Cindy's Golden Lace Tussie

To complete this tutorial you will need:
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7. Get it here.
Super Blade Pro, get a trial version here.
My zipped file. Get it here.
Put the SBP preset in your environments and textures folder.
Put the .sel files in your selections folder.
Put the .psp file where you can find it easily.

I have included a section on how to create the tussie with vectors instead of using my
sel files. If you would like to give it a try go here. Then you will need to use your back
button to return here and finish the tutorial. If at any time you have any questions
feel free to contact me at the link below. Have fun either way you choose.

Remember to Save often!!

1. Open a transparent image 300 x 400. Add a new layer and name Tussie.
Selections>Load From Disk CMtussie. Flood fill the selection with white.
While still selected, apply the CMgold5 SBP preset I included in the zip file.
Deselect.

2. Add a new layer and name Tussie Top, Selections>Load From Disk
CMtussietop. Flood fill with white and apply the SBP preset.
In the Layer Palette, drag this layer below the Tussie layer. Deselect.

3. We can now decorate the Tussie. Open the lacecircle file I included in the zip file.
With the lacecircle as the active image, open the Layer Palette and drag
layer 1 to the tussie image. In the Layer Palette rename that layer lace.
Drag the lace layer to the top if necessary. You can minimize the lacecircle
to get it out of the way. With your Mover tool move the lace to the desired position.
On the lace layer, Selections>Load From Disk, CMtussie. Then Selections>Invert
Press the delete key to remove the excess lace. Deselect.
With the Selection tool set to rectangle, select the lace, then click in the middle
to select. Apply the SBP preset.

4. We need to remove the excess gold lace that is around the top edge of the tussie.
Making sure that the lace layer is active, click on the Lasso Tool. Use Point to Point,
Feather set to 0, Antialias checked. To make it easier to see the edge, turn down the
opacity on the lace layer to 25. Zoom in and click along the edge all the way across
then up and over the top. When you get back to where you started, right click to
select the area. Press delete one time. Now turn the opacity back to 100.
The edge is now clear of the lace.

5. Next we will add some bars to the Tussie. Add a new layer and name
TopBar. Click on Preset Shapes and choose button number 062. If you
are using a different version of PSP choose a similar button.
Set Stroke to null and Fill to white. Draw out a bar.
Add another layer and name Mid Bar. Do the same thing again
Add another layer and name Bot Bar. Draw out another bar.
This is how it looks so far.

6. Go back to Top Bar layer and with the Selection Tool select the bar. Then
click on it so it is selected. Apply the CMgold5 SBP preset.
While still selected Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow and use these settings.
Do this for each bar. It is now ready for you to add flowers.

7. I have found some bouquets work better if the top isn't merged with the rest
of the layers. You can decide for yourself. I hope you have enjoyed making
this Tussie. I have found many different ways to decorate it. The one below on the left
was done with a pattern fill that I made from a bouquet, made a quick tile, then used the
colorize setting to remove most of the color. Then used the blend mode to get the
effect I wanted. Then I removed the middle bar and added some jewels.
The one on the right was one using a simple ding for the base. I'm sure you can
come up with some beautiful ways to decorate this to make it uniquely your own.

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