Fairytale PSP X This tutorial was created 1st June 2007©Copyright Artwork by EssexGirl please do not copy it, or put it anywhere else without my written permission. *NOTE* Sometimes the links for filters change, it's difficult (and a lot of work) to keep changing them on individual pages, so I have created a page with links to filters and programs that I have used in my tutorials. That way it is easier for me, because when there are changes I will only have one page to update and hopefully better for you, because I'm less likely to miss a page out when doing the updates :) You will find links to filters/programs used in this tutorial Here the link will open in a new window Filters and programs used in this tutorial :- Paint Shop Pro Flaming Pear's SuperBladePro Xero Materials :- An image of your choice, you will need an image where the main part of the picture is in the centre. The image I have used is ©Joan Pelaez, www.sqpinc.com to use the same image you have the appropriate CILM Artist license which is available from www.creativeimagelicensing.com My sg_silver SBP preset and sg_curls-frame mask Here Put the mask in your masks folder and the SBP preset in your SBP environments and textures folder (if you are using psp7 the PspMask won't work, you can get it as a jpg Here) some images have been made smaller to shorten file size

This tutorial is in two parts, on this page we will create the framed image. If you want to go on to make some side panelled background and create an Incredimail Letter with your image you can go on to page 2. Experienced letter creators please feel free to do your own thing ;) Step 1. Open the image that you are going to use and resize to 300 pixels width, psp will automatically set the height. The image needs to be flattened so go to Layers...Merge...Merge All (flatten)... if this option is greyed out, the image is already flattened. Make the foreground and stroke properties of your palette white and use the dropper tool to select a colour from your image (right click) for your Background and Fill properties Go to Layers and add a new Raster Layer Flood fill the layer with white Go to Layers...Load/Save Mask...Load Mask from disk... from the list of masks choose the sg_curls-frame mask Orientation=either Fit to canvas, or Fit to layer Create mask from=Source luminance Options = Hide all mask, invert mask ticked (alternatively, you can open the mask in psp, minimise it and got to Layers...New Mask Layer...From Image...choose sg_curls-frame mask..Source luminance....Invert mask data ticked)

Step 2. Go to Layers...Merge...Merge Group Go to Selections...Select All... Selections...Float... Effects...Plugins...Flaming Pear... SuperBladePro Apply the sg_silver preset, or preset of your choice (If you haven't got SBP you can flood fill with a colour of your choice and use an inner bevel) De-select Go to Effects...3D Effects...Drop Shadow... Vertical and Horizontal offsets = 1 Opacity=100 Blur = 5

Step 3. Make the bottom layer active (highlighted) Go to Layers...Duplicate... Go to Selections...Select All... Selections...Modify....Select Selection borders... Inside Border Width=5 Anti-alias = unticked Flood fill the selected border with white and apply the same SuperBladePro preset used in the previous step Go to Selections...Invert... Selections...Float... Effects...3D Effects...Cutout... Vertical and Horizontal offsets=0 Opacity = 100 Blur = 20 Colour=Black Fill interior with colour=unticked Deselect Make the top layer (Group - Raster 1) active (highlighted) Go to Layers...Merge...Merge Down You should now have 2 layers, your original image at the bottom and the one with the frame and border at the top

Step 4. Go to Image...Canvas size... Lock aspect ratio should be unticked Make the width 550 The height the should be same height as your image In the Placement section choose one of the Left boxes. My screenshot shows the background colour as black, but it doesn't matter if it's another colour. Your top layer should still be the active layer and the area that shows black on this screenshot should be transparent on that layer Go to Layers...Duplicate....

Step 5. We are going to work on the bottom layer first, so Hide the top 2 layers by opening the layers palette and clicking on the eyes for those layers. Make the bottom layer active (highlighted) Go to Effects...Reflection Effects...Kaleidoscope... Horizontal and Vertical offsets =0 Rotation angle = 90 Scale factor = -42 (minus 42) Number of petals = 6 Number of orbits = 0 Radial suction = 0 Edge mode=Repeat Go to Selections...Select All... Selections...Modify....Select Selection borders... Inside Border Width=5 Anti-alias=unticked Flood fill the selected border with white and apply the same SuperBladePro preset used previously Go to Selections...Invert... Effects...3D Effects...Cutout... Vertical and Horizontal offsets=0 Opacity=100 Blur=20 Colour=Black Fill interior with colour=unticked Deselect

Step 6. Open up the middle layer by clicking the eye in the layers palette again so that it is visible and make it the active layer. Repeat the kaleidoscope, but change the Edge mode to Color the colour doesn't matter I used a bright green Click on the plain coloured part of the image with the Magic Wand to select it then hit the delete key. Deselect Go to Effects...3D Effects...Drop Shadow.... Vertical and Horizontal offsets = 5 Opacity = 75 Blur = 10 Colour = Black Shadow on new layer=unticked

Step 7. Open up the top layer by clicking the eye in the layers palette again so that it is visible and make it the active layer. Layer...Merge...Merge All... Go to image...Add Borders... Right click on the colour box and choose your background colour Add a symmetric border of 40 pixels Click the border with the magic want to select it Then go to Effects...Plugins...Xero...Fritillary... Granualrity = 6 Aggression = 30 Tesselation = 26 Variation = 18 Don't delelect yet Go to Effects...3D Effects...Cutout... Vertical and Horizontal offsets = 0 Opacity = 75 Blur = 15 Deselect

Step 8. Go to Image...Add Borders... Add a symettric border of 5 pixels in white Select the border with the Magic Wand Apply the same SuperBladePro preset as before. If the image is larger than you want, go to Image...Resize...Resample using Bicubic and resize to a size of your choice. Add a new layer for any copyright information Go to Layer...Merge...Merge All... If you want to create a side panelled background and make an Incredimail letter with this header keep your image open and go on to page Page 2 Here

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Thankyou to Kevin for testing this tutorial To see my other tutorials click Here

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