Elfin Charm written by Sherry

August 26, 2008 

This tutorial was written in PSP 9

Also tested in X2

 Material supplied here

Filters needed

 Filters Unlimited
Image Enhancement - Contrast Enhancement by Overlay

Xero - Emphasis

 Import brushes to psp brush folder
Add textures to psp textures folder

1. New transparent image 800 x 700

2. Foreground #34301a
     Background #747a50

3. Make a gradient - sunburst 0 0

4. Fill new transparent image with the gradient

5. Layers - new raster layer

6. Open - elfin.pspimage
7. Edit - copy - close original
8. Edit - paste - as a new layer
9. Place her on the right side

10. Open - Zodiac.pspimage - tubed by Kara
11. Edit - copy - close original
12. Edit - paste - as new layer
13. Place on the upper left side
14. Image - resize - 85%  - all layer unchecked
15. Opacity 76%
16. Effects - texture - dartysplace texture15
17. Effects - Xero - emphasis
l8. Load - elfin-zodiac.twk into the filter

19. Layers - duplicate
20. Move this layer slightly below the raster layer
21. Opacity 36%

22. Layers - new raster layer
23. Change the background in the color palette - #34301a
24. Select - Brush - yoka - krul
25. Apply the brush 3 times one left side
and once on the right bottom by the elfin

26. Erase  if the brush that gets applied to her legs

27. Layers - new raster layer
28. Select - brush - visual sentiments
29. Change the size to 450

30. Right click in several places

31. *see main image for placement*
32. Erase any that is applied to the elfin legs

33. Layers - new raster layer
34. Select - flower_brush__by_anaRasha_58.PspBrush
35. Right click on the bottom left corner
36. Opacity 36%

37. Open - tube filly flower.pspimage
38. Edit - copy - close original
39. Edit - paste - as new layer
40. Image - resize 50% - all layers unchecked

41. Place on the left side
42. Opacity 30%
43. Line up the 2 flower stems

44. Layers - merge all - flatten

45. Effects - Image Enhancement - Contrast Enhancement by Overlay

46. Edit - copy image
47. Image -  add borders 35 - #34301a
48. Select - magic wand
49. Edit - paste into selection
50. Effects -  3D dark shadow

51. Effect - texture effects

52. Effect - texture - dartysplacetexture4

53. Select Texture
54. Image - mirror

55. Selections - select none

56. Open - elfin - wordart.pspimage
57. Edit - copy - close original
58. Edit - paste as new layer
59. Place on the bottom
60. Effects - 3D dark shadow

61. Layers - merge all - flatten

62. Add watermark & resize

63. Save as JPEG

* Dartysplace textures are my own private photos

If anyone wants to use them please contact me.

Thank you for that bit of kindness

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial

Please sign my guest book~

Thank you for visiting my site~

A special thanks to Jena for her permission ~

*If anyone wants to use Jena's images please contact her and not me!

http://autumnsgoddess.deviantart.com/

All other images  were group shares~

If I haven't acknowledge someone for the use

 of their graphics ~ please let me know.

Also, thanks to Anna & Carrie for the test run on my tuts.

 I love you both!

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