::: Update: 25 March, 2010 19:40 :::

This lesson was written by Ann on March 23 2010 in the Dutch version of PSP X3
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::: Degree of difficulty: Level 2 - Items: 76 :::


  • Materials:
      • 2 tubes: "@nn_230310_balk_Amber_tdstudio.pspimage" "@nn_080406_Spring_BritaSeifert_TD_©_small.pspimage"
        -- open in the PSP program
      • 2 images: "amber_1.jpg" "amber_2.jpg"
        -- open in the PSP program
      • 1 background: @nn_230310_bg_Amber_tdstudio.jpg
        -- open in the PSP program
      • 4 selections: "@nn_210310_selecties_001_Amber_tdstudio.PspSelection" "@nn_210310_selecties_002_Amber_tdstudio.PspSelection" "@nn_210310_selecties_003_Amber_tdstudio.PspSelection" "@nn_210310_selecties_004_Amber_tdstudio.PspSelection"
        extract into the map:
        ------- ››C:\Users\YourName\Documents\My PSP-Files\Selections
      • Script-restricted: @nn_230310_tekst_amber_tdstudio.PspScript
        ------- ›› C:\Users\YourName\Documents\My PSP-Files\Scripts-restricted
      • 1 brush: @nn_230310_wolken_Amber_tdstudio.PspBrush
        ------- ›› C:\Users\YourName\Documents\My PSP-Files\brushes
      • 1 font: PirouetteLTStd-Separate1.ttf
        ------- ›› minimize or install c:\ disk

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  • Filters:
      • unlimited 2.0 - here
      • VM Naturel - here
      • OptikverveLabs - Virtual Photographer - here
      • Flaming Pear - Flood - here

        Install the filters.
  • Preparation
    Foreground color =  #f98520 , background color = brown color #453e36
    Material Palette looks like this:


    Be sure Script is checked here:
    View - Toolbars - script



Feel free to change opacity and blend mode from the layers if you use material of your own

  • The lesson
  1. Open background:
    @nn_230310_bg_Amber_tdstudio.jpg
    By using other colors: Adjust – Hue and Saturation - Colorize 
  2. Window – Duplicate – Close original and proceed with the copy
  3. Effects - Plugins - VM Naturel - Sparkle with settings shown below
  4. Activate  pspimage file: @nn_230310_balk_Amber_tdstudio.pspimage (colorize if necessary)
    Edit - Copy
    Activate  your working area, Edit - Paste as new layer
  5. Layers - new raster layer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. Activate Selection Tool – Custom selection:


    With these values:
  7. Flood Fill the selection with the background color #453e36 and Select None
    This is the result:
  8. Layers - Duplicate
  9. Effects- reflection-effects – pattern with these settings

  1. Adjust - blur – Motion blur with these settings:
  2. Effects – Image Effects - Offset:


    This is the result:
  3. Adjust - Blur – Gaussian Blur: Radius: 10
  4. Activate the Layer Palette  -  blend mode = Soft Light
  5. Layers - new rasterlayer
  6. Activate Brush and choose:
    @nn_230310_wolken_Amber_tdstudio


    Apply twice on the same spot with the orange color

  7. Activate the Layer Palette and decrease the opacity of the layer into 50%, blend mode = Dodge
  8. Layers - new rasterlayer
  9. Selection – Load/Save selection - load selection from disk and choose my selection :
    @nn_210310_selections_001_Amber_tdstudio
  10. Flood Fill with the orange color
  11. Selections - modify - contract with 10 px ,the selection stays active
  12. Flood Fill with the background color
  13. Selections - modify - contract with 1 px , the selection stays active
  14. Flood Fill once more with the orange color
  15. Selections - modify - contract with 1 px
  16. Delete on your keyboard and Select None
  17. Layers - Duplicate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  18. Effects – Texture Effects – Polished Stone:
    Color White


    This is the result:
  19. Selection – Load/Save selection - load selection from disk and choose my selection:
    @nn_210310_selections_002_Amber_tdstudio


  20. Delete on your keyboard and Select None
  21. Layers - Merge – Merge down !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  22. Adjust – Add/Remove Noise – add Noise:
  23. Effects - Plugins - Simple - Top Left Mirror and you have this result:
  24. Selection – Load/Save selection - load selection from disk and choose my selection:
    @nn_210310_selections_003_Amber_tdstudio


  25. Activate image amber_1
  26. Adjust – Add/Remove Noise – add Noise: change value into 10
  27. This image, Edit - Copy
    Activate  your working area, Edit - Paste AS NEW LAYER
  28. Move with the Move Tool see example
  29. Delete on keyboard – this is the result
  30. Activate the 2d image
  31. Repeat - Add Noise same settings
  32. Edit - Copy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  33. Activate your working area
  34. Selection – Load/save selection – Load selection from disk and choose:
    @nn_210310_selections_004_Amber_tdstudio
  35. Edit - Paste AS NEW LAYER
  36. Move Tool – move as shown below

  37. Delete on keyboard and then Selections – Select None
  38. Layers - Merge – Merge Down  - twice
    (2 photo’s with the frames are merged) -->> Rename this layer FRAMES
  39. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:
  40. Layers - Duplicate
  41. Effects -  Image Effects - Offset:
  42. Adjust - Blur – Motion Blur
  43. Layers – Arrange - Move Down
  44. Activate the Layer Palette, opacity of the layer: 75%, blend mode: Normal:
  45. Layer Duplicate
  46. Image - Mirror
  47. Image - Flip
  48. Layer Palette: blend mode: Dodge:
  49. Layers - Merge – Merge All (Flatten)
  50. Layers - Duplicate
  51. Effects - Plugins - OptikverveLabs - Virtual photographer and choose: HALO
  52. Layer Palette - decrease the opacity of the layer to 50%
  53. Layers - Merge – Merge all Layers (Flatten)
  54. Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flood and choose my preset: @nn_230310_preset_flood_amber_tdstudio.q8r


    This is the result
  55. Activate the tube: @nn_080406_Spring_BritaSeifert_TD_©_small.pspimage
    Edit - Copy
    Activate your working area, Edit - Paste as New Layer
  56. Effects – Image Effects - Offset with settings shown below
  57. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with settings shown below
  1. Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flood same preset
    @nn_230310_preset_flood_amber_tdstudio.q8r
    This is the result:
  2. We will write the text now
    We will use a restricted script:
    Image -  new Image:


    Switch the colors in the material palette – orange becomes the background color:
  3. Activate Text tool with settings shown below:

    Typ the text Click Apply
  4. Layers – Convert to raster layer
  5. Edit - Copy
    Edit - Paste as NEW IMAGE
  6. Activate the script-menu and search for my script:
    @nn_230310_tekst_amber_tdstudio click the blue arrow:

    click OK on every question
    Result
  7. Edit - Copy
    Activate your working area, Edit - Paste as new layer and move to its place
  8. Layers - merge – merge all layers (flatten)
  9. Effects - Plugins - Unlimited 2.0 - Buttons & Frames - Glass frame 2:
  10. Save as a JPG background for script  downloaden here -->> colorize if necessary)