African Queen
This Tutorial is solely my own creation, any similarities to another is purely coincidental.
Tutorial was written in PSP X2 but should work in any version
Tutorial was written in PSP X2 but should work in any version
Supplies: HERE
Tube of choice
I used the lovely work of syl
Glastonbury Font
Plugins:
Filters Unlimited, Distortion Filters Cracked
Simple,
Bkg Kaleidoscope Tiler
Notes:
Install all plugins into your plugin folder before opening PSP Install Font into your font folder Window seven users will need a font viewer Feel free to use your own tube, colours and font, Remember to save often.
Step 1 Open a new canvas 600 x 450
Tube of choice
I used the lovely work of syl
Glastonbury Font
Plugins:
Filters Unlimited, Distortion Filters Cracked
Simple,
Bkg Kaleidoscope Tiler
Notes:
Install all plugins into your plugin folder before opening PSP Install Font into your font folder Window seven users will need a font viewer Feel free to use your own tube, colours and font, Remember to save often.
Step 1 Open a new canvas 600 x 450
Change Foreground Colour to #f7bb53 and background colour to #c67814
Make Foreground Gradient
Make Foreground Gradient
45, 7, Invert unticked, Linear
Flood fill canvas with gradient.
Effects Plugins, Simple, Pizza Slice Mirror,
There are no settings here to change
Apply
Effects, Plugins, AP Lines, Lines (Silverlining)
Apply
Flood fill canvas with gradient.
Effects Plugins, Simple, Pizza Slice Mirror,
There are no settings here to change
Apply
Effects, Plugins, AP Lines, Lines (Silverlining)
Apply
Dotty Grid, 9, 128, 2, 255, 255, 255, Create Lines not gaps
Step 2
Maximise your tube of choice
Edit copy, Back to canvas, Edit Paste as new layer,
Image Resize
Step 2
Maximise your tube of choice
Edit copy, Back to canvas, Edit Paste as new layer,
Image Resize
60%, Resize all layers unticked - OK
Effects, Plugins Filters Unlimited Distortion Filters
Effects, Plugins Filters Unlimited Distortion Filters
Cracked, 130 - Apply
Effects, Plugins, Simple, Zoom out and Flip
Effects, Plugins, Simple, Zoom out and Flip
Adjust, Sharpeness, Sharpen
Effects, Plugins, Bkg Kaleidoscope, Tiler
Effects, Plugins, Bkg Kaleidoscope, Tiler
128, 46, 26, 106 - Apply
Effects Plugins, Geometric Effects, Circle
Effects Plugins, Geometric Effects, Circle
Wrap checked, - OK
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen - OK
Layers Merge, Merge Down
Step 3:
Layers, Duplicate Image Resize
Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen - OK
Layers Merge, Merge Down
Step 3:
Layers, Duplicate Image Resize
80%, Resize all layers, Unticked, OK
Change Background Colour to #613727,
Selections, Select all, Selections, Float, Selections, Defloat
Selections, Modify, Select Selection Borders
Change Background Colour to #613727,
Selections, Select all, Selections, Float, Selections, Defloat
Selections, Modify, Select Selection Borders
Outisde, 5, anti-alias ticked - OK
Flood fill with Background Colour #613727 - OK
Effects, 3d effects, Inner Bevel,
Flood fill with Background Colour #613727 - OK
Effects, 3d effects, Inner Bevel,
#2, 25, 15, 10, 0, 30, 315, 50, 30 OK
Selections, Promote Selections to Layer,
Selections, select none
Magic Wand, click inside this border Selections,
Selections, Promote Selections to Layer,
Selections, select none
Magic Wand, click inside this border Selections,
This is what you should have now (see screenshot below)
Selections, Modify, Expand 2
Effects, 3d Effects, Cutout,
Effects, 3d Effects, Cutout,
10, 10, 40, 10.00 Ok
Layers, New Raster Layer,
Repeat cut out changing Vertical and Horizontal to -10 (minus) OK
Layers, Merge, Merge Down,
Selections, Select none,
Step4
Maximise your tube again,
Edit copy, Close original, Back to canvas, Edit Paste as new layer
