Me and My Cat

This lesson was written by me, Jille, on April 6th, 2010 in the Dutch version of PSP X3. The lesson can be made in other versions as well.
I followed my own ideas, any connection with an existing lesson is a coincidence.
2d example

Filters

Flaming Pear Transline (freebies)
Mura's Meister
DSB flux
Filter Factory D
Alien Skin Eye Candy Inpact 5

Credits and Material:
- A texture from this website http://www.reveries.fr/filtres/
- Font Univox
- Tube - 1Patries_DR137- Catwalk-29-7-09.pspimage
- Tube - Anna
- Tube - barbara-felisky-countrystreet-lp.pspimage
- Tube - Chartreux
- Tube - JB_Egyptian_vase.pspimage
- Tube - kts_cadre-noel10-copie.pspimage
- Tube - sonja-tube-divan-meubel-2006.pspimage

Material, selection and texture download here

I thank the tubers for their lovely material

Preparation
Install the Filters in your map with Filters ( import Factory D into <I C Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2 after opening the program)
Extract Selections into your map with selections
Extract Texture into your map textures
Install Font or minimize
Open PSP
Import filter factory D in <I C Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2
Open tubes in the program and minimize, or place them in a map of your choice
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Material
I choose #68696e for the foreground and #c5cddb for the background

Change the material from the foreground into a Foreground- Background gradient with these settings

The lesson

1. File - New - New image - transparent checked - 800/600 pixels
   
2. Floof Fill Tool - fill with the gradient
3. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian blur -radius 10
4. Effects - Plugins - Dsb flux - blast
   
5. Layers - Duplicate
6. Image - mirror
7. Layers palette - Blend Mode = Hard Light
8. Layers - Merge - Merge visible
   
9. Layers - Duplicate
10. Effects - Plugins - Filter Factory D - Infini tiles
    
11. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
12. Layers palette - Opacity 27 - Blend Mode = Overlay
13. Layers - Duplicate
14. Image - mirror
15. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
16. Layers - Merge - Merge visible
    
17. Layers - Duplicate
18. Selections - Select All
19. Selections - Modify - Contract 20 px
20. Selections - Invert
21. Flood Fill Tool - Fill with background color
22. Selections - Select None
    
23. Image - Resize - 80% - Smart Size - Resize all layers - not checked
24. Layers - Duplicate
25. Image - Resize - 80% - Smart Size - Resize all layers - not checked
26. Layers - Duplicate
27. Image - Free rotate 90° - right
    
28. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
    
29. Repeat drop shadow with Vertical and Horizontal = -5
    This is the result
    
    
30. Effects - Plugins - Mura Meister's Pole Transform
    
    Result
    
31. Close the two upper layers and make bottom layer active
    
32. Layers - Merge - Merge visible
    The merged layer stays active
    
33. Selection Tool - Custom Selection
    
34. Effects - Plugins - Mura Meister's Perspective Tiling
    
35. Selections - Select None
36. Layer palette - Open the closed layers- Make top layer active
37. Effects - Image Effects - Offset
    
38. Layer palette - Make middle layer active
39. Effects - Image Effects - Offset
    
    This is the result
    
40. Make bottom layer active
41. Layers - New Raster Layer
    
42. Material palette - Solid color instead of gradient
    
43. Selection Tool - Custom Selection
    
44. Flood Fill Tool - fill selection with foreground color
45. Effects - Texture Effects - Texture (color = background color)
    
46. Layers - New Raster Layer
47. Selection Tool - Custom Selection
    
48. Flood Fill Tool - fill selection with foreground color
49. Effects - 3D Effects - Inner bevel
    
50. Selections - Select None
    
51. Make top layer active
52. Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Transline
    
53. Layers - New Raster Layer
54. Selections - Load/Save selection- Load selection from disk
    
    
55. Open tube kts_cadre-noel10-copie
    
    the part we need is selected
56. Edit - Copy - Close the tube
    
57. On your working area - Edit - Paste into selection- Keep selected
58. Layers palette - Arrange - Move down
    
59. Open the tube barbara-felisky-countrystreet-lp
    
60. Edit - Copy - Close the tube
    
61. On your working area - Layers - New Raster Layer
62. Edit - Paste into selection
63. Selections - Select None
64. Layer palette - Arrange - Move down
    
65. Layer palette - Make bottom layer active
    Result should be this
    
    
66. Image - Canvas size
    
67. Magic Wand Tool - Tolerance and feather = 0 - click in the empy area on the left
68. Flood Fill Tool - flood fill with foreground color
69. Layer palette -promote selection to layer
70. Layers palette - arrange - bring to top
71. Effects - Texture Effects- Texture -same settings as used before
72. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact 5 - Extrude
    
73. Selections - Select None
74. Push letter K on the keyboard and pull up a little
75. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
    
76. Layers - Duplicate
77. Image - mirror
    Result
    
    
78. Open the tube sonja-tube-divan-meubel-2006
    
79. Tube layer has to be active - Edit - Copy - Close the tube
80. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
81. Image - Resize - Smart Size and resize all layers not checked
    - resize 1x op 80%
    - resize 1x op 90%
    Note - with Smart Size there is no need to sharpen afterwards. You may prefer to sharpen anyway because we have to resize it a lot
82. Move Tool - place against the window
    
83. Open de tube JB_Egyptian_vase
    
84. Tube layer has to be active - Edit - Copy - Close the tube
85. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
86. Image - Resize - Smart Size and resize all layers not checked
    - resize 4 x 80%
    - resize1 x 90%
87. Move Tool - place left from the window
    
88. Open de tube 1Patries_DR137- Catwalk-29-7-09
    
89. Tube layer has to be active - Edit - Copy - Close the tube
90. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
91. Image - Resize - Smart Size and resize all layers not checked
    - resize 3 x 80%
92. Move Tool - give it a nice spot
    
93. Open de tube chartreux
    
94. Tube layer has to be active - Edit - Copy - Close the tube
95. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
96. Image - Resize - Smart Size and resize all layers not checked
    - resize 2 x 50%
    - resize 1x 80%
97. Move Tool - lay gently down on the sofa
    
98. Open de tube Anna
    
99. Tube layer has to be active - Edit - Copy - Close the tube
100. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
101. Image - Resize - 77% - Smart Size and resize all layers not checked
102. Move Tool - give it a nice spot
     Result
     
103. Layers - Merge - Merge all (flatten)
     
104. Material palette- Foreground color = #7b819e - same backgroundcolor
     Change to gradient - same settings
105. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel black
106. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric NOT checked - Foreground color
     
107. Select using the Magic Wand Tool and flood fill with the gradient
108. Effects - Texture Effects - Sandstone
     
109. Selections - Invert
110. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
     
111. Repeat Drop Shadow with Vertical and Horizontal = -4
112. Selections - Select None
113. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel black
114. Material palette for the text
     Close Foreground color and background color = #68696e
     
115. Activate text tool
     
     write me and my cat
116. Click apply or click the check mark PSP X3
117. Move to its place
118. Layer palette - Convert to Raster layer
119. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
     
120. Layers - Duplicate
121. Image - Flip
122. Move Tool - place under the first text
123. Layers palette - Opacity = 89
124. Effects - Distortion Effects- Wind from the left 100°
     
125. Place watermark
126. Image - Resize - 900 pixels width - Smart Size - resize all layers checked
127. File - Save As- Give_a_name.jpg

So this was it, I hope you enjoyed this lesson
Hugs
Jille