1.

 

File---Open a new transparent image in this size :

Width---650---Height ---500 ---Pixels

Activate Flood Fill Tool (F) --- Flood fill the layer with the gradient

2.

Layers---New raster layer

3.

Activate Selection Tool-Custom Selection(S)-Rectangle use the settings below

Top 0---Left 35---Right 215---Bottom 500.



4.

Activate Flood Fill Tool (F) --- Flood fill the selection with the background color

5.

Selections---Modify---Contract ---3 pixels.

Activate Flood Fill Tool (F) --- Flood fill the selection with the gradient  

Selection remains activated.

6.

Effects---Texture Effects.

Blinds---3---50---Color Dark gray #808080

Horizontal and Light from top left checked.



7.

Selections---Select none.

8.

Effects---3D-effects
DropShadow 3---3---45---12. Color black..



9.

Layers---Duplicate

10.

Activate the top of the layer palette (Copy of Raster 2)

Effects---Distortion Effects---Warp--- 0---0--- Right 50-50.



11.

Move this to the right, against the edge

Effects---Image Effects---Offset---434---0---Customized---Transparent---checked.

12.

Layers---Duplicate.

13.

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)

14.

Activate Raster 2 in the layer palette

Move it to the center of your work

Effects---Image Effects---Offset---200----0---Customized---Transparent---checked.

15.

Activate Selection Tool(S)---Choose Selection Type Circle.



From the center of your work, draw a large Circle.

16.

Layers---New raster layer

Layers---Arrange---Bring to Top

Flood fill the selection with the gray background color

17.

Selections---Modify---Contract ---3 pixels. 

Flood fill the selection with the gradient ---Selection remains activated

18.

Effects---Texture Effects

Blinds---3---50---Color---Dark gray #808080.

Only---Light from top left checked.

 ( Uncheck Horizontal)



19.

Selections---Select none.

20.

With your move tool, move the circle

in the middle of your work

(Objects---Align---Center on canvas)

21.

Effects---3D-Effects
Drop Shadow 3---3---60---22. Color black.



22.

Layers---Properties---Reduce the opacity of this layer to 66%.

23.

Activate the Tube---Wit randje

Edit --- Copy

Activate your work --- Edit ---Paste as new layer

24.

Move to the left

(Objects---Align---Left)

25.

Layers---Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)

26.

Layers---Merge---Merge Down

27.

Layers---Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror vertical ( Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

28.

Activate again the Tube---Wit randje

Edit --- Copy

Activate your work --- Edit ---Paste as new layer

Effects---Image Effects ---Offset min 116---min 140
Layers --- Duplicate

Effects---Image Effects---Offset 235---0

Layers--- Merge---Merge Down

Layers---Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror vertical ( Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

29.

Activate the tube flower ---Cactusbloem

Edit --- Copy

Activate your work --- Edit ---Paste as new layer

30.

Image---Resize---90%.

Resize all layers not checked.

31.

Effects---3D-Effects

Drop Shadow 3---3---60---22. Color black



32.

Move the Cactus Flower

To the center of your work

(Objects---Align---Center in canvas)

33.

Open the tube---Deco balletjes

Edit --- Copy

Activate your work --- Edit ---Paste as new layer

34.

Effects---3D-Effects

Drop Shadow 3---3---45---12. Color black.



35.

Put the tube in a nice place---See finished image

Effects --- Image Effects---Offset min 250---200---

36.

Layers---Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror vertical ( Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

37.

Layers---Merge

Merge Down

38.

Layers---Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror vertical ( Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

39.

Image---Add borders---2 pixels---Color #808080.

Selections---Select All

40.

Image--Add borders---40 pixels---Color #c0c0c0.

Selections---Invert.

41.

Effects---Plugins ---ECWS---Tile Maker 1.0---at 80.

42

Image---Add borders---2 pixels---Color #808080.

43.

Selectionss---Select none

44.

Effects---Plugins

AAA Frames---Foto Frame---Default settings(40).



45.

Layers---New raster layer---Add your watermark

Save as JPG.

Have fun with the lesson.

Greetings Mieke