Freyja

This lesson was made with the default settings of PSP8

This lesson is translated by Hannah for us , thank you so much Hannah for your work.

You find her here : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PaintShopPro8_2003/


You'll need:

  • Font: download HERE, place in C:Windows/fonts

(or save on your desktop and open before you have PSP open that way you can see the font in your PSP).

  • Texture L&K: Download HERE, place this in your PSP Texture folder.
  • Image we used: download HERE.


Preparations:

  • Chose an image with a white background.



1. Open New Image 1024 by 350, Minimize for later use.


2. Open your image or use the one we provided.


3. Image - Picture Frame -

  • 1. Find the frame called Filmstrip
  • 2. Place a checkmark at - Frame outside of the image - OK

3. Click on the Crop tool: we are going to cut off the excess frame (see preview) Double click on the image to cut



4. Layers - Merge - Merge All.


5. Image - Resize: Fill in 270, Pixels, check all.


6. Edit - Copy


7. Adjust - Sharpen


8. Activate the 1024/350 image


9. Edit - Paste - Paste as new layer



First we will add the small photo's


10. Image - Resize: 50, Percent, Lock aspect ratio, Do NOT check Resize all layers


11. Image - Adjust, Sharpen


12. Go to your layer palette, click on raster 2 with your righ mouse button and choose: Duplicate


13. Repeat Duplicate again, Copy Layer of raster 2


14. Now we have 3 small images


15. The third image we will resize again: Image - Resize - 80 percent, no need to change the other settings.


16. Chose the Mover tool and move the images to their spot


Now we will add the big photo


17. Edit - Paste - Paste as new layer

*If needed move the layer with the big image to the top of the layers in your layer palette.


18. Image- Rotate - Free Rotate, with these settings: Left, Free, 25. NO other check marks!


19. Use the Mover tool to place all images into the right position.



When it's all in it's place:


20. Layers - Merge - Merge all visible.


21. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow , with the following settings:

V: 8, H: 9 , Opacity: 24, Blur: 2.



22. Layers - New raster layer


23. Choose white as your foreground color


24. Flood fill - Fill your 1024/350 with white


25. Choose black as your foreground color

1. click on your layer palette on the black color

2. place a checkmark in Texture

3. Look for the L_K71

4. Angle 180, Scale 100


26. Flood fill your 1024/350 with the L_K71 texture, you might have to repeat that a few times to make it really black


27. Layers - Arrange - Send to bottom.


28. Layers - Merge - Merge all layers.


29. For your text: choose black as your background color


30. Click on your Text button , find the Filmstrip font

  • Stroke: 0,0
  • Size: 30
  • Floating

31. Click on your image and while you keep the Shift button pressed you type your text

(The film strip font is a CAPS font)

Move your text with the mover tool to its place.


32. Effects - 3D effects - Drop shadow with these settings

V: 2, H: 2, Opacity: 24, Blur: 2, Color: Black


33. Layers - Merge - Merge all layers.

Done!



Here's another example:

hugs lisette, karin, and hannah.