The Old Ways written by Sherry
September 16, 2008
This tutorial was written in PSP 9
Also tested in X2
Material supplied here
Filters needed
Greg's Factory Output
Add the presets to the PSP preset folder
Add the brush to the PSP brush folder
Add the plug-in to the PSP plug-in folder
1. New transparent image 800 x 750
2. Flood fill #000000
3. Open - oldways-backscape.pspimage
4. Edit copy - close original
5. Edit paste - as a new layer
6. Move to the upper left side
7. Open - 2clock.pspimage
8. Edit copy - close original
9. Edit paste - as a new layer
10. Image - mirror
11. Place it on the bottom left side
12. Effects - edge enhance
13. Blend mode - luminance legacy
14. Image - resize 65%
15. Opacity 38%
16. Open - oldwayssmoke.pspimage
17. Edit copy - close original
18. Edit paste - as a new layer
19. Opacity 16%
20. Layers - duplicate
21. Image - mirror
22. Blend mode - luminance
23. Move to the lower left by the clock
24. Open - Dreamtime.pspimage
25. Edit copy - close original
26. Edit paste - as a new layer
27. Effects - Greg's factory output - edge hilite
28. Layers - duplicate
29. Close - the duplicated layer
30. Open - the raster layer
31. Effects - Illumination effects - lights - dartysplace -oldways preset
32. Open - the closed layer
33. Opacity 44%
34. Open - hed5.pspimage
35. Edit copy - close original
36. Edit paste - as a new layer
37. Place in the middle of the main image
38. Blend mode - luminance legacy
39. Image - resize 85% all layers unchecked
40. Opacity 52%
41. Open - oldwaystext
42. Edit copy - close original
43. Edit paste - as a new layer
44. Place on the upper right
45. Effects - 3D - dark shadow
5, 5, 75, 5.00 #000000
46. Layers - merge all - flatten
47. Image - add borders - 2 #2f2f2f - background
48. Image - add borders - 45 #000000 - foreground
49. Select - magic wand
50. Effects - 3D - dark shadow
5, 5, 75, 5.00 #000000
51. Select - brush - randbrush
52. Apply the brush around the border
53. Right click to apply #2f2f2f color
54. Keep the frame active
55. Effects - Ecosse - flutter
56. Effects - 3D effects - outer bevel
oldways-frame preset
57. Image - add border - 2 #2f2f2f
58. Selections - select none
59. Open- font - pillbox opaque
60. Minimize to the task bar
61. Foreground - #000000
62. Background - #c0c0c0
63. Make a gradient
64. Type The Old Ways
65. Layers - convert to raster layer
66. Effects - 3D - dark shadow
5, 5, 75, 5.00 #000000
67. Layers - merge all - flatten
Add watermark & resize
70. Save as JPEG
I hope you have enjoyed this simple tutorial
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The Old Ways : By Loreena McKennitt
The thundering waves
are calling me home to you
The pounding sea is calling me home to you
On a dark new year's night
On the west coast of Clare
I heard your voice singing
Your eyes danced the song
Your hands played the tune
T'was a vision before me.
We left the music behind and the dance carried on
As we stole away to the seashore
We smelt the brine, felt the wind in our hair
And with sadness you paused.
Suddenly I knew that you'd have to go
Your world was not mine, your eyes told me so
Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time
And I wondered why.
As we cast our gaze on the tumbling sea
A vision came o'er me
Of thundering hooves and beating wings
In clouds above.
As you turned to go I heard you call my name,
You were like a bird in a cage spreading its wings to fly
"The old ways are lost," you sang as you flew
And I wondered why.