Ballet Lily tutorial
You will need PSP9
KPT6 filter
zip file which you will find
Eyecandy 3
directions to install KPT6 Kat-Bliss preset included in the zip file.
Unzip gradients to your psp gradients folder.
Unzip the pattern file to your pattern folder in psp or open them in psp and they will be available in your patterns.
Unzip the Yawnovision.ttf to the folder where you keep your fonts. Open the font and minimize it so it will be available in psp font file.
Unzip the image files to a folder of your choice.
Follow directions to install the KPT6 filter preset included in the zip file.
From your folder open Image_5.psp
Shift+D to duplicate image and close original.
Set your foreground to Gradient - duotone lavender - Angle 0 - repeats 0 - Invert checked.
Flood fill the image with the gradient. Rename �Background�
Effects - KPT6 - Projector. Choose the new preset that you installed earlier. Click OK
Effects - Texture - Blinds with the following settings��opacity 50 - Horizontal UN checked - Light from left top CHECKED - color #8F81A4 - OK.
Add new layer - selections - load selection - from alpha channel. Choose selection1 and click OK.
Select gradient - Duotone lavender - Angle 90 - repeats 1 - Invert UN checked.
Flood fill selection.. Do NOT deselect.
Selections - modify - expand by 2.
Add new layer � select Pattern - cmv_gold - angle 90 - scale 100.
Flood fill with pattern - selections - select none.
With your mover tool click on the layer 3 and move it just below layer two. Close out your background layer and highlight layer 2. Layers - merge - merge visible. Rename this layer �2� .
Unhide your background layer with highlight still on layer �2� Effects - 3D effects - Drop Shadow with these settings: V and H 0 - opacity 100 - blur 4 - color #494156. OK
Open your Lily tube. Copy - paste as new layer on your working copy. Image - resize - bicubic - resize all layers UN checked - 90% - OK
Move your image so that is where you want it in your selection image. ( layer 2 ) lower the opacity of the lily to 30.
Open your eyes image. Copy and paste as new layer on your working image. Using your mover tool, place the eyes in the upper right hand corner of your canvass. Lower the opacity of the eyes to 40. Place the highlight on any layer. All layers showing.. Layers - merge - merge visible.
Open your dancer image. Copy and paste as new layer on your working image. With your mover tool, move the dancer down and to the left side of your image so that the toe on the longest leg just touches the gold trim.
Effects - plugins - eye candy 3 - drop shadow - with these settings: Direction 315 - distance 5 - blur 12 - opacity 87 - color # 786C8C - OK
Open your text tool with these settings: vector - size 55 - psp 9 on the drop down box with the arrow directions choose �black arrow to the left and red arrow down. - yawnovision.ttf - stroke 2 - foreground/stroke set at pattern - cm_gold - angle 90 - scale 100- background/fill set to color # 6c617d
Type your text click apply. Go to your layer and right click - convert to raster layer. Use your mover tool and place as shown in finished graphic shown above.
Adjust - sharpness - sharpen
Effects - 3D effects - Drop shadow same settings a before.
Highlight any layer and layers - merge - merge visible.
Selection tool set to rectangle - add ( shift ) feather 0 - antialias checked. Select from about halfway up your dancers skirt to the tip of her longest foot. The full width of the graphic. Right click on the blue bar at top of graphic.. Copy.. Place your arrow anywhere on the grey work area and right click� paste as new image.
Image� flip.
Right click .. Copy and paste as new layer on your working graphic. Use your mover tool to place the image so that they are toe to toe. Some of the image will be off the bottom of the graphic and that is OK. Lower the opacity of this layer to 40 . Layers - merge - merge visible.
This is the frame directions.
Image - add border - 5px - color #ffffff. OK
Select your magic want with these settings: mode add(shift) - tolerance and feather 0 - anti alias checked - outside selected
Click on the white border to select it. Flood fill with gold pattern. Do not deselect
Effects - 3D effects - inner bevel - with these settings: Default OK select none.
Image - add border - 15px - color #ffffff.OK
Select border with your magic wand.
Patterns.. Scroll up til you find the image of your cropped graphic that you used. Select it� flood fill your selection with this pattern.
Effects - 3D effects - inner bevel - select the Pillow preset OK
Image - add border - 5px - color #ffffff OK
Select the border with your magic wand and flood fill with the gold .
Effects - 3D effects - inner bevel - Set to default. OK
Open your corner image.. Copy - paste as new layer. Use your mover tool to place in the top left corner of graphic just below the last gold border.
Effects - 3D effects - drop shadow - same settings as before. OK
Right click on your highlighted layer - duplicate - image - mirror.
Right click on layer - duplicate - image - flip.
Right click on layer - duplicate - image - mirror.
Layers - merge - merge visible.
You may resize your image if you wish.
Save as a gif file to a folder of your choice and you are finished!!
I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. You may print this tutorial for your personal use but please do not duplicate it for distribution or post on any site without my consent. This tutorial was written on Jan. 12, 2005 by Liz Richardson. Please do not claim this tutorial or any part of it as your own. �2005TouchImages
All images used were tubed by talented others. If you recognize any of the images used, please let me know so that I may give credit where it is due.
