Tutorials created with PSPX

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~TERMS OF USE ~
Thanks for reading

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SUPPLIES zip
-Tubes by SuziSgai
-Tube gerbera by SDH
-Font ST outer limits Ext.upright
Textura jb-229
-Gradients and selections by me
(Install in folder PSP)

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Open the tubes in PSP

1.-New transparent image 550x500

2.-In the color palette set colors to
FOREGROUND #a5c4d4,
background #d3aee8

3.-Make a FOREGROUND/BACKGROUND GRADIENT
and look for "ivice_purple.PSP gradiente"
with this settings

4.- Flood fill the image with this and
Menu Adjust-->blur-->Gaussian blur--> 6

5.-In the layer palette ADD A NEW LAYER
and using the same gradient
Select Texture"jb-229"
with the following settings

6.-Set the BLEND MODE on this layer on OVERLAY

7.-In the layer palette ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER and
Menu selection-->load selection from disk-->"ivice_inspiration#1"

8.-Flood fill the selection with the same gradient
but this time Uncheck TEXTURA

and this settings:

9.- With the selection still running
ADJUST-->BLUR-->Gaussian blur--> 5
SELECTIONS-->Select none

This is what we got so far

10.-EFFECTS-->imagen effects-->seamless tiling
with the following settings

11.-EFFECTS-->EDGE EFFECTS-->ENHACE

12.-Copy and Paste AS NEW LAYER tube "SS_1047_misted"

13.-Resize to 62% and put into it's place with PICK TOOL

14.-Set BLEND MODE of this layer to OPACITY

15.-Copy and paste AS NEW LAYER tube "SS_109-_tube_AC"
MENU IMAGE -->MIRROR
REsize to 93% , put into place with PICK TOOL

This is what we have until now

16.-EFFECTS-->3D EFFECTS--> DROP SHADOW

17.-Copy and Paste AS NEW LAYER tube "gerbera-sdh"
Change BLEND MODE TO OVERLAY
and OPACITY on 55%

18.-Set FOREGROUND COLOR #a5c4d4
and BACKGROUND #5d3d6f

19.-Select TEXT TOOL " font SF Outer limits Extupright"
using this settings

-VECTOR MODE
-stroke width 0.5
and let's add our signature playing between lower case and capital letters


20.-Change OPACITY on this layer to 53%

21.-EFFECTS-->EDGE EFFECTS ->ENHACE
This is what we have so far

22.-LAYER-->MERGE VISIBLE

23.-In the layer palette ADD A NEW RASTER LAYER
Make a foreground/background gradient
With the following settings

23.- Flood fill the new layer with the gradient
SELECTIONS-->SELECT ALL
SELECTIONS-->MODIFY -->CONTRACT in 2

Hit DELETE in your keyboard
and this what we get

24.-SELECTIONS-->SELECT NONE
EFFECTS-->EDGE EFFECTS -->ENHACE

LAYERS-->MERGE VISIBLE
and we are done!!

~Created by ®ivice October 2006~
With special thanks to Pza Leia
for her help in testing this tutorial.

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