Team 2
Challenge #7 "Three
Steps"
Pat:
Captain ~ Linda R.
This tutorial was
written using PSP8, however you should have no
trouble using the PSP7.
"Bonnie
Lass"
Rose
Corner Tube and Image
Open your image in
PSP 8, Shift/D to duplicate the image. Close out
the original.
We will work with
the duplicate.
Toolbar/View and
click on Rulers. This will give you the ruler
measurements around the edge of your image.
STEP 1
**Working with the
Selections Tool**
Now, go to your
Selections Tool.
Selection/Rectangle
with '0' Feather and Anti-alias checked.
Place your cursor
at the 20-20 mark at top left corner.
Keep the mouse key
depressed as you drag across your image
to the opposite
corner, again
going to the 20-20
mark and then drag straight down
till you reach the
20-20 mark at the lower corner.
On your Layer
Palette, Promote selection to layer.
On that layer open
your Effects/3D Effects/and
apply cutout with
the following settings:
Vertical and
Horizontal 6
Opacity 30 Blur 10
Color Black
Fill interior with
color ~ unchecked
On your layer
palette again, go to the Background layer and
highlight
it. Then do a
Promote Selection to Layer again.
This should appear
right on top of the background
layer and under
the first promoted layer.
Effects/3D
Effects/Cutout and this time we will use these
settings:
Vertical and
Horizontal -2 -2 Opacity the same and Blur set at
3.
Here are the
results so far
Merge Visible and
save work
STEP 2
Now for the frame
Set your
foreground colour to #C7775E
or a colour of
your choice
Add Border
Symetric 8
Select Border with
magic wand
Floodfill with
your colour - Select none
Add Border
Symetric 25
Select Border with
magic wand
Go to Selections
invert
Keep Selected
STEP 3
Then Edit/ Copy
and keep selected
Now
Selections/Invert again
and Edit/Paste into
selection
and then Select
none
You now have a
neat double border frame
Add corners or
dings or some type of decoration
if you wish and
you are done
I used the rose
corner tube and
resized it to 80%
before adding it to my graphic
We hope that you
have enjoyed your Team Spirit Tutorials 2 Quickie
3 Steps or Less Tutorial.
Be sure and watch
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next month.
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