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Ok heres My first tutorial, hope you enjoy! (velvet)

    AV To Be Used             Finished AV         

filters needed = ktp3 & sextet Aetherize.

1) Open up the AV to be used in psp and then go to colours,, greyscale! Then increase colors up to 16 Million colors.

2) Next go to Effects --> Plug-In Filters --> Kpt3 --> Twirl,, settings as follows -
mode - twirl
glue - procedural-
opacity - 100%
Angle - 0
(this lightens the image)

3) Now we'll make our own BG to use. Copy Image and Paste in psp as a new image, then with the new image, go to Kpt3 --> Vortex Tiling,, settings as follows -
mode - pinch vortex
glue - normal
opacity - 100%
vortex radius - intensity 57
center X = -29 Y = 13

4) Rotate the image you just made 180 degree's right then copy and paste it onto the other image of the girl. Lower the layer opacity of your top layer so you can see the girl underneath, then erase the part that covers the girls face leaving the part of the BG showing by her ear and down her cheek then take layer opacity back up to 70, merge layers. When done it should look something like this,,

5) Go upto Colours --> Colourize using the settings,, Hue - 154, Saturation - 56

6) Now go to Effects --> Plug-In Filters --> Flaming Pear --> Aetherize, using the following settings-

7) Copy this image then hit your undo button and then paste it as a new layer and reduce opacity to 50% then merge layers.

8) Use your dropper tool to select a darker shade of the blue from the AV (I used #3E495B), then select your font tool and add your name (I used caps) using the following settings,,
size - 12
kerning - 30
leading - 0
Antialias & Floating checked.
Move your name where you want it to go then go to your layer palette again and right click on the floating selection and promote to layer, then reduce opacity to 75%. Now merge layers.

9) Select your preset shapes tool and set styles (over to the right hand side of psp) to stroke - nil and fill to color #3E495B. In your tool options have Retain Style, Antialias and Create as Vector unchecked, Line width: 1 and make sure rectangle is selected as the shape to be used. Add a new raster layer and then go to the AV and drag your cursor across to make a small square. Duplicate the layer with the square on 4 times then using the mover tool arrange them to form a cross, mess around with the layer opacity's until you are happy with them then mege all layers.

Your AV should look something like this.

Save image and w00t!! Your finished!