THIS TUTORIAL WAS CREATED AND WRITTEN BY MARITA 27.9.2006
Materials are collected for a long period from all over the web
 

DEMO PSP XI   HERE
You will need these filters for this tutorial :
Tramage and Graphics Plus
 

1.Open a new raster layer transparent : 600x300 px

2. Foregroundcolor :#b4a0c2 Backgroundcolor : #2c2c46

3. Now make gradient with your fore/backgroundcolors

4.Selections -> Select all

5. Layers -> Add a new raster layer....

6. Open your : Mariel2006juin tube.... Edit -> copy -> Close the tube-> Edit -> Paste into selection....

7.In your  Layerpalette...choose : Luminance L ...

8. Selections -> Select None

9. Open your : ascface2 tube...-> Edit -> Copy...Close the tube.. Edit -> Paste as a new layer

10. Activare your Mower-tool...Move a bit to the right side...

11. Layers -> New raster layer....

12 . Chose againg : color

13. Fill with your foregroundcolor...

14. Layers -> Load/save mask from disk -> Load from disk ->  Nik-Shingles2----

15. Layers -> Merge -> Merge group

16. Layers -> New raster layer

17. Selections -> Load/Save Selection from disk -> Load selection from disk -> Time2

18. With your  Mower-Tool  move the selection to left and down...there should only be  6 " stripes visble"

19. Swap to your gradienten

20. Layers -> Add a new layer...Fill in all selected areas

21. Effects -> Plugin -> Graphics plus -> Cross shadow....OK

22. Effects -> Tramages -> Pool shadow ->These settings :

23. Selections -> Select None

24. Open your : asd_face tube.... Edit -> Copy....Close the tube..Edit -> Paste as a new layer

25. Image -> Mirror

26. Move up and to left...

27. Layers -> Merge -> Merge all flatten

28. Layers -> Add a new raster layer

29. Now swap from gradient to foregroundcolor

30. Close the backgroundcolor !

31. Activate your : Preset-shape tool

32. Choose : elipse....

33. Now draw like this :

34. Layers -> Add a new raster layer

35. Activate your  text-tool : FONT ESP size :48 Pixels : with these settings:

36. Move your cursor and see the letter A  with a curve under it should appear:

37. Now write your name

38. In your layerpalette : Rightclick on : floating selection.Choose : promote selection to layer...Then click on your vectorlayer, delete

39. Layers -> Merge -> Merge all flatten

40. Selections -> Select None

41. Image -> Add border -> 25 px in your backgroundcolor...

42. Activate : Magic-Wand...Click on your border

43. Effects -> Plugin -> Grapichs plus -> Cross shadow -> OK

44. Effects -> Plugin -> Tramages -> Pool shadow -> OK

45. Selections -> Select None....

46. Layers -> Merge -> Merge all flatten....


Save and you're done :-)

 

Please do not copy/translate/upload to another site, from this tutorial...
MARITA

05.08.2009