Creative Discovery in PaintShop Pro
Lesson 47




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You will need this Image from Pixabay
It is Still Life Sunflowers

You will also need this zip file of images Lesson 47 Zip File
Download, then unzip to a folder where you store your images

There are also some Edge Brush Picture Frames and Masks to use on the Downloads Level 3 Page

1. 9 CUPS

Locate the cups.pspimage and open in PSP - Duplicate the image and close the original.

Activate Cup 1 Layer
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Chrome
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Flaws = 2
  • Brightness = 50
  • Use Original Colour = UNTICKED
  • Colour = White

Click OK

Activate Cup 2 Layer
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Chrome
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Flaws = 2
  • Brightness = 50
  • Use Original Colour = TICKED
  • Colour = White
Click OK

Activate Cup 3 Layer
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Coloured Edged
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Luminance = 50
  • Blur = 5
  • Colour = Black
  • Intensity = 15

Click OK

This is what we have so far


Activate Cup 4 Layer
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Coloured Foil
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Blur = 4
  • Detail = 16
  • Colour = White
  • Angle = 180

Click OK

Activate Cup 5 Layer
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Enamel
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Blur = 3
  • Detail = 75
  • Density = 50
  • Angle = 100
  • Colour = White

Click OK

Activate Cup 6 Layer
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Glowing Edges
Click on the Default settings and use those
Click OK

This is the second row of cups


Activate Cup 7 Layer
Right click on the Foreground box of the Materials Palette and click on the fluoro green
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Hot Wax Coating
Activate Cup 8 Layer
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Neon Glow
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Detail = 70
  • Opacity = 55

Click OK

Activate Cup 9 Layer
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Solarize
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Threshold = 132
Click OK

This is the last row of cups


Merge all layers.

Save as YourName-Lesson47a.jpg


2. BOCKINGFORD ARMS

Locate the ruralengland_csg023_theblockinfordarms loose kent.jpg - Duplicate and close the original
Resize so that long side is 500 pixels - Have lock aspect ratio ticked
Sharpen

Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Aged Newspaper
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Amount to Age = 75
Click OK

    Select the Magic Wand
  • Mode = Replace
  • Match Mode = RGB Value
  • Tolerance = 25
  • Contiguous = Unticked
  • Feather = 0
  • Anti-Alias = Ticked
  • Outside
Click somewhere in the sky in the top left of the image


Invert the Selection
Go to Effects > Photo Effects > Sepia Toning
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Amount to Age = 75
Click OK

Deselect

Add a Picture Frame OR a Mask of your choice to make a ragged edge to the image
(I used a mask)

Merge all



Save as:- YourName-Lesson47b


3. SUNFLOWERS

Locate the still-life-2674657_1920.jpg that you downloaded from Pixaby - Duplicate and close the original
Resize so that long side is 500 pixels - Have lock aspect ratio ticked
Sharpen

Right click on the Background Layer in the Layer Palette > Promote Background Layer
Select all
Contract by 30 Pixels

Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Halftone

    Use the following Settings:-
  • Halftone Pattern = Line
  • Size = 2
  • Colour Scheme = Greyscale + Black
  • Screen Angle 1 = 45
  • Use as Overlay = TICKED
  • Transparent = TICKED
  • Blend Mode = Multiply
  • Opacity = 30
  • Colour = White

Click OK

Invert the Selection
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Halftone
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Halftone Pattern = Round
  • Size = 5
  • Colour Scheme = RGB
  • Screen Angle 1 = 180
  • Screen Angle 2 = 45
  • Screen Angle 3 = 90
  • Use as Overlay = TICKED
  • Transparent = TICKED
  • Blend Mode = Hard Light
  • Opacity = 30

Click OK

Apply an Inner Bevel
Click on the Default Arrow on the Right side and change the following:-
~ Bevel = #6
~ Depth = 5
Click OK

Invert the Selection
Merge all Layers

Apply a Cutout with the Following settings - Click on the Default Arrow and change the following
~ Opacity = 30
~ Fill interior with colour = UNTICKED
Click OK

Reapply the cutout change both of the Offsets to Negative 10


Save as:- YourName-Lesson47c


4. MONUMENT VALLEY

Locate the ^Sed@ More Monument Valley, Utah.jpg Image and - Duplicate and close the original
Resize so that long side is 500 pixels - Have lock aspect ratio ticked

    Select the Magic Wand
  • Mode = Replace
  • Match Mode = Colour
  • Tolerance = 50
  • Contiguous = Unticked
  • Feather = 0
  • Anti-Alias = Ticked
  • Outside
Click somewhere in the sky in the top - centre of the image

Activate the Freehand Selection tool with the Mode on Remove OR hold down the CTRL key
Circle the stray pixels in the areas that are NOT sky & Delete them
Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Contours
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Luminance = 80
  • Blur = 3
  • Detail = 15
  • Intensity = 25
  • Colour = Black
Click OK

Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Posterize
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Levels = 10
Click OK

Invert the Selection Go to Effects > Artistic Effects > Topography
    Use the following Settings:-
  • Width = 5
  • Density = 15
  • Angle = 45
  • Colour = White
Click OK

Deselect

Add a Picture Frame - click on the icon on the tool bar
Locate ads_frame9
~ Frame Canvas
~ Frame outside of the image
Click OK

Click on the Adjust Hue/ Saturation/Lightnesss
~ Hue = 172
~ Saturation = 12
~ Lightness - 4
Click OK
Merge all Layers


Save as:- YourName-Lesson47d


LESSON REQUIREMENTS

  1. 9 Cups with Effects + Add a Drop Shadow
    - YourName-Lesson47a

  2. Bockingham Arms Building with Aged Effects
    ~ Add Frame or Mask with Raggy Edges
    - YourName-Lesson47b

  3. Sunflowers with Half Tone Frame + Cutout
    - YourName-Lesson47c

  4. Monument Valley, Utah
    ~ Add Picture Frame + Colourize it
    - YourName-Lesson47d


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