EMBOSSING AN IMAGE/GRAPHIC
IF YOU NEED AN IMAGE TO WORK WITH
HERE IS ONE YOU CAN RIGHT CLICK ON AND SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER.
OPEN PAINT SHOP PRO (any version, just improvise)
This tutorial was made in psp9
OPEN AN IMAGE/GRAPHIC
CLICK – EFFECTS – TEXTURE EFFECTS – EMBOSS
SCREEN SHOT [BEFORE/AFTER]
WE WILL DO SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THIS EMBOSSED GRAPHIC
COLORIZING:
CLICK – ADJUST – HUE AND SATURATION – COLORIZE
KEEP CLICKING ON THE DICE UNTIL YOU FIND A COLOR YOU LIKE
OR CHOOSE FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU BY “PRESETS”
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INVERTING - negative image
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CURVES
CLICK - ADJUST – BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST – CURVES
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THE POSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS
DON’T BE AFRAID TO CLICK ON TABS AND EXPERIMENT
EMBOSSING TUBES AND
OTHER TRANSPARENT GRAPHICS
HERE IS A TRANSPARENT GRAPHIC
WE WILL NOW LEARN HOW TO TURN IT INTO A
RASTER LAYER SO WE CAN EMBOSS IT
OPEN PSP
OPEN A TRANSPARENT GRAPHIC
OR OPEN A NEW TRANSPARENT WINDOW
AND USE A TUBE FROM YOUR TUBE FOLDER
FOR PSP9 CLICK ON
LAYERS - MERGE - MERGE ALL [FLATTEN]
NOW WE HAVE THIS:
OR YOU COULD SKIP THIS STEP AND JUST EMBOSS THE GRAPHIC
SEE HOW BELOW
NEX STEP:
EFFECTS - TEXTURE EFFECTS - EMBOSS
TO PLACE AN EMBOSSED IMAGE ON A BKGRD
ON THE EMBOSS - CLICK
EDIT - COPY
ON THE BKGRD CLICK
EDIT - PASTE - PASTE AS NEW LAYER
CLICK ON THE RASTER LAYER IN THE LAYERS PALLET
HOVERING YOUR POINTER OVER THE LAYERS
WILL SHOW YOU A LITTLE PICTURE OF WHICH ONE IT IS
DOUBLE CLICK ON IT - THIS WILL BRING UP A NEW WINDOW
IN THE LAYER PROPERTIES WINDOW - NEXT TO BLEND MODE
IS A DROPDOWN WINDOW - CLICK ON - SOFT LIGHT - OK
YOU CAN NOW CLICK ON THE "MOVE TOOL"
AND MOVE YOUR EMBOSSED EMAGE ANYWHERE YOU WANT IT
ADD IT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WISH
AND EVEN MIXED THEM UP WITH DIFFERENT GRAPHICS
HAVE FUN CREATING - ANY QUESTIONS SEND ME AN IM
Tutorial: Embossed Leaves PSP [assembling]
X Tutorial - Winter Bkgrd – EmbossedTutorial – Autumn leaves [assembling]
Here are the graphics we will be working with on this tutorial. Please save them to a folder on your computer.
Bkgrd Body
http://allpoetry.com/images/ext/Background/624/730.jpg
Border
Embossed Leaves
http://allpoetry.com/images/ext/Background/624/732.jpg
Embossed Birds
Graphic Picture Autumn Tree
Graphic Picture 2 (bird)
OPEN PSP
OPEN THE "BKGRD BODY" & THE "EMBOSSED LEAVES"
Zoom them both down to 40 % so you'll have room for them both
HIGHLIGHT THE "EMBOSSED LEAVES"
CLICK "EDIT" - "COPY"
HIGHLIGHT THE "BKGRD BODY"
CLICK "PASTE" - "PASTE AS NEW LAYER"
IT WILL NOW LOOK LIKE THIS BELOW:
DOUBLE CLICK ON THE "RASTER 1" WINDOW LOCATED AT THE RIGH OF THE SCREEN
YOU WILL GET A BOX LIKE THIS:
NEXT TO "BLEND MODE" IN THE DROPDOWN MENU CHOOSE:
"SOFT LIGHT" -
MAKE SURE YOUR SETTINGS ARE LIKE THIS:
THEN CLICK "OK"
XOX
YOUR BKGRD BODY WILL NOW LOOK LIKE THIS BELOW:
THIS BKGRD COULD STAND ON IT'S OWN AT THIS POINT: BUT: LETS KEEP CREATING!
