Mystical Designs

For this tutorial you will need:

PSP 7 or 8. Download a trial version here

Toadies here

Supplies here

PSP 7 Users Selections here

Extract the gradient (md_spring_grad) to your Gradients folder

Extract the selection folder (md_spring_sel) to your Selections folder

1. Open a new image 600 x 450 pixels, transparent background - Name this Layer Background.

2. Set your Foreground to Gradient and locate md_spring_grad Style Linear, Angle 180, Repeats 0.

3. Add a New Raster Layer - Name this Layer: Rectangle 1.

4. Selections - Load/Save Selection from disk - Load Selection front Disk - Select md_spring_sel1 - Flood Fill with the same gradient.

5. Effects - Plugins - Toadies - *Sucking Toad* - Bevel I - Settings:

6. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Settings:

Deselect (Ctrl. + D).

7. Add a New Raster Layer - Name this Layer: Rectangle 2.

8. Selection - Load/Save Selection front disk - Load Selection from Disk - Select md_spring_sel2 - Flood Fill with the same gradient.

9. Repeat step 5.

10. Repeat step 6.

Press Ctrl. + D (Select None).

11. Add a New Raster Layer - Name this Layer: Rectangle 3.

12. Selection - Load/Save Selection from disk - Load Selection from Disk - Select md_spring_sel3 - Flood Fill with the same gradient.

13. Repeat step 5.

14. Repeat step 6.

Press Ctrl. + D (Select None).

15. Add a New Raster Layer - Name this Layer: Rectangle 4.

16. Selection - Load/Save Selection from disk - Load Selection from Disk - Select md_spring_sel4 - Flood Fill with the same gradient.

17. Repeat step 5.

18. Repeat step 6.

19. Open the md_spring_angel image - Shift+D and close the original - Copy and Paste as New Layer - Name this Layer: tube 1.

20. Repeat step 6.

21. Open the md_spring_flower image - Shift+D and close the original - Copy and Paste as New Layer - Name this Layer: tube 2 - Duplicate - Name this Layer: tube 3.

22. Place the images with your Move Tool.

23. Hide All.

24. Background Transparent (null) - Foreground #FFFFFF - Add a New Vector Layer - Name this Layer: Font 1 - Go to Text Tool - Vector - Select Font: Plump MP - Size: 68 - Stroke: 2.

25. Type your Text - Objects - Align - Horz. Center in Canvas - Convert to Raster Layer.

26. Magic Wand - Settings:

27. Select the interior of the Text (hold down shift key wile selecting in order to select multiple letters)

28. Add a New Raster Layer - Selections - Modify - Expand: 2.

29. Open Pattern md_spring_patfil.jpg.

30. Set your Foreground to Pattern and locate md_spring_patfil.jpg - Scale: 100 Angle 0 - Flood Fill with the pattern - Lower the Opacity of this Layer to: 40% - Name this Layer: Font 2.

31. Highlight Font 1 - Selections - Modify - Expand: 2.

32. Effects - Texture Effects - Sculpture - Presets Gold - Setting:

Press Ctrl. + D (Select None) - Merge Visible.

33. Layers view All - Select Layer Background - Set your Foreground to Gradient and locate md_spring_grad Style Linear, Angle 180, Repeats 0.

34. Merge Visible.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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