Hypnosis

Gerda's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here

Translated 6th October 2006

This tutorial can be done in either PSP 8, 9 or 10.
An average to good knowledge of PSP
is required.

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MATERIALS NEEDED:

Filters:	FM Tile Tools Filters Unlimited David Blends
Supplies:	Gold Pattern 2 Filly tubes Preset Shape:gerdablok6. 3 Selections 1 Font

Filters Unlimited : download here

The David Blend filter should be imported
into Filters Unlimited!! download here

Supplies: Download here

Right-click on the downloaded zip files
and click on 'exctract to here',
otherwise Lycos will only show and empty file.
Copy everything to your files before you start the tutorial
and restart PSP for the filters to work.

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Step 1

Change the foreground color to #baa1be,
background to #64405f.

Change the foreground color to gradient
with these settings:
Style - Linear;
Angle - 45;
Repeats - 1;
Invert - unchecked.

Open a new transparent canvas, size 600 x 400px.

Fill the canvas with the gradient.

Import the David Blend filters into Filters Unlimited now
if you haven't done it yet !!!!

Filters Unlimited -->Layout Tools -->Contrast Checkers -->
size amount on 4

Filter-->FM Tile Tools -->Blend Emboss

Step 2

On the same layer:
Selections --> Load / Save --> Load From Disk.
Find the 'S40'- selection and apply.
Fill the selection with the gradient.
Open the ' filly 1069'- tube
Copy and Paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Drag it to the left.
Selections --> Invert.
Press 'Delete' on your keyboard.
Deselect.

Activate your bottom layer.

Add a new raster layer.
Change your foreground color to your light color.

Selections --> Load/Save --> Load Selection From Disk.
Find the 'GerdaS42'- selection and apply.

Effects --> Texture Effects -->Blinds.
Apply with the settings: 4/9 - all options checked, color black.

Merge all layers.

Step 3

Your foreground on the light color.
Add a new raster layer.

Selections --> Load / Save --> Load From Disk.
Find the ' GerdaS41'- selection and apply.
Fill with your light color.

Effects -- Texture Effects -- Blinds.
Apply with these settings:
4/9 , all options checked, color black.
Deselect.
Duplicate this layer.
Image --> Mirror.
Merge layers.

Step 4

Change your foreground color to the gold pattern.
Activate the Pen tool.
Line style - dots
Size - 2.
Draw 2 lines
as seen below.

Adjust -->Sharpness --> Sharpen.

Drop shadow: 0/1/40/0 color black

Layers -->duplicate.

Image --> Flip

Merge layers.

Add a new layer.
Fill with the gold pattern.
Selections --> Select All
Selections --> Modidy --> Contract by 1.
Press the 'Delete key' on your keyboard.
Deselect.

Step 5

Foreground color on gold.
Background color on the dark color.
Activate the Preset Shapes Tool.
Find the 'gerdablok6'- shape.
Change the linestyle to 'dots' -
'Retain Style' should be unchecked.

Draw a line in the top left
as seen below.

Duplicate this layer.
Image --> Mirror.
Image --> Flip.
Merge the layers.

Step 6

Open the'filly hypnose'- tube.
Image --> Resize 4x to 80% Bicubic.
Copy and paste onto the canvas.

Apply a drop shadow: 0/5/50/5 color black

Merge layers.

Background on gold.
Add your name.
The 'Sloop ScriptThree'- font was used
in the example tag.
Apply a drop shadow: 0/1/40/0 color black.

Add a 3 pixel border in your dark color #64405f

Add a 1 pixel border in the gold pattern.

You're finished! :)

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