HERO


Gerda's original Dutch tutorial here



This tutorial was done in PSP 9
but can also be done in Corel PSP 10
A intermediate knowledge of
the program is required.
 

FILTERS NEEDED
DC Special
Xenofex 1.0

Supplies:
A tube of Susan
A picture frame - store it in your PSP - Picture frames folder
(of the program)
A textbrush and some tubes.

 Do not dubble-click on the zip file to open it.
Right-click on the unopened file
and choose - 'extract (from) here.
Copy all the images and move them to a folder of your choice if
you want to.
If you don't do it this way Lycos will indicate an empty file.
Download the supplies here.


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METHOD

Step 1

Foreground color on #75715c.

Open a transparent canvas, size 700 x 600 pixels.
Fill with the color.
Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds 3/100 all options checked
and color #7e7761.

Repeat the blinds effect but this time
'horizontal' should be unchecked.

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance.

Step 2
Add a new raster layer.

Selection Tool - Rectangle:
Custom selection:
Left  60
Top76 
Right 633
Bottom 519

Fill the selection with this color #aea195 .

Copy the 'gerdaeffect8' - template.
Paste it into the selection
and keep selected !!

Filter-->xenofex 1,0 -->Crumple - as seen below:



Deslect.

Filter DC Special -->book 0/70

Drop shadow: 0/0 /50/15 color black.

Open the 'strikkiesgerda55- tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Position the bow in the center of the book.

Lock the bottom layer in the Layers palette.
Merge layers visible.
Image - Rotate - Free Rotate 10 - left
'Rotate single layer around canvas center = checked.
Merge layers visible.


Step 3
Add a new layer - fill with color #aea195.
Layers - Arrange - Move down.
Activate the top layer.


Effects -->Image Effects --> Page Curl:
( use your green color)


Merge the layers.

Step 4
Open the 'susan t3017'- tube.
Mmmmm...yummie! :-))
Copy and paste onto the canvas.
Move it to the left.
Apply a drop shadow: 10/10/50/5 color black.

Open the 'bloemlegergerda'- tube.
Copy and paste onto the canvas.
Move it to the bottom right on the edge of the page curl.

Add a new raster layer and set the foreground color to #4c454d.
Activate your Brush tool and find the 'gerdawords130'- brush.
Apply the brush to the canvas.
Merge layers visible.
Image - Picture Frame - find 'rand76' and apply as seen below:


Step 5
Open the 'SE44gerda'- tube.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Position it on the corner edge of the book.
Merge layers.
Use the deformation tool to cut the edge a bit so that
we can get a smaller white edge, as seen below:


Add a 1 pixel border in the green color.
Add a new raster layer.
Change the background to your green color.

Open the 'Carlotta Type - font.
Make the first letter size 150 and the rest of
your name size 48 if your name
can fit into the tag this way.

Apply an Inner Bevel
with the settings:


Step 6

Open Animation Shop.
Back to PSP.

Activate the Selection Tool with opacity on 5.
Select part of the magnificent hunk's torso - do a slowwww selection
and enjoy yourself - it's ladies hour, girls :-))
( Gerda makes me laugh here while I am
translating - very naughty of her! :-))


Press Shift +D on your keyboard to make a duplicate of your canvas.
Effects - Distortion Effects - Pinch: strength 10.
Deselect.
Copy and paste into AS as a new animation.
Activate the duplicate again.
Effects - Distortion Effects - Pinch: strength 20.
Deselect.
Copy and paste in AS behind the selected frame.

Edit - Select All ( frames in AS)
and change the animation properties 150.

Save.

You're finished ! :-)))