This is what we will be making
To do this tutorial you need Paint Shop Pro 8, which you can get here: www.jasc.com.
and my gradient. Download it here. Unzip the file and put the gradient into the My Documents>My PSP8 Files>Gradients.Let´s begin!
1. Create a new transparent image, 350pixels by 350 pixels.
2. Add a new layer, then floodfill it with the sandscape-ns gradient (or any gradient you like).
3. Go to Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add Noise. Use 50% noise, Gaussian, Monochrome.
4. Go to Effects>Texture Effects>Tiles. Use the default setting.
5. Go to Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates. Use these settings:
Save your work!
6. Let's get rid of that seam! Grab your Freehand Selection tool. Use these settings:
Now make a jagged selection around the area to the left of the seam like this:
Be sure you include the tile edges in the selection!
7. Copy, de-select, then paste as a new layer. Use the Deformation tool to line up the new layer so it matches as closely as possible.
8. Go to your Layer Palette, turn off layer 1 (the original, blank layer), right click and choose Merge>Merge Visible.
9. Make sure you're on the layer with the plate, then grab your Selection tool. Set it like this:
Beginning in the center of your plate, drag the circle out until you have an area about 1/2 the diameter of the plate, like this:
Copy the selection to the clipboard, then hit your delete key. (This will remove the center of the plate.)
Do not de-select.
Save your work!
10. Create a new layer. Go to Effects>3D Effects> Drop Shadow: Vertical=4, Horizontal=4, Opacity=60, Blur=8.00, Color=Black.
11. Repeat the Drop Shadow, but change the Vertical and Horizontal to -4 (minus 4).
12. Go to Edit>Paste>Paste into Selection.
13. Go to Selections>Float.
14. Go to Effects>3D Effects>Cutout: Vertical=2, Horizontal=2, Opacity=100, Blur=7.00, Color=Black.
15. Repeat the cutout, but change the Vertical to -2 and the Horizontal to -2 (minus 2).
De-select.
16. For that finishing touch, select all, then go to Selections>Float.
Go to Adjust>Add/Remove Noise>Add noise. Use 12% noise, Gaussian, Monochrome.This will give your plate a bit of texture which will make it look more like wicker.
17. Go back to your layer palette and make the original layer visible again. Floodfill it with a background color, pattern or texture, and sign your name.
All done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
*~Nightshadow~*
This tutorial is my own creation, any similarity to any other tutorial on the Internet is unintentional. It is copyrighted by me, Nightshadow, on January 16, 2004 and is not to be copied or reproduced in any way under penalty of law. Graphics lists, please e-mail me for permission to post my tutorials, especially because I would love to see the results :O)
NOTE: Any image you make using this tutorial is completely your own property.
