Giselle

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

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

Supplies:

• 2 tubes = 1 large , 1 smaller compatable tube.
  
• or use ours : here
  
• Only those with PSP7 need the texture, place it in the PSP Texture folder here
  
  Preparations:
  
  1.choose white as your foreground color,
  2.background color a light color from your image, B9A09F ,
  3.gradient
  4.click on your color and choose the setting:
  

1. Open a new Image, transparant 1024/350,

2. View / click to activate the Rulers.

3. Click on your Preset Shapes, select rounded rectangle < choose these settings:

4. Draw your rounded rectangle shape, 50 < 30 to 450 < 320,

check for the numbers at the right bottom of your PSP status bar,

for this occasion we pasted them at the bottom of this screenshot:

5. Magic Wand /click in your rounded retangle shape.

6. Layers / new layer.

7. Selections /modeify / expand with 1

8. Flood fill/ Fill with your gradient.

9. Layers / arrange / send to bottom.

10. Selections / select none

11. Layers / merge / merge visible

12. effects / 3d / apply drop shadow with these settings:

13. layers / duplicate

14. Image / resize,

• percent : 60,
  
• do not check all layers
  

15. Layer pallet / layer opacity at 60%

16. Open your face tube (the bigger one) or ... our tube, already sized!!

17. Image / resize:

• resize to the space around your tube
  
• max.height 290 , lock aspect ratio checked.
  
• chose pixels ( still on percent )
  
• do not check all layers
  
  
  

18. effects / sharpness /sharpen.

19. edit / copy.

20. activate your 1024 /350 .

21. edit / paste / paste as new layer.

22. place the tube with your mover tool within the lines

If needed use the perspective correction tool to get the right shape.

23. layer pallet / lower opacity to your liking, this will differ from tube to tube.

24. layers / arrange / move down

25. place the little rounded rectangle into place with your mover tool.

* leave a little bit more space at the bottom

26. layers / merge visible

27. layers / new layer.

28. switch your colors, so you have white as your background color.

29. flood fill / fill with your gradient.

30. effects / texture effects / texture / find Letters 01, with these settings:

31. layers / arrange / send to bottom.

32. layers /merge all.

33. click on / preset shapes tool

• ellipse
  
• remove the check in Retain style,
• Check your settings!!!!!!!
  

watch carefully :

34. switch your colors so you have white as your foreground color again.

35. now change to black as you foreground color

36. lock your background color!!!!!!!!!!!!!

37. layers / new layer

****** lets draw the ellipse ******

38. we start with:

* 1) 50 /250 and draw to 2*) 300 /300,

This doesnt have to be accurate to the pixel,

but this gives you an idea about what you're about to create

39. layers / duplicate

40. image / resize:

• resize percentage to 80%
  
• do not have a check in all layers
  
  
  

41. grab your mover tool and move the ellipse into place, see ex.

make sure the little ellipse sticks out at the bottom and top!


42. layers / merge / merge down

43. zoom in on your image

44. get your eraser. look at these settings:

45. erase all parts so it looks like it's a full ellipse

46. open the second tube

47. image resize to your liking and the tube size

I choose 172 pixels on the longest side of the tube

48. go to adjust/ sharpen

49. Edit/copy

50. activate your 1024 /350

51. edit / paste as new layer

52. use your mover tool to move it to a nice spot

53. layers / merge / merge visable

extra preview:

Hugs Lisette en Karin.