Spirit of the Sea

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This tutorial is made in PSP X.

Materials

Put the gold pattern in the map patterns in PSP.

Put the gardient in the map gradients in PSP.

1 open a new image 500x500 pixels – transparent.

2 Fill this image with the gradient “Siren’s Song.”

3 Duplicate this layer in the layer-palette.

4 Image – resize – 75% - Bicubic – all layers unchecked.

5 Activate raster1 again.

6 Effects – texture effects – Blinds with these settings:

7 Activate now the copy of raster 1 again.(the upper layer).

8 Effects – 3D effects – drop shadow with these settings:

9 Repeat this drop shadow but now set horizontal and vertical to -4

10 Select with the magic wand (tolerance and feather – 0) the black borders.

11 Fill with the gold pattern (arguld4)

12 Selections – select none

13 Duplicate this layer in the layer-palette.

14 Image – resize –50% - Bicubic – all layers unchecked

15 move this layer down in the left corner (see example)

16 Duplicate this layer in the layer-palette.

17 Move this layer to the top in the right corner.

18 Duplicate this layer in the layer-palette.

19 Move this layer to the middle.

20 Image – add borders – 4 pixels – white – symmetric

21 Select the border with the magic wand – tolerance and feather – 0.

22  Fill with the gold pattern (arguld4)

23 Effects – 3D effects – inner bevel with these settings:

24 Effects – 3D effects – drop shadow with these settings :

25 Repeat this drop shadow but set horizontal and vertical to -4.

26 Selections – select none.

27 Open the tube, copy and paste as new image.

28 Move the tube a little to the right and a little down.

29 Image – resize – 75% - bicubic – all layers checked.

30 Image – add borders – 20 pixels – white – symmetric.

31 Select the border with the magic wand – tolerance and feather – 0.

32 Fill this border with the gradient from step 2.

33 Effects – texture effects – blinds with the same settings as step 6

34 Effects – 3D effects – inner bevel with the same settings as step 23.

35 Effects – 3D effects – drop shadow with the same settings as step 24 and

Repeat with the settings as step 25.

36 Selections – select none.

37 Image – add borders – 4 pixels – white – symmetric

38 Select the border with the magic wand – tolerance and feather – 0.

39  Fill with the gold pattern (arguld4).

40 Selections – select none.

41 Image – add borders – 40 pixels – white – symmetric.

42 Select the border with the magic wand – tolerance and feather – 0.

43 Fill this border with the gradient from step 2.

44 Effects – texture effects – blinds with the same settings as step 6 but now

checked horizontal idem.

45 Effects – 3D effects – outer bevel with these settings:

46 Selections – select none.

47 Image – add borders – 4 pixels – white – symmetric

48 Select the border with the magic wand – tolerance and feather – 0.

49  Fill with the gold pattern (arguld4).

50 Effects – 3D effects – drop shadow with the same settings as step 24 and

 Repeat with the settings as step 25.

51 Selections – select none.

52 Again copy the tube and paste as new layer.

53 Move the tube down and to the left.(see example)

54 Layers – merge – merge all.

55 Open the text-tool – font: DianaCTT – size:72 – width stroke:0

Background to gold pattern (arguld4) – make as vector.

56 Give each word a drop shadow with these settings:

57 Layers – merge – merge all.

58 Now only your water-mark.

So the work is done !!!

Josi @ october 2006

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