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I USED TO STRUGGLE WORKING WITH LAYERS
IN PSP - NOW I WOULDN'T WORK WITHOUT THEM, IT MAKES IT
SO MUCH EASIER TO MOVE THINGS AROUND. THERE ARE THOUGH, MUCH EASIER WAYS TO DO THIS BACKGROUND. THIS IS
GRAPHIC INTENSE SO PLEASE BE PATIENT FOR LOADING
PURPOSES. YOU SHOULD HAVE A GOOD WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF PSP FOR THIS TUTORIAL
THANK YOU
GO TO FILE - NEW IN PSP 8
OPEN A NEW WORK SPACE - I USED 500 X
500 AS I LIKE PLENTY ROOM TO WORK WITH
OPEN YOUR TUBE - WITH IT HIGHLIGHTED
GO TO EDIT - COPY
WITH YOUR NEW WORK SPACE ACTIVE GO TO
EDIT - PASTE AS NEW SELECTION
THEN SELECTIONS - NONE
ON YOUR LAYER PALETTE HIT THE
DUPLICATE ICON - SEE BELOW
YOU WILL NOW HAVE THIS
WITH THE TOP LAYER ACTIVE GO TO IMAGE
- FLIP
LAYERS - MERGE VISIBLE
HIT YOUR DUPLICATE ICON ON YOUR LAYER
PALETTE - YOU SHOULD HAVE BELOW
WITH YOUR COPY LAYER ACTIVE GO TO
IMAGE - ROTATE -
FREE
TYPE IN 45 AND MAKE SURE ALL LAYERS IS
NOT TICKED
HIT YOUR DUPLICATE ICON ON YOU LAYER
PALETTE - YOU SHOULD HAVE BELOW
WITH YOUR TOP LAYER ACTIVE - GO TO
IMAGE - ROTATE - FREE
SELECT THE 90 Degrees -
LEFT MAKING
SURE ALL LAYERS IS NOT TICKED
YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON
YOUR WORKSPACE NOW
NOW GO TO LAYERS -
MERGE - VISIBLE
THEN DUPLICATE OUR MERGED LAYER
GO TO IMAGE - ROTATE - FREE
SELECT FREE 45.00 RIGHT
YOU SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS
NOW
X OUT THE TOP COPY - HIGHLIGHT THE
BOTTOM LAYER
GO TO EFFECTS - TEXTURE EFFECTS -
MOSAIC
GLASS
YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR
UN X YOUR COPY LATER NOW AND
X
OUT MERGED LAYER
GO TO IMAGE - RESIZE - I PUT IN
80 % -
MAKE SURE AL LAYERS IS NOT TICKED
UN X YOUR LAYER NOW - YOU WILL HAVE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
LAYERS - MERGE VISIBLE
I
USED A TUBE FROM
YOU MAY NEED TO RESIZE IT - WITH IT
HIGHLIGHTED GO TO EDIT - COPY
HIGHLIGHT YOUR BACKGROUND IMAGE AND GO
TO EDIT - PASTE AS NEW LAYER
USE YOU MOVER TOOL TO POSITION HER
I ADDED A DROP SHADOW OF BELOW
SETTINGS
SET UP YOUR COLOUR PALETTE
I USED #624530
FOREGROUND
GOLD PATTERN - BACKGROUND
CLICK ON YOU TEXT ICON
I USED BELOW
YOU HAVE VECTOR LAYER CHOSEN SO THIS
WILL ALLOW YOU TO ANGLE YOUR TEXT THE WAY YOU WANT IT -
I ALSO ADDED THE SAME DROP SHADOW TO THE TEXT
LAYERS - MERGE
VISIBLE AND THAT'S YOU DONE
IF YOU WISH TO USE THE GIF OPTIMIZER
TO SAVE YOUR WORK WITHOUT A WHITE BACKGROUND CHECK OUT
MY TUTORIAL
HERE
OR SAVE IN YOUR NORMAL WAY
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