Cindy's Kitty in the Well

For this tutorial you will need:
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7. Get it here.
My files. Get them here.

I am using a technique for selection files that I saw used on several other tutorials. I thought
it worked out well. The image file has the selection files saved to it. You will need to load
them from the Alpha Channel instead of from the Disk. You might want to Shift D and
close the original psp file in case you need it again. I put a completed screenshot
of my Layer Palette at the end of the tutorial so you can refer to it for Layer placement
Let's get started!!

Remember to Save often!!

1. Open the PSP file. Add a layer and name it WellBase. Open and minimize the

Limestone tile I included in the zip. In your Fill Pattern choose the Limestone tile.

Set the Scale to 25% and the Angle to 0. Flood Fill the selection. Selections>Float,

Effects>3D Effects>Cutout and use these settings.

Horizontal and Vertical 0, Opacity 70%, Blur 7.5, color black. Deselect.

2. Add a layer and name it WellRim. Load from Alpha Channel cm-wellrim.

In the Fill box , choose Pattern, Driftwood, Scale 10%, Angle 0. Flood Fill the selection.

Float selection and apply the same Cutout changing the Opacity to 80%. Deselect.

Now, Colors>Colorize> and put 30 for both Hue and Saturation.

3. Add a layer, name it Well Inner Rim. Load from Alpha Channel cm-wellinnerrim.

Selections>Modify>Feather of 2. Flood fill with Color #808080. Selections>Float

and apply the same cutout leaving Opacity at 80%. Deselect.

4. Add a layer and name it Roof Supports. Choose the Driftwood pattern with these settings,

Scale 10 and Angle 90. Flood Fill then Colors>Colorize settings of 30 and 30 again.

Selections>Float and apply the same Cutout with the 80% Opacity.

5. Add a layer and name it Roof. Load from Alpha channel cm-roof.

Flood Fill with the Driftwood Pattern changing the Scale to 40 and the Angle to 180.

Colors>Colorize> and use the 30/30 setting again. Selections>Float and apply the Cutout

as before with the 80% Opacity. Deselect.

6. Add a layer and name it Lines. Load from Alpha Channel cm-boardlines. Flood fill

with Black by clicking twice in the selection. This makes them a little darker than

just one click. Deselect.

7. Add a layer and name it Nails. Load from Alpha Channel cm-nails. Flood fill with

Black, again click twice to make them a little darker. Deselect and apply an Inner Bevel

using the Round Preset.

8. Add a layer and name it Handle. Load from Alpha Channel cm-wellhandle. Flood Fill with

the Driftwood Pattern with Scale set at 20 and Angle 0. Then Colors>Colorize and use

the 30/30 setting again. Selections>Float and apply the Cutout except change the Opacity

to 70% this time. Now drag this layer below the Roof Support layer in the Layer Palette.

9. Now we need to do some detail work using the Retouch Tool. Click on the Retouch Tool

and use these settings.

Let's start on the Well Base Layer. I darkened both sides and some across the bottom.

Then making sure you are on the Roof Layer we need to darken both sides and

across the bottom. I also darkened the corners a little bit. See the sample below.

The edges I darkened are marked with red. I also ran it once along the boardlines.

I added a layer at this part right above the Well Base layer and named it wellbase

aging. I then loaded the cm-wellbase from the Alpha Channel and used

the Airbrush Tool to spray a little green, Color # 6D7361 on the base.

I used these settings for the Airbrush then I applied a Gaussian Blur of 1.50.

10. Add a layer and name it Well Wall. In the Layer Palette drag the Well Wall layer below

the Well Base layer. Load from Alpha Channel cm-wellwall. Flood Fill

with the Limestone pattern Scale set at 15% and Angle set at 0.

Selections>Float and apply a Cutout with these settings.

Vertical and Horizontal set at 0, Opacity 80%, Blur at 23.8. Deselect.

11. Add a layer and name it Well Bottom. Load from the Alpha Channel cm-wellbottom.

Flood Fill with the Limestone Pattern using the same settings as the Well Wall.

Selections>Float and apply the same Cutout except change the Blur to 7.5. With it still

selected, Selections>Invert and apply a Drop Shadow using these settings.

Vertical 3, Horizontal 0, Opacity 80, Blur 12.3. Deselect.

12. Set your Stroke to the Limestone Pattern with

Scale set at 20% and Angle set at 0. Set the Fill to Gradient and chose the Metallic Gradient

with these settings.

Hide the Well Base layer and click on Preset Shapes. Choose the Rounded Rectangle with

Antialias and Vector checked, Line Width of 2. Starting at the upper left corner

of the Well Wall, draw a rectangle all the way to the bottom covering the Well Bottom.

In the Layer Palette reduce the Opacity to 50%. When you have it how you want

Convert to Raster Layer and rename Well Shadow. Make sure it is right above the

Well Bottom Layer. Now to apply the lights setting. Effects>Illumination>Lights.

Use these settings. Go ahead and make the Well Base visible now.

13. Add a layer and name it Underground. Load from Alpha Channel cm-underground. Set

your Fill Pattern to Granite 3, Scale 40 % and Angle 0. Flood Fill the selection. Deselect and

in the Layer Palette drag the Underground Layer below the Well Wall Layer.

14. Add a layer and name it Grass. This Layer should be right above the

Well Shadow Layer in the Layer Palette. Load from the Alpha Channel cm-grass.

Click on the Picture Tube tool and choose Lawn. Set the Scale to 60 %.

Now keep clicking inside the selection until it is filled with the lawn. Deselect.

15. Add a layer and name Mud. Load the cm-grass again from the Alpha Channel. With

the Picture Tube Tool set on Lawn, set the Scale to 40%. Turn off the Grass Layer so

you can see better. We won't be filling the whole area this time. Just click in about 4

different places around the well. Deselect. Colors>Colorize and set the Hue to 30 and

the Saturation to 20. Turn the Grass layer back on. Now to lighten the mud.

Colors>Adjust>Brightness/Contrast set Brightness to 40 and Contrast to 15. I touched

up the mud a bit by using the Eraser Tool. I clicked on spots to weaken the opacity and

let the green show through a little. These are the settings I used for the eraser.

Now back to the Grass Layer. I used the Retouch tool set on Smudge to fluff up the grass

along the top edge. Hold the mouse button down and push the cursor out in little short

strokes. Don't go too far past the edge. These are the settings I used.

16. Open the Rope file and in the Layer Palete drag that layer over to your well image.

It should create it's own layer. Name it Rope Bucket and make sure it is at the top.

The bucket isn't all there so it will look like it is in the well. Make any

adjustments to placement that it may need.

17. For the sky I Flood Filled a layer with Color #9BCAE8, then used the Picture Tube

Tool and put a couple of the clouds in the sky. I used a Scale of 60%. This should

be the very bottom layer. I have a screenshot of the finished Layer Palette below.

18. Now you can take your Retouch tool with the same settings as before and

darken the Underground layer where it meets

the Grass Layer and any other places you think might need it.

19. I added a layer right above the well base aging and named it grass blades.

Click on the Picture Tube Tool and find Grass Blades. I used a setting of 10%

and put a few clumps of grass around the well base. They will show up below

the edge so load the cm-underground selection and press Delete once. This

should trim them off even with the underground layer.

20. Last we need to put that Kitty in the Well so click on your Picture Tube Tool and

find the Black Cat tube. I used a Scale of 15. Add a Layer and make sure it is

right above the Well Bottom layer.

Here is the way my layer palette looks.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!!!

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