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Ellie's
Treasures Paint Shop Pro Translated Tutorials - Violette's Scrap Autumn Tag http://www.ellies-treasures.com/violette/scrap-automne/scrap-automne.html |
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For this tutorial you will
need: Jasc or Corel Paint Shop Pro. I've done this tutorial in PSP 9 and PSP XI. I believe it can be done in most versions. You may have to look around for the commands but it's likely they are there.  Filters and materials needed Filters Unlimited 2 Supplies in zip file here http://www.ellies-treasures.com/files/tuts/scrap-automne-supplies-psp.zip Supplies in zip file here for older versions if the other ones don't work for you. These are in psd format. http://www.ellies-treasures.com/files/tuts/scrap-automne-supplies-psd.zip ********** Credits: Used with permission to Violette Woman tube by Patry from Overseas Tubes (group now gone) Scrap tubes by Melissa of Scrappy Expressions ********** My plugin windows may look different from yours as I use Filters Unlimited 2 to manage my plugins. It's available for purchase here: http://www.icnet.de/filters_unlimited/ |
| Preparation Open your tubes, duplicate them (shift-D) and close the originals. I always open all of my tubes and close as I use them None of the tubes are used more than once. I also keep a copy of the tag example open to refer to. Save mine from the top of the page and keep it open if you would like to do this. |
1. Change foreground color to #E7DDBF and background color to #B86608 |
| 2. Prepare your papers 2 to 5 For each one Image>Add borders : 1 pixel black  Each of your papers will now have a narrow black border  Image>Resize to 385 X 385 pixels  |
| 3. Open a new transparent canvas 600 X 600 pixels Using your bucket tool, fill with color #E7DDBF (foreground color) Select>Select all (or control-A) Layers>New raster layer |
| 4. Activate "papier01.pspimage" (autumn leaves paper) Edit>Copy (or control-C) Edit>Paste into the selection |
5. Effects>Filters Unlimited>Edges Square>Square Edge 4  Deselect |
| 6. Activate "papier02.pspimage" (green corduroy paper) Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas |
7. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow : 0/0/60/15/Color black |
8. Image>rotate>free rotate 15° towards the left  |
| 9. Activate "papier03.pspimage" (gold texture paper) Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Drop shadow as before Image>rotate>free rotate>10° towards the right  |
| 10. Activate "papier04.pspimage" (plaid paper) Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Drop shadow as before Image>rotate>free rotate>45° towards the left  |
| 11. Activate "papier05.pspimage" Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Drop shadow as before Using the screenshot below for reference, click on each layer in turn and move each paper as shown. Paper 2 goes up and left, paper 3 goes up and right, paper 4 goes down till the point just touches the bottom and right till the right point touches the edges and paper 5 stays in the middle and a bit to the right so it stays right in the centre of paper 4.  |
| 12. Activate "cadre" (small frame) Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Drop shadow as before, move it to the centre of the top paper (papier 05) and a little bit up as shown  Layers>Merge visible |
| 13. Select the inside of the frame with the magic wand. Layers>New raster layer |
| 14. Activate your tube "PatryMists_06_Celeb_04.pspimage" Edit>Copy (or control-C), new raster layer, Edit>Paste into the selection Deselect Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow : -8, 17, 60, 15, color #403E25 (dark grey)   Deselect |
| 15. Layers>Merge visible. Ellie's note: I don't like to merge if I don't have to. You don't have to merge here if you think you may want to change or move anything. Do save your tag as a psp or pspimage file at this point so you don't lose everything. I've already saved 4 or 5 times by this stage. You're done the main tag, now on to decorating! |
| DECORATING YOUR TAG |
| 1. Activate "galon 01" (rickrack). Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Image>rotate>free rotate 60° towards the left Duplicate Place as shown  |
| 2. Activate "feuille 01" (brighter orange leaf) Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Place as shown, near bottom right of frame. Duplicate and Image>Flip. Move it to the top left as shown.  Place the rest of the leaves as shown.  |
| 3. Activate "rivet 01" Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Place as shown at the top left of paper 3 (gold paper). Duplicate and move to the left point of paper 4 (plaid paper). Copy rivet 2 and place at the top right of the top green paper.  |
| 4. Activate "galon02" (crossed stitches) Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Place as shown.  |
| 5. Activate "galon03" (studded corduroy belt) Image>Resize at 90% bicubic  Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Image>Rotate>Free Rotate 90° left Place along the edge on the left Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow: 2/7/60/15/color #626c23 (dark green)  Find the layer for your leaf at top right and either drag it to top of layer palette or go to Layers>Arrange>Bring to top so that leaf is on top of the belt  |
| 6. Activate "etiquette" (tag) Image>Resize at 80% Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Image>rotate>free rotate towards the right 45°  |
7. Place your text on the tag - background color #b86608, foreground color turned off Create a vector, stroke 1, anti-alias sharp, I used TravellerScript size 36   Right click in layer palette, convert to raster, rotate if desired. (I rotated mine 45° left) Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow: 2/-2/60/5/black  |
| 8. Activate "bouton" (button) Image>Resize at 50% Copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Place on the cord of the tag as shown Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow: 1/1/60/5/black  |
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9. Activate "trombonnes" (paper clips) Select one with your select tool and copy and paste as new layer (control-L) into working canvas Image>Flip Image>rotate>free rotate towards the left 45° Place as shown  Erase the bottom part (use the zoom if needed) to make it seem as if it's clipping the paper eraser settings: size 10 or smaller, Step 5, Hardness, Density, thickness and opacity at 100   You're done! Check to make sure all is placed where you want it. Merge all. |
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If you resize To make sure your paper textures don't go funny, especially the gold paper, resize in stages. First resize to 500, then 400, etc (Bicubic). Or resize by percentage, 90% at a time. When you get close to the size you want, resize by pixels as you usually do. If you resize, use the unsharp mask or Brightness/Contrast to sharpen it a bit. Adjust>Sharpness>Unsharp mask at Radius 1, strength 60, clipping 4. or Adjust>Brightness and Contrast set to Brightness of 5-contrast of 15. |
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Watermark Layers>New raster layer. Add your water mark on this new layer Layers>Merge>Merge all (flatten) |
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Save File>Export>Jpeg optimizer - compression of 20. |
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| These tutorials are translated with permission from the original writer. Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional. Feel free to share any of my tutorials on this site by a link back to my site, but do not copy and send the entire tutorial to anyone or any group. ©2003-2007 Ellie's Treasures |