| Although I'm not really good at writing tutorials,
I decided to give this one a shot when a dear friend asked me
how I'd made these bells. So please bear with me as I stumble
through yet another attempt at tutorial writing!
Please don't let the length of this tutorial deter
you from trying it. It's actually very simple to do, but
I have a hard time figuring out how much to explain so
I err on the side of caution. I hope that the depth of
explanation I try to achieve will make it easier for the novice
user of PSP to follow, as well as for those more experienced.
PLEASE DO NOT CLAIM THIS TUTORIAL AS YOUR OWN
WORK. IF YOU WISH TO USE IT FOR A GROUP PROJECT, PLEASE
EMAIL ME FIRST. DO NOT
UPLOAD THIS TUTORIAL TO YOUR OWN OR ANY OTHER SITE FOR OTHERS
TO WORK FROM. IF YOU FEEL THAT SOMEONE MIGHT ENJOY IT,
PLEASE OFFER A LINK TO THIS SITE . THANK YOU!
You'll need the following for this
tutorial:
Paint Shop Pro--I
did these in version 7, but I'm sure they'll work in earlier
versions. You can download a fully functional evaluation
copy here.
Bell selections--download here.
Unzip to your PSP selections folder. If you don't have
one, create one now.
A lace pattern--I've included one in the
zip file, but you can use your own if you prefer. Unzip the
lace pattern to one of your image folders.
Blade
Pro--you can download it here,
and a gold preset. Or you can just use a metallic effect
in PSP if you prefer.
Note: I didn't include selections
for the ribbon since I thought you'd have fun creating your
own.
There are several tutorials for making ribbons,
one of which can be found here. If you go to
the link provided, make sure to check out Wompie's other tutorials.
She has some great ones! I've also given a quick run through
on how I made my ribbons at the end of the bell tutorial.
Note 2: At several points throughout
this tutorial, I refer to 'setting up' your tools. Once
you've chosen the tool you're going to use, click on your tool
options icon to load a window in which
you can set up the way you want the tool you're using to work,
unless your tool options panel loads automatically when you
open PSP. Depends on how you have your preferences set.
OK, let's get started!
1. Open a new transparent image,
287x396, 16 million colors. (I know that sounds like a weird
size to begin with, but it has to be this size in order for the
selections to place themselves correctly.)
2. Add a new layer, and load your
bell selection. 'Selections/load from disk', and