Illusion written by Sherry
April 30, 2008
This tutorial was written in PSP 9
Also tested in X2
Material supplied here
Filters needed
Xero - Radiance
MuRa Meister perspective tiling
MuRa Meister cloud
Graphics Plus
Add brushes to psp brush folder
Gradient to the gradient folder
1. New transparent image 750 x 650
2. Foreground chose pattern checkerboard large
Background #656363
3. Flood fill with checkerboard pattern
4. Effects - MuRa Meister - perspective tiling
5. Select - selection tool
6. Select the top of the working image
7. Layers - new raster layer
8. Fill new layer with #ffffff
9. Effects - Mura meister - cloud
10. Layer - new raster layer
11. Open sgpsky.pspimage
12. Shift D to copy - close original use copy
13. Edit copy - edit paste Into selection
14. Opacity 44%
15. Selection - select none
16. Open window.pspimage misted by whitewolf
17. Shift D to duplicate close original use duplicate
18. Edit copy - edit paste as a new layer
19. Position on the left side
*see main image
20. Blend mode - luminance legacy
21. Layer - duplicate
22. Image - mirror
23. Effects - Illumination effects - sunburst
24. Apply to the window on the left side
25. Open FallAngel.pspimage
26. Shift D close original use copy
27. Edit copy - edit paste as a new layer
*see main image
28. Image resize 85% all layers Unchecked
29. Position her so that the doves on each side are visible
30. Open KAT_2007_020873.pspimage
31. Shift D - close original use copy
32. Image resize the bottle 25% all layer Unchecked
33. Image resize 85%
34. Layer duplicate
35. Close the duplicated layer
36. Open the raster layer
37. Effect - distortion effects - twirl - left 500 degrees
38. Close the raster layer
39. Open the duplicated layer
40. Effects - distortion - twirl -500 degrees
*Depending on the effect you want
I used this effect 2 times to stretch the bottle even more*
41. Layers -merge all - flatten
42. Image - add borders 3 - #000000
43. Image add borders 30 - #FFFFFF
44. Select with magic wand
45. Fill with gradient - Dakara_Paris_BN_.PspGradient
46. Background layer palette - #656363
47. Select
brush
azurylipfesStock_grunge 1.1.PspBrush
48. Use the brush around the frame in different places
49. Change to azurylipfesStock_grunge 1.3 PspBrush
50. Use as you want around the border
51. Keep selected
52. Effects - graphics plus - cross shadow
on each side are visual
53. Effects - 3D dark shadow
54. Selection - selection none
55. Open font
Tobin Tax
minimize to the task bar
56. Change the layer palette to gradient Darkara to
the background layer or use #000000
57. Write the word Illusion
58. Layers - convert to raster layer
59. Effects - 3D - dark shadow
60. Layers - merge all- flatten
61. Effects - Xero - radiance
62. Add watermark & resize if necessary
63. Save as .jpg
I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
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Thank you for visiting my site~
Many thanks to Sylwia for the permission to use her wonderful images
http://sylwia-stock.deviantart.com/gallery/
I don't know who tubed the FallAngel but thanks~
Thanks to Vikki for the wonderful window image
http://www.sabrinabuckgraphics.com
Thanks to Kat for the lovely bottle
Brushes by Heidi
http://azurylipfesstock.deviantart.com
I appreciate you each