CLOSE THE "EMBOSSED LEAVES"... OPEN THE "EMBOSSED BIRDS"
THEN CLICK ON THE "MOVE TOOL" THEN "HIGHLIGHT" THE EMBOSSED HAWKS
CLICK "EDIT" - "COPY"
HIGHLIGHT THE "BKGRD BODY"
CLICK "EDIT" - "PASTE" - "PASTE AS NEW LAYER"
XoX
WITH THE "MOVE TOOL" MOVE THE EMBOSSED HAWKS
TO WHERE YOU WANT THEM IN THE BKGRD
[THEY SHOW UP BEST IN THE RED LEAF TREE]
XoX
DOUBLE CLICK ON "RASTER 2"
FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU - CHOOSE - "SOFT LIGHT"
making sure the boxes are correctly checked THEN CLICK "OK"
IF THE BIRDS ARE "OFF A BIT" AND YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM
USE YOUR "MOVE TOOL" AND PUT THEM WHERE YOU LIKE. THEN...
CLICK ON "LAYERS" [top of screen] "MERGE" - "MERGE VISIBLE"
NOW WE ARE BACK TO HAVING ONLY ONE LAYER:)
CLOSE THE "EMBOSSED HAWKS/BIRDS"
OPEN THE "BORDER"
MAKE IT SMALLER WITH THE ZOOM TOOL SO IT FITS NICELY ON THE PAGE.
WITH THE "BORDER" HIGHLIGHTED
CLICK - "EDIT - COPY"
HIGHLIGHT THE "BKGRD BODY"
CLICK - "EDIT - PASTE" - "PASTE AS NEW SELECTION"
THEN ALIGN IT CAREFULLY
SO THERE ARE "NO GAPS" AT THE TOP OR BOTTOM & CLICK ONCE
IF IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT IS NOT ALIGNED CLICK "UNDO"
AND TRY AGAIN... ONCE IT IS ALIGNED PERFECTLY,
HOLD DOWN THE "CTRL" KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD AND "D"
TO DE-SELECT - GETTING RID OF THE MARCHING ANTS:)
The border bkgrd is now finished:)
MAKING A MATCHING "PAGE GRAPHIC/TAG"
CLOSE ALL THE ABOVE IMAGES...
OPEN THE 2 "GRAPHIC PICTURES" and move them aside making room
for a "new" window.
CLICK - FILE - NEW - AND FILL IN THESE SETTINGS:
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE "TRANSPARENT" CHECKMARKED
NOW WE HAVE A TRANSPARENT BLANK WINDOW
HIGHLIGHT THE "TREE GRAPHIC"
CLICK - "EDIT" - "COPY"
HIGHLIGHT THE "NEW WINDOW"
CLICK - "EDIT" - "PASTE" - "PASTE AS NEW SELECTION"
AND PLACE IT NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER (see below)
NOW HIGHLIGHT THE "BIRD" GRAPHIC
CLICK "EDIT" - "PASTE" - "PASTE AS NEW SELECTION"
PUT IT ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT OF THE TREE GRAPHIC (see below)
CLICK ON "CTRL D ON THE KEYBOARD TO DE-SELECT
YOU CAN CROP THIS IMAGE OR LEAVE IT AS IS..........
SAVE AS TYPE: [*.PNG]
THAT'S ALL FOLKS*grin*
SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN, AS *.PNG OR *.JPEG
SAVE & OPEN THIS “BKGRD TILE” IN MS PAINT
CLICK – EDIT – SELECT ALL – EDIT - COPY
CLICK – IMAGE – ATTRIBUTES – fill in as the screenshot below
CLICK – EDIT – PASTE
.
TILE - ALL THE WAY TO 1300 PIXELS [keep clicking - edit - paste]
(ALL THE WAY, USE YOUR SLIDER BAR AT THE BOTTOM IF YOU NEED TO)
if it doesn't line up right click EDIT - UNDO and start again
.