Image Resize 54%, Move this layer Under the Promoted Selection,
Move up so that you can't see any of the tube under the brown border
Effects, 3d Effects, Drop Shadow
Layers, New Raster Layer,
Repeat cut out changing Vertical and Horizontal to -10 (minus) OK
Layers, Merge, Merge Down,
Selections, Select none,
Step4
Maximise your tube again,
Edit copy, Close original, Back to canvas, Edit Paste as new layer
Image Resize 54%, Move this layer Under the Promoted Selection,
Move up so that you can't see any of the tube under the brown border
Effects, 3d Effects, Drop Shadow
4, 4, 50, 8.00, shadow on new Layer Unticked, OK
Layers, Duplicate, and move this layer Above the Promoted Selection,
No, Really I haven't totally lost my mind ......... Yet
Selection tool
Layers, Duplicate, and move this layer Above the Promoted Selection,
No, Really I haven't totally lost my mind ......... Yet
Selection tool
Rectangle, Add (shift), Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked
Draw a rectangle along the bottom of the Tube Make the selection come over the cut out shadow and below the border (see image below)
Draw a rectangle along the bottom of the Tube Make the selection come over the cut out shadow and below the border (see image below)
Making sure you are on Copy of Raster 2
Hit delete once
Selections Select none,
Now our lady looks like she is coming out of the border at the top only
Step 5:
Change Background to #613727, Foreground Null
Text tool, Find the Glastonbury Font we saved earlier
Hit delete once
Selections Select none,
Now our lady looks like she is coming out of the border at the top only
Step 5:
Change Background to #613727, Foreground Null
Text tool, Find the Glastonbury Font we saved earlier
Glastonbury 90 pixels, Anti-alias sharp, Create as Vector
Type - African - Move to left hand side, (see header for placement)
Layers, convert to Raster layer,
Effects, 3d Effects, Inner Bevel,
same settings as border
#2, 25, 15, 10, 0, 30, 315, 50, 30
Effects, 3d Effects, Drop Shadow
Type - African - Move to left hand side, (see header for placement)
Layers, convert to Raster layer,
Effects, 3d Effects, Inner Bevel,
same settings as border
#2, 25, 15, 10, 0, 30, 315, 50, 30
Effects, 3d Effects, Drop Shadow
1, 1, 80, 2.00 Colour Black Shadow on new Layer, Unticked, OK
Text tool, same settings as above
Type - Queen -
Move to right hand side, lining it up with our previous text, (see header for placement)
Layers, convert to Raster layer,
Effects, 3d Effects, Inner Bevel, same settings as above text
#2, 25, 15, 10, 0, 30, 315, 50, 30
Effects, 3d Effects, Drop Shadow
1, 1, 80, 2.00 Colour Black Shadow on new Layer, Unticked, OK
Layers, Merge, Merge All (flatten)
Image Add Border
Text tool, same settings as above
Type - Queen -
Move to right hand side, lining it up with our previous text, (see header for placement)
Layers, convert to Raster layer,
Effects, 3d Effects, Inner Bevel, same settings as above text
#2, 25, 15, 10, 0, 30, 315, 50, 30
Effects, 3d Effects, Drop Shadow
1, 1, 80, 2.00 Colour Black Shadow on new Layer, Unticked, OK
Layers, Merge, Merge All (flatten)
Image Add Border
5, Symmetric ticked, colour #613727 OK
Selections, Select All,
Selections, modify, contract 5,
Selections, Invert
Effects, 3d effects, Inner Bevel,
Same settings as above text layers,
These settings should already be set
#2, 25, 15, 10, 0, 30, 315, 50, 30 OK
Selections Select None,
Add your watermark to a new layer.
Save as JPEG
Selections, Select All,
Selections, modify, contract 5,
Selections, Invert
Effects, 3d effects, Inner Bevel,
Same settings as above text layers,
These settings should already be set
#2, 25, 15, 10, 0, 30, 315, 50, 30 OK
Selections Select None,
Add your watermark to a new layer.
Save as JPEG