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make sure you have read them.
The finished product is yours to do with as you wish! However, the tutorial follows my Terms of Use.
This tutorial was written on March 16,2005 using PSP9. Sorry, but I do not think it will work in PSP versions below 8. The feedback does not allow as many options.
The finished product is yours to do with as you wish!
New Image 400 X 400 Transparent
Paint Brush - Petal color you want to use
- Round
- Size: 85
- Hardness: 95
- Step: 25
- Density, Thickness and Opacity: 100
Petals
Place a dot on the canvas
Right click on layer on Layer Palette - Duplicate
Repeat (Ctrl+Y) 3 more times
You should have 5 layers
Use Mover Tool to place around like flower petals
Select the layer with the circle toward the upper left
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Effects - Reflection Effects - Feedback
Here are the settings I used:
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You may have to try a few times to get it placed. Just grab the + and move toward the center of the petals.
Once you have the first one toward the center, you can click on each layer on the Layer Palette and (Ctrl+Y) to repeat for the other petals.
Mine came out really close to the center, but it is ok if your is not this close because we will put a center over it.
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SAVE
Cutouts
This next part can get a little confusing. You may want to go to the Layer Palette and name the layers. Just usenumbers. To name the layers, just double click on each layer on the Layer Palette. On the pop-up, type number 1 for the first petal, 2 for second, etc. My images went around counter clockwise. Here is how mine looks: (I numbered the petals on the image for you to see. You don't want to number it on the image.)
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Click on each layer on the Layer Palette - Right click - Duplicate
On the Layer Palette, you will see 1, then Copy of 1, 2, then Copy of 2, etc.
We will be clicking on the layers on the Layer Palette that say Copy of _
Click on Copy of 1
Effects - 3D - Cutout
You will have to experiment with settings since your location of petals may be in a different place. I will give you the settings I used to give you an idea:
Copy of 1:
- Vertical and Horizontal: 7
- Opacity: 100 (May want to adjust)
- Blur: 39
- Shadow color: Black or darker color of petal color
- Fill inter with color: not checked
Copy of 2:
- Vertical: 2
- Horizontal: 14
- Other settings the same
Copy of 3:
- Vertical: -10
- Horizontal: 0
- Other settings the same
Copy of 4:
- Vertical: -3
- Horizontal: -6
- Other settings the same
Copy of 5:
- Vertical: 6
- Horizontal: -5
- Other settings the same
SAVE
Click back on Copy of 1 on Layer Palette
Effects - Reflection Effects - Feedback
Change Opacity to 35 (or your choice>
Click on each Copy of _ layer on the Layer Palette and (Ctrl+Y) to repeat for the other petals.
Right click on any layer on the Layer Palette - Merge Visible
Right click on Merged layer - Duplicate
Image - Rotate - Free (Ctrl+R)
I used Right 40 degrees,but you may need to adjust this setting
Make sure All layers and Rotate single layer around canvas center is not checked.
SAVE
Optional
I would Duplicate the original image and put away. Use the duplicated image to play around on and experiment.
There are so many things you can do to change the way the flower looks. Some suggestions:
Duplicate layers - resize (experiment with amont) - rotate. (This is what I did for the one illustrated.)
Do this several times to get many petals coming in. (You may want to Sharpen layer when resized.)
Experiment with Brightness/Contrast (Shift+B) and Colorize (Shift+L) to change colors. Some of you may have a filter that used to be around called Variation you can use to adjust the colors. Sorry, but I don't think this filter is still available for download. I don't have it on the computer I am using for this tutorial, so I played the just PSP settings.
Center
New Layer
Use the Paint Brush with a size and color you would like for the center.
Right click on layer on Layer Palette - Duplicate
Effects - 3D - Cutout
Use a setting and color you like.
You can click back on the layer below the cutout (center) and add a Drop Shadow if you like.
Leaves
New Layer
Right click on it - Arrange - Send to bottom
You may need to increase canvas size: Image - Canvas Size (About 600 for both and center).
Paint Brush - Green
Paint Brush
- Round
- Size: 140
- Hardness: 95
- Step: 25
- Density, Thickness and Opacity: 100
Effects - Reflection - Feedback
