c6e8
Background: #263a72
Or use colors of own choice. A very light color for the Foreground, and a dark color (in the same color family as the foreground color)
4. Change Foreground to Gradient
Settings: Foreground/Background, Angle: 45, Repeats: 3, Invert: Unchecked, Linear selected
5. Change Background to Gradient
Settings: Foreground/Background, Angle: 45, Repeats: 3, Invert: Unchecked, Radial selected, Center Point; Horizontal & Vertical: 50, Focal Point; Horizontal & Vertical: 50, Link center and focal points
6. Open font in font viewer of choice and minimize
Method
1. File
> New Image: Pixels: Selected, Width: 500, Height: 400, Raster & Transparent: Checked
Flood fill tool (default settings) and Flood fill new image with Foreground gradient
2. Raster
> New raster layer
Flood fill with Background gradient
Layers
> Properties: Change Blend Mode: Overlay
3. Layers>Merge>Merge Visible
4. Maximize aclis_ny_25_12_2008, activate mist layer
Edit>Copy
Minimize
5. Back to working copy
Edit
> Paste as new layer
6. Layers
> Properties: Change Blend Mode: Overlay
7. Layers
> Merge
> Merge Visible
8. Effects
> Image Effects
> Seamless Tiling: Default settings
9. Effects
> Plugins
> Mystic Nights
> Frosted Glass
Settings: 15, Custom Colors: 1st square: white, 2nd square: #d7d9cf, rest of squares: black
10. Layers>New raster layer
Edit
> Paste as new layer (your mist layer)
11. Move Tool, move to right side
12. Maximize mjnewyear008
Edit
> Copy
13. Back to Working Copy
Edit
> Paste as new layer
14. Resize to fit in the top left corner (I used 40%, Resize all layers: Unchecked)
15. Image
> Mirror
16. Adjust
> Sharpness
> Sharpen
17. Move tool, move to top left corner
18. Material Palette: Change BG to pattern
Settings: NYG pattern, Angle: 0, Scale: 65
19. Material Palette: Change FG to null
20. Activate Text Tool
Font: PlumaSegunda, Size will vary based on version of PSP (I used 72), Create as Vector, the other settings are your preference
21. Add text of choice, I typed my first Word, then applied it, then the 2nd word, finally the 3rd word
Since it is Vector, click on the plus sign of "Vector" Layer
This will expand the Vector layer so you can see all the layers
Click on the one you want to adjust and the nodes will appear around the text
22. Use center node to position text where you want
Repeat for all lines of text you added
23. Effects
> 3D Effects>Drop Shadow
Settings: 3, 3, 80, 3, Black, Unchecked
24. Repeat Drop Shadow
25. Activate top hat layer
Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
Settings: Settings the same, Except change Blur: 10
26. We will be adding some borders here, and the setting Symmetric will stay checked
Image>Add borders: 2, select BG, then I changed the color to a darker color of my BG color (#131725)
27. Image
> Add borders: 10, Foreground
28. Image
> Add borders: 2, darker BG
29. Image
> Add borders: 10, White
30. Image
> Add borders: 2, darker BG
31. Image
> Add borders: 10, BG (original)
32. Image
> Add borders: 2, darker BG
33. Magic Wand
Settings: Mode: Add (Shift), Match mode: Tolerance: 0, Sample Merged/Use all layers: Unchecked, Contiguous: Checked, Feather: 0, Anti-alias: Checked, Outside: Outside: Selected
34. Select the white border with the magic wand
35. Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Do not Deselect
36. Maximize the mjnewyear008 image
Edit
> Copy
Close original
37. Back to working copy
Edit
> Paste into Selection (into the white border)
38. Effects
> Plugins
> Simple
> Diamonds
39. Effects
> Plugins
> Mystic Nights
> Frosted Glass: settings as before
40. Effects
> 3D Effects
> Inner Bevel
Settings: #2, 5, 0, 5, 0, 0, White, 315, 50, 30
41. Selections
> Select None
42. Magic Wand the 10 pixel outer dark border
43. Selections
> Modify
> Contract: 3
44. Effects
> 3D Effects
> Inner Bevel
Settings: as before
45. Selections
> Modify
> Expand: 3
46. Effects
> 3D Effects
> Inner Bevel
Settings: as before
47. Selections
> Select None
48. Magic Wand inside the light blue 10 pixel border
49. Effects
> Plugins
> Italian Editor Effects
> Disturbo Zoom: Default settings (0, 0, 213)
50. Effects
> 3D Effects
> Inner Bevel
Settings: as before
51. Effects
> 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow,
Settings: as before
52. Effects
> 3D Effects
> Drop Shadow
Settings: change only the Vertical &; Horizontal: -3
53. Selections
> Select None
54. Layers
> New raster layer
55. Add watermark
Layers
> Merge
> Merge All (flatten)
56. Resize to desired use
57. Jpeg and save
I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial, and thank you for trying it. If so, feel free to leave a comment, they are nice to see but not required.
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: kay2ndjackson3@gmail.com.
If sharing, please direct to my blog site at: http://deborahscornerincyberspace.blogspot.com/
Graphics: artists unknown, if yours, please let me know so I can give you proper credit
Tuber: Champagne: ACLIS
http://www.aclisdesigns.com.ar
Written: 12-19-10
