I'll Keep a Candle BurningPSP X8© Artwork by EssexGirl please do not copy it, or put it anywhere else without my written permission. Filters and programs used in this tutorial :- Materials :- some images have been made smaller to shorten file size |
Step 1.
Minimise the candle you have made, so it is out of the way for now. |
step 2.
Flood fill your image with the gradient |
Step 3. |
Step 4. Go to Layers..Merge..Merge Group... |
Step 5.
Go to Effects...3D Effects...Cutout... Go to Layers... Merge... Merge Down... |
Step 6. Change the foreground colour of your palette to the colour To make the top of the shelf go to (If you haven't got either of these programs you can use the |
Step 7.
Go to Effects... 3D Effects... Drop Shadow... |
Step 8.
Open up the candle that you minimised earlier
Paste as a new layer on your image. It will be too large, so go to
Now that you can see where the spaces are, you can add your text.
For my text colour, I used a very light pink #efd7d5 as the
Add a drop shadow to your text, the settings I used are
Now that your text is in place you can delete the candle, so Go to Layers...Merge...Merge All... |
Step 9. Go to Layer... Duplicate... three times, so that you have 4 layers |
Step 10.
The candle needs to be resized, you made a note of the percentage
Now we are ready to put your image and candle together. |
Step 11.
Go to Edit...Paste into Selected Frame...
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