Dreamer
This tutorial is solely my own creation and similarities with another is purely coincidental
Remember to save Often
Supplies - HERE
MD-X-Face
Ballet 2
FIGbalargamg
Balletshoes
Golden Gradient
Plugins
Simple - Zoom our and flip
AcroterionJF Font
Notes
This tutorial was written using PSP version XII, but should work in any versions
Install Plugins to your Plugin Folder before opening PSP
Tubes were shared through sharing groups
Open Font and minimize to desktop (windows 7 users will need a font viewer)
Feel free to add your own graphics, colours, font and text
STEP 1
Open a new Canvas, Width 500, Height 400 Resolution 300, Raster Background, Transparent ticked
STEP 2
Pick two colours from tubes, or use mine Light Foreground #fdd7d8, Dark Background #b6889b
Change foreground to gradient and find foreground/background
Angle 45 Repeats 2 Invert unticked Linear
With your paint bucket tool flood fill your layer with your gradient
STEP 3
Maximize ballet 2 tube Edit copy, you can close this now
Back to your canvas, paste as new layer
With your move tool move this over to the left and to bottom
STEP 4
Maximize MD-X-Face, Edit copy, you can close this now
Back to your canvas, paste as new layer
Image mirror, Image resize 70%, Bicubic,
Resize all layers Unticked. Click OK
Move this over to the left corner and up to top,
In your layers Palette, Change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy), opacity to 50
Move this layer under ballet2 tube
STEP 5
Maximize FIGbalragamg, Edit copy, you can close this now,
Edit paste as new layer
Image resize 70% Bicubic, Resize all layers unticked.
Move over to the right, and up a little
In Layers Palette, Change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy) and opacity to 63
With the eraser tool, Round, 10, 100, 32, 100, 100, 0, 100 Erase the bottom of the legs on tube
Move to under Ballet 2
Layers Merge, Merge all (Flatten)
Edit copy, we will need this a little later, but its now saved to your clipboard
STEP 6
Change Foreground to the Golden gradient Angle 45 Repeats 0 Invert unchecked, Linear
Image add borders, 5, symmetric ticked choose a colour not in your image
With your magic wand tool. Add (shift) RGB Value, tolerance 10 Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked, Outside
Select your border With paint bucket flood fill with the golden gradient
Effect 3D Effects, Inner Bevel #2, 15, 5, 5, 0, 5, 315, 50, 30, White
Selections, select none
Step 7
Image add border 40, symmetric ticked, colour background colour #b6889b
With magic wand tool, same settings as above (these should still be in the settings)
Add (shift) RGB Value, tolerance 10, Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked, Outside
Click inside the large border to select it,
Edit, paste into selection
Effects, Simple, zoom out and flip, click apply
(Mine may look different from yours as my plugins are stored into filters Unlimited)
Selections, select none
STEP 8
Image add borders, 5, symmetric ticked, colour not in image - OK
With your magic wand, same settings as before, Select small border
With Paint Bucket, flood fill border with Golden gradient
Effects 3D effects, Inner Bevel Same settings as first small border
#2, 15, 5, 5, 0, 5, 315, 50, 30, White,
Selections select none
STEP 9
Maximise ballet shoes Edit, copy, You can close this now Back to canvas,
Edit paste as new layer
Image resize 80%, Bicubic, Resize all layers unticked
Image mirror move over to the right hand side, so it sits on the first small border
Effects, 3D effects, Drop shadow 5, 5, 40, 5.00, Black
STEP 10
With your text tool active look for ActroterionJF
AcroterionJF, 50, Bold highlighted, Center, Anti-alias smooth, Create as Vector
Foreground Null, change background to dark colour or use mine #ce5d72
Type Dreamer or text of your choice
Move to the right side so that the text is just sitting on your first border
Effects 3D effects, Drop shadow 1, 1, 60, 1.00, Black
Add your watermark as a new layer
Layers, Merge, Merge all (flatten) Image
Resize Width 500, height will adjust automatically, Bicubic, Resize all layers ticked.
