Echidna - Gaia's daughter
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This lesson was written by Jille in the Dutch version from PSP XIII
op October 11 2010
I followed my own inspiration. Any connection with an existing lesson is merely a coincidence
It is possible to make this lesson in lower versions as well
Credits and Material
I thank the tubers for their lovely work. This lesson would not exist without their effort.
Masks Open in the program and minimize
Chat-0049
1217491289_masques
ButterflyDreams LRCIMAGES
Tubes Open in the program and minimize
fanou66-aout-2010-tm40
1Patries_DR145-femaletimberwolfhowling-pows-27-12-09
Font if not installed, minimize
Baskerville Old en Algerian
Download material here
Preset_UserDefinedFilter_Emboss_3.PspScript - Extract into the map Presets
Download here
Filters
<IC Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2
AAA Filters - AAA Multi-Filter
Preparation
Foreground color = c0c0c0
Background color = black
The lesson
- File - New - New Image - transparent checked
- Selections - Select all
.... - Open mask Chat-0049fff
- Edit - Copy and close
... - On your Image: Edit - Paste into selection
- Selections - Deselect all...
- Effects - User defined filter - Emboss3 - standard settings
... - Layers - New Raster layer
- fill with Foreground color
... - Layers - New Mask layer - from Image
- Layers - Merge - Merge group
- Effects - Edge effects - Enhance
- Layers - Merge -Merge down
.... - Effects -<IC Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2 - Edges, Square
Result
... - Image -Canvas size
... - Material Foreground - prepare foreground - background layer with these settings
- Layers - New Raster layer
- Fill with the gradient
- Adjust - Blur - Radial blur
- Adjust - Blur - Gaussian blur - radius 50
.... - Material palette - replace gradient with light color
- Layers - New Raster layer
- Flood fill with the Foreground color
.... - Layers - New Mask layer- from Image
- choose 1217491289_masques
- Layers - Merge - Merge group
- Effects - Edge effects - Enhance
- Layers - Merge -Merge down
.... - Effects - <IC Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2 - Paper Textures - Filter Paper
- Layer palette - Arrange - to the bottom
- Layer palette - Make top layer active and
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
Result
... - Make tube 1Patries_DR145-femaletimberwolfhowling-pows-27-12-09 active
- Edit - Copy and close
... - On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
- Image - Resize
- Repeat 4 times (use fast keys ctrl y on your keyboard)
- Effects - Image Effects - Offset
- Layer palette - Blend mode - Luminance (legacy)
- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
- Layers - Merge -Merge down
... - Effects - Photo-Effects- It is possible that this option is not available in lower versions, but you can colorize instead
Result
... - Activate bottom layer
close top layer for a moment (it makes it easier to manipulate) - Open the tube fanou66-aout-2010-tm40
- Edit - Copy - NOT CLOSE
... - On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
- Move tool - to the left see example
- Image - Resize - 110% - same settings
- Move a little to the right
- Layers - Duplicate
- Image - Mirror
- Layers - Merge - Merge down
- Adjust - Gaussian blur -radius 30
- Effects - <IC Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2 - Paper Textures - Filter Paper same settings (47 - 133)
.... - Layer palette - open top layer and make active
Result
... - Open the woman tube again
- Edit - Copy and close
... - On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
- Image - Mirror
- Effects - Image Effects - Offset
- Layer palette - Blend mode = overlay
- Image - Duplicate
- Layer palette - Blend mode = normal
... - Free hand selection tool and these settings
Make a selection round the face
- Selections - Modify - Feather - number of pixels = 9
- Selections - Invert and
- Edit - Clear (or delete on your keyboard)
- Selections - Deselect all
Result
- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
.... - Preparation for the text - Close Foreground color and background color = the light color
- Activate text tool
and write Gaia's daughter - Click the check mark to apply (top menu)
- Move to its place
- Layer palette - Convert to raster layer
- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow color #404040
- Layers - Merge - Merge visible
... - Material palette:
Foreground color = #6b0c06 and Background color = #9f5511
Prepare Foreground-background gradient with these settings
- Image - Rotate right
- Activate text tool again with these settings
and write Echidna. - Click the check mark to apply (top menu)
- Move to its place (on top)
- Make the text larger - Drag the nodes on both sides
Layer palette - Convert to raster layer - Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
- Layer palette - Blend mode = Luminance (legacy)
- Effects - Plugins - AAA Filters - AAA Multi-filter
Result
- Image - Rotate left
... - Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel black
- Selections - Select all
- Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 5 pixels color #fffff0
- Selections- Invert
- Effects - Plugins - AAA Filters - AAA Multi-filter - same settings
- Selections - Deselect all
... - Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel color black
- Selections - Select all
- Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 30 pixels color #fffff0
- Selections - Invert
- Fill selected border with foreground gradient
- Effects - Plugins - AAA Filters - AAA Multi-filter - same settings
- Selections - Deselect all
... - Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 pixel color #fffff0
- Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel color #6b0c06 (= Foreground color)
... - Image - Resize - 900 pixels width
- Add watermark
- File -Save as Give_a_name.jpg