(CS4U) 3) TUT Broken Trellis SB by Gamocks Creations, supplies attached

Broken Trellis SB Tutorial by Kathleen aka Gamock's Creations & Tuts  February 2011   This tutorial is my own creation, any resemblance to another tutorial is purely coincidental   This was made using PSP 9 ...other versions might need adjustments   Skill level - Advanced Beginner   Supplies Needed    A mist or tube   Brush a-dozi's-backgrounds-08 001.PspBrush Supplies Available Here   Visit Dozi's site Dozi's Tubes & Brushes   Filters   VM Extravaganza > shoutin'! Available Here  Hint: Most VM Filters will show up if they are imported into I.C.Net Software > Filters Unlimited 2.0 Available Here  Unplugged Tools > Compose Available Here    Preparation    Install filters if needed   Put both a-dozi's-backgrounds-08 001.Pspbrush and BrushTip_a-dozi's-backgrounds-08 001.PspScript in your My PSP Brush folder   Performance Notes:   All settings will remain the same unless changes stated.    Let's Get Started   1. File > Open Find your Mist/Tube   2. Window > Duplicate or (Shift +D) to duplicate your image Close original   3. Image > Resize Settings: Resample using = Bicubic Lock aspect ratio = Checked Resize all layers = Checked Width = Not wider than 300 Pixels Height = 380 Pixels   *Optional 4. Adjust > Sharpness > Sharpen   5. Dropper Tool Choose two colors Foreground = Light Background = Med Minimize   6. Materials Palette Left click on your background color and write down the Hue(H) and Saturation(S) numbers Note: this is needed if you are using a med/dark color   7. Materials Palette Change your Foreground to Gradient Settings: Gradient = Foreground-background Style = Linear Angle = 45 Repeats = 3 Invert = Not checked  Texture = Not checked   8. File > New Settings: Width = 450 Pixels Height = 325 Pixels Raster Background = Checked Transparent = Checked   9. Flood Fill Tool Settings: Match mode = None Sample merged = Not checked Blend mode = Normal Opacity = 100 Fill this layer with your dark color   10. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds Settings: Width = 52 Opacity = 27 Color = white Horizontal = Checked Light from left/top = Not checked   11. Effects > Plugins > Unplugged Tools > Compose Settings: Horizontal scale = 52 Vertical scale = 19   Optional: If you dark color has changed too much at this point from the original color do this step.   12. Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Colorize Put the numbers for your dark color you wrote down earlier in the Hue and Saturation boxes.   13. Image > Rotate > Free Rotate Settings: Direction = Right Degrees Free = 90 All Layers = Checked   14. Layers > New Raster Layer   15. Paint Brush Settings: a-dozi's-backgrounds-08 001.PspBrush Size = 425 Step = 25 Density = 100 Rotation = 0 Opacity = 100 Blend mode = Normal Continuous = Not checked Wet look paint = Not checked Using your gradient place your brush centered and a little from the top over your image and double click. See example below.   Note: If you find that the brush effects are too dark you can lower the opacity to this layer   16. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   17. Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling Settings: Corner & Vertical = Selected Vertical offset = 0 Transition = 50     18. Layers > New Raster Layer   19. Flood Fill Tool Fill this layer with your gradient   20. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur Settings: Radius = 25   21. Effects > Plugins > VM Extravaganza > shoutin'! Settings: Bars = 29 Gap Width 215 Top Amplitude = 152 Bottom Amplitude = 29 Top Rhythm = 75 Bottom Rhythm = 84 Transparency = 0 Move On/Off = 255   22. Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel Settings: Bevel = 2 Width = 1 Smoothness = 0 Depth = 1 Ambience = 0 Shininess = 0 Color = White Angle = 315 Intensity = 50 Elevation = 30   23. Layers > Duplicate   24. Image > Rotate > Free Rotate Settings: All Layers = Not checked   25. Image > Flip   26. Selection Tool > Custom Selection Settings: Top = 20 Left = 20 Right = 305 Bottom = 430   27. Selections > Invert   28. Edit > Clear   29. Layers Palette Make your middle layer active   30. Edit > Clear   31. Selections > Invert   32. Layers Palette Make your bottom layer active   33. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical & Horizontal = 0 Opacity = 100 Blur = 20 Color = Dark color Shadow on new layer = Not checked   Optional: If drop shadow doesn't show very much do next step making note that you do not want it too dark.   34. Edit > Repeat Drop Shadow   35. Selections > Select None   36. Layers Palette Make your middle layer active   37. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical & Horizontal = 2 Opacity = 35 Blur = 4 Color = Black   38. Layers Palette Make your top layer active   39. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow   40. Bring up your lowered mist/tube   41. Edit > Copy Minimize   42. Edit > Paste > Paste as New Layer   43. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical & Horizontal = 3 Opacity = 40 Blur = 7 Or use your favorite settings   If using a mist, you can leave off the drop shadow   Optional: At this time you can add text   44. Layers > Merge > Merge Visible   45. Image > Canvas Size Settings: Width = 1700 Pixels (or your preference) Height = 450 Pixels Lock aspect ratio = Not checked Placement = Left/Middle   46. Layers > New Raster Layer   47. Layers > Arrange > Move Down   48. Flood Fill Tool Fill this layer with your dark color   49. Effects > Texture Effects > Blinds   50. Effects > Plugins > Unplugged Tools > Compose   Note: If you changed the color after doing this earlier then do the next step.   51. Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Colorize   52. Materials Palette Change your foreground gradient to your light color   53. Layers > New Raster Layer   54. Flood Fill Tool Fill this layer with one of your colors   55. Layers Palette Lower the opacity of this layer to 80 or to your liking   56. Layers Palette Make your top layer active   57. Effects > 3D Effects > Drop Shadow Settings: Vertical & Horizontal = 4 Opacity = 45 Blur = 30 Color = Black Shadow on new layer = Checked   58. Effects > Image Effects > Seamless Tiling   59. Layers > New Raster Layer   60. Layers > Arrange > Bring to Top   61. Add your Watermark   62. File > Export > JPEG Optimizer Settings: Set compression value to = 20   You're finished   I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.   A Special Thank You to the United Tut Testers that participated in making this tutorial the best it can be! You are all the Best!!!   Sharon K, Ev, Diane (LBM), Deanne, Elaine, Sue F, Heidy, Bev, Pat W, Barbara     Huggs Kathleen gamock2003@rogers.com   Please link back to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gamocks_Creations_and_Tuts/   and   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/united_tut_writers_inc/