Lace Curtained WindowThis tutorial was originally created 18th Sept. 2002 using PSP 7 ©Copyright Artwork by EssexGirl I have Updated it for PSP X9 3rd August 2017 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. If you have any problems downloading the sinedots preset Some presets use different 'blend' settings and it is important for this tutorial |
Step 2. Make the background layer active and flood fill with |
Step 3. Go to Layers...Merge...Merge Down... Go to Image...Mirror... Mirror Vertical...(flip in earlier versions) Next we are going to make a pelmet, so save this image naming it curtains. |
Step 4.
As before make sure that the blend on the sinedots setting is 'screen' before you click ok. Go to Image...Rotate Right... 90° |
Step 5. |
Step 6.
Turn off the visibility of the background layer, by clicking the 'Eye' on the layer. |
Step 7. Now go to Layers...Load/Save Mask...Save mask to Disk... and give the mask a name. Now that you have your sinedots curtains mask saved you can close the image. |
Step 8. The screenshot here has been resized
Open a window frame tube, you can use a frame of your own, or one of my frames
You will have to resize your picture to fit into your window, I won't give any measurements here, |
Step 9.
I've done a screenshot below, so you can see the two versions side by side. |
Step 10.
Or you can open the mask in psp, minimise it and go to In the layers palette, right click on the layer and Merge...Merge Group...
I finished by adding a drop shadow to the curtain Vertical and Horizontal=5, Opacity=30, Blur=10, Colour= black
You could add a layer with ornaments, or a flower vase, on a shelf below the scene through the window here is Photo by Vanessa Von Weiding on Unsplash |
This tutorial was inspired by a 'Curtain Mask' tutorial by Sherrie I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. |
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