OPTIONAL STEP Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Save as JPEG
Thats it we are done Hope you enjoyed this tutorial, as much as I enjoyed writing it
Remember to save Often
Supplies - HERE
MD-X-Face
Ballet 2
FIGbalargamg
Balletshoes
Golden Gradient
Plugins
Simple - Zoom our and flip
AcroterionJF Font
Notes
This tutorial was written using PSP version XII, but should work in any versions
Install Plugins to your Plugin Folder before opening PSP
Tubes were shared through sharing groups
Open Font and minimize to desktop (windows 7 users will need a font viewer)
Feel free to add your own graphics, colours, font and text
STEP 1
Open a new Canvas, Width 500, Height 400 Resolution 300, Raster Background, Transparent ticked
STEP 2
Pick two colours from tubes, or use mine Light Foreground #fdd7d8, Dark Background #b6889b
Change foreground to gradient and find foreground/background
Angle 45 Repeats 2 Invert unticked Linear
With your paint bucket tool flood fill your layer with your gradient
STEP 3
Maximize ballet 2 tube Edit copy, you can close this now
Back to your canvas, paste as new layer
With your move tool move this over to the left and to bottom
STEP 4
Maximize MD-X-Face, Edit copy, you can close this now
Back to your canvas, paste as new layer
Image mirror, Image resize 70%, Bicubic,
Resize all layers Unticked. Click OK
Move this over to the left corner and up to top,
In your layers Palette, Change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy), opacity to 50
Move this layer under ballet2 tube
STEP 5
Maximize FIGbalragamg, Edit copy, you can close this now,
Edit paste as new layer
Image resize 70% Bicubic, Resize all layers unticked.
Move over to the right, and up a little
In Layers Palette, Change blend mode to Luminance (Legacy) and opacity to 63
With the eraser tool, Round, 10, 100, 32, 100, 100, 0, 100 Erase the bottom of the legs on tube
Move to under Ballet 2
Layers Merge, Merge all (Flatten)
Edit copy, we will need this a little later, but its now saved to your clipboard
STEP 6
Change Foreground to the Golden gradient Angle 45 Repeats 0 Invert unchecked, Linear
Image add borders, 5, symmetric ticked choose a colour not in your image
With your magic wand tool. Add (shift) RGB Value, tolerance 10 Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked, Outside
Select your border With paint bucket flood fill with the golden gradient
Effect 3D Effects, Inner Bevel #2, 15, 5, 5, 0, 5, 315, 50, 30, White
Selections, select none
Step 7
Image add border 40, symmetric ticked, colour background colour #b6889b
With magic wand tool, same settings as above (these should still be in the settings)
Add (shift) RGB Value, tolerance 10, Feather 0, Anti-alias ticked, Outside
Click inside the large border to select it,
Edit, paste into selection
Effects, Simple, zoom out and flip, click apply
(Mine may look different from yours as my plugins are stored into filters Unlimited)
Selections, select none
STEP 8
Image add borders, 5, symmetric ticked, colour not in image - OK
With your magic wand, same settings as before, Select small border
With Paint Bucket, flood fill border with Golden gradient
Effects 3D effects, Inner Bevel Same settings as first small border
#2, 15, 5, 5, 0, 5, 315, 50, 30, White,
Selections select none
STEP 9
Maximise ballet shoes Edit, copy, You can close this now Back to canvas,
Edit paste as new layer
Image resize 80%, Bicubic, Resize all layers unticked
Image mirror move over to the right hand side, so it sits on the first small border
Effects, 3D effects, Drop shadow 5, 5, 40, 5.00, Black
STEP 10
With your text tool active look for ActroterionJF
AcroterionJF, 50, Bold highlighted, Center, Anti-alias smooth, Create as Vector
Foreground Null, change background to dark colour or use mine #ce5d72
Type Dreamer or text of your choice
Move to the right side so that the text is just sitting on your first border
Effects 3D effects, Drop shadow 1, 1, 60, 1.00, Black
Add your watermark as a new layer
Layers, Merge, Merge all (flatten) Image
Resize Width 500, height will adjust automatically, Bicubic, Resize all layers ticked.
OPTIONAL STEP Adjust, Sharpness, Sharpen
Save as JPEG
Thats it we are done Hope you enjoyed this tutorial, as much as I enjoyed writing it