Lace Curtained Window Tutorial PSP8 and PSP9 version This tutorial was created 18th Sept. 2002©Copyright Artwork by EssexGirl Updated for PSP8 and 9 8th March 2005 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 Dragonfly's Sinedots II Materials :- There is a text file included in the zip, if you don't know where to place the items. My sg_curtains.cfg Here You will need one of my window frame tubes. Click on the link Here and my window frames page will open in a new window. You can choose from landscape or portrait style depending on the shape of your image. Click the links to download. The cats that I used to sit on my window ledge are from Tube Diva. There is a link Here some images have been made smaller to shorten file size

Step 1. Open a new Image 150 x 400 transparent. Flood fill with black and add a new layer Go to Effects...Plugins...Sinedots... Open the sg_curtains.cfg and choose the frilly curtain preset If you are new to sinedots and don't know how to open the .cfg file click HERE for more information If you have any problems downloading the sinedots preset you can view the settings in a new window, by clicking Here Some presets use different 'blend' settings and it is important for this tutorial to make sure that the blend in the sinedots setting is set to 'screen' like this:-

Step 2. Go to Image...Canvas size... Change the canvas size to 400 x 400 In the placement area choose the centre right box Make the background layer active and flood fill with black, then activate the sinedots layer again

Step 3. Go to Layers...Duplicate... then Image...Mirror... Go to Layers...Merge...Merge Down... Go to Image...Flip... Next we are going to make a pelmet, so save this image naming it curtains. You can either close the image or minimise it for now.

Step 4. Open a new Image 100 x 100 transparent. Flood fill with black and add a new layer Go to Effects... Plugins...Sinedots... This time choose the 'cafe net' preset you can view the settings in a new window, by clicking Here As before make sure that the blend on the sinedots setting is 'screen' before you click ok. Because this image is small it's a little fuzzy so go to Effects...Sharpen...and Sharpen... Go to Image...Rotate...Rotate clockwise 90°

Step 5. Go to Edit...Copy...(ctrl+C) This image is no longer needed. Open the curtains image that you made earlier. Add a new layer then go to Edit...Paste...and Paste as New selection... positioning at co-ordinates 200,0 (you can see these at the bottom left of the screen).

Step 6. De-select. Duplicate this layer 3 times and use the Mover Tool to reposition the duplicates so that they are side by side across the top Turn off the visibility of the background layer, by opening the layers palette and clicking the 'Eye' on the layer to hide it. Merge Visible. Duplicate the merged layer and Merge visible again, this will thicken the sinedots image. Turn the visibility of the background back on.

Step 7. Now we are ready to make the mask. Go to Masks...New Mask Layer...From Image... Choose your curtain image as the source window and create mask from 'source luminance' leave invert mask data unticked Now go to Layers...Load/Save Mask...Save mask to Disk... Give the mask a name, I called mine 'sinedots curtains' not very original, but it is descriptive ;-) Now that you have your sinedots curtains mask saved you can close the image.

Step 8. Open the image that you want to use as the view from your window. Each of the pictures used in this tutorial as the view from my window are from freefoto.com

Step 9. Open the window frame that you want to use Go to Edit...Copy... You can close the window frame image With your 'view' image active, go to Selections...Select All...(Ctrl + A) Edit...Paste...Paste into Selection...De-select.

Step 10. If you want to add some tubed ornaments or something to sit on your window ledge add a new layer place your tubes and when you are happy with the positions Merge All layers.

Step 11. Add a new layer Flood fill with white or the colour you want your curtains to be. Go to Layers...Load/Save Mask...Load Mask from Disk... Navigate to the folder that you put your curtains mask in, and open the mask. In the layers palette, right click on Group- Raster 1 and Merge...Merge Group... If you want the curtains to be thicker you can duplicate the layer. Merge all

This tutorial was inspired by a 'Curtain Mask' tutorial by Sherrie at Foxielane Thankyou Sherrie :) I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Thankyou to my great testers To see my other tutorials click Here

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