AFTER IT IS ALL TILED - - -
CLICK – EDIT – SELECT ALL – EDIT – COPY
CLICK – IMAGE – ATTRIBUTES – fill in as the screenshot below
CLICK – EDIT – PASTE
.
POSITION THE COPY INTO PLACE
.
NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE A BKGRD IMAGE 1300 X 388
SAVE AS *JPEG OR AS *PNG
.
UP-LOAD THE FOLLOWING GRAPHICS AND SAVE TO YOUR COMPUTER
SNOW OVERLAY [SAVE AS *PNG ONLY]
EMBOSSED SNOWFLAKES
SNOWFLAKE 01 [SAVE AS *PNG ONLY]
SNOWFLAKE 02 [SAVE AS *PNG ONLY]
OPEN PAINT SHOP PRO
(this tutorial is done in PSP9 but can be altered for the other versions)
OPEN THE “BKGRD” YOU MADE IN MS PAINT
CLICK –
ADJUST – BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST – BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST
FILL IN THE AS THE SCREENSHOT BELOW (then click OK)
WE NOW HAVE A LIGHTER BKGRD
OPEN "EMBOSSED SNOWFLAKES"
CLICK "EDIT - COPY"
HIGHLIGHT THE "BKGRD"
CLICK "EDIT - PASTE - PASTE AS NEW LAYER"
USE THE "MOVE TOOL" TO POSITION IT INTO PLACE
DOUBLE CLICK ON "RASTER 1" IN THE LAYERS PALLET
A NEW WINDOW WILL OPEN
FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU NEXT TO "BLEND MODE"
SELECT "SOFT LIGHT"
KEEP REPEATING THIS STEP UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL OF THE BKGRD TILED
SELECTING "SOFT LIGHT" EACH TIME...
AND CLICKING ON THE NEW RASTER LAYER EACH TIME.
YOU WILL END UP WITH 4 RASTER LAYERS TOTAL.
NOW THE BKGRD SHOULD BE EMBOSSED COMPLETELY - WITH SNOWFLAKES
.
CLICK - LAYERS - MERGE - MERGE ALL (FLATTEN)
CLOSE THE "EMBOSSED SNOWFLAKES"
OPEN THE "SNOW OVERLAY GRAPHIC"
ON THE SNOW OVERLAY
CLICK - "EDIT - COPY"
HIGHLIGHT THE BKGRD
CLICK - "EDIT - PASTE - PASTE AS NEW SELECTION"
POSITION THE SNOW IN PLACE
AND REPEAT THE STEPS TO COVER THE ENTIRE BKGRD
NOW THE BKGRD IS COVERED IN SNOW AND EMBOSSED WITH SNOWFLAKES
CLOSE THE "SNOW OVERLAY"
OPEN “SNOWFLAKE 1 & SNOWFLAKE 2”
HIGHLIGHT SNOWFLAKE 1 TO SELECT IT
CLICK – “EDIT – COPY”
HIGHLIGHT “THE BKGRD” TO SELECT IT
CLICK – “EDIT – PASTE – PASTE AS NEW SELECTION”
POSITION THE SNOW FLAKE IN THE BORDER AREA OF THE BKGRD (far left)
Click “ctrl D” to deselect and make the marching ants go away.
HIGHLIGHT “SNOWFLAKE 2”
CLICK – “EDIT – COPY”
HIGHLIGHT “THE BKGRD” TO SELECT IT
CLICK – “EDIT – PASTE – PASTE AS NEW SELECTION”
POSITION THE SNOW FLAKE IN THE BORDER AREA OF THE BKGRD (far left)
UNDER THE OTHER SNOWFLAKE
Click “ctrl D” to deselect and make the marching ants go away.
CLICK "LAYERS - MERGE - MERGE ALL (FLATTEN)
YOU HAVE NOW MADE A WINTER BKGRD
SAVE YOUR WORK AS *.PNG OR *.JPEG
Try using different graphics and tiles, experiment with shades and colors, don't be afraid to use UN-DO and keep trying until you find what pleases your eyes. Try using all types of different programs to get unique looking patterns too like the FREE program sTile found on the web, it is a grand little program... This tutorial was made with 2 programs but could have been made in psp9 only... This was to just get you to strike out and use different programs together to get effects.
I hope you've learned something new but most of all I hope you've had FUN*grin*
*hug*
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