*Any similarity to any other tutorial in purely coincidental.
Supplies
PSP 9 used but could be done
in other versions
Incredimail and Letter Creator
to display your results.
Choose a graphic (not a tube)
Zip
file contains my graphic, texture (winni.texture40.bmp) and 3 Masks
Preparation:
Open the texture into your
PSP texture folder.
Open masks in PSP and minimize.
Open desired graphic.
Use your own or use mine.
Image>Resize - Settings:
Width 300, Height 400 - Resample, Bicubic,
Lock
aspect ratio unchecked, Resize all layers checked.
Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen if
necessary.
Edit>Copy and paste as a new
image. Close the original.
In your materials palette choose
a light or medium color for the
foreground and a darker color
for the background.
Once settings are given they will remain the same unless designated.
Let's Get Started
1 - Layers>New Mask Layer>From
image
Source Luminance checked -
Invert mask data not checked
Choose mask 20/20 - OK
Layers>Merge Group
2 - Layers>New Raster Layer
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom
Fill with the dark color
Keep bottom layer selected.
3 - Layers>New Mask Layer>From
image
Invert mask data checked
Choose mask TLfishmesh - OK
Layers>Merge Group
4 - Effects>3D Effects>Drop
Shadow -
Settings:
H & V 5, Opacity 75, Blur 15, Color black
5 - Layers>Merge Visible
6 - Layers>New Raster Layer
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom
Fill with the light color
7 - Layers>Merge Visible
8 - Layers>New Mask Layer>From
image
Invert mask data not
checked
Choose mask 221 - OK
Layers>Merge Group
9 - Image>Canvas Size
Width 1280, Height 420
Settings:
Top 10, Bottom 10, Left 10,
Right
will adjust itself.
10 - Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow
11 - Layers>New Raster Layer
Layers>Arrange>Send to Bottom
Fill with the dark color
12 - Effects>Texture Effects>Textures>winni.texture40.bmp
Settings:
Size 35, Smoothness 5, Depth 1, Ambience 70, Shininess 0
Color
white, Angle 315, Intensity 30, Elevation 30
Effects>Edge
Effects, Enhance
13 - Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling - Setting: Default
14 - Layers>Merge Visible
15 - Layers>New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
16 - Save as jpg - Optimized at 25%
17 - Assemble in Letter Creator
Tile background
Set left margin at 320.
Please link this tut to: http://www.irish-cream.com/MaskedBeauty.html
Thanks Hobo Testers
Anne. Wendy, Laura, Kevin,
JaneH, Ellie, Blanca, Deb,
Jan, Debbi, Ingelise, Priscilla,
Betty, Sandy, Darlene,
MaryL, Nancy, Johnny. Liv
