*~*Santa's Greetings  *~*
(non-animated tutorial)


Jeanne's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here.


The tutorial was created in PSP 9.

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Download the supplies here.
(File size - 505kb)

The background was made by Jeanne
She is currently learning how to
make fractals at this Dutch club below:


You can also explore
the world of Fractals
on the
Magstags Fractal Page

FILTERS NEEDED
 Screenworks - Close knit

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Ok, let's do it! :)

THE COLOR PALETTE
Foreground color #aa2424
Background color on a gold pattern

Open a new transparent canvas, size 600 x 450 pixels.
Fill with the foreground color.
Layers - New Raster layer
Selections - Select All.
Copy and paste the image 'jeanne_fractaltest'
into the selection.
Selections - Select None.

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize:
Hue 255 / Saturation 164.

Copy and paste the tube 'tinad(14)' onto the canvas.
Click on the second layer in the Layers palette.
Activate the Eraser tool and carefully clean up Santa's face :)
Layers - Merge - Merge All.
Selections - Select All.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 40
Selections - Invert.
Fill with the gold pattern.
Effects - Filter Effects - Screenworks - Close Knit.
Selections - Select All.
Selections - Modify - Contract by 37.
Selections - Invert.
Click 1x on your delete key.

Activate the bottom layer in the Layers palette.
Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel:


Layers - merge - Merge All.
Selections - Select None
Image - Add Borders: 3 pixels white.
Select with the Magic Wand.
Layers - New Raster Layer
Fill with the gold pattern.
Filter - Screenworks - Close Knit.
Selections - Select None.

Copy and paste the corner tube onto the canvas.
Position it as seen in the example.
Layers - Duplicate.
Image - Mirror.
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Flip
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror.
You have 4 corners now.
Layers - Merge - Merge All.


Layers - New Raster layer.
Activate your Text tool and find
a nice font, such as 'Copper Alt Caps extra', size 26.
Type your text - the gold pattern should
be the foreground color.
Add your watermark or name
and you're done! :)

Merry Christmas!
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translated on the 30th December 2006

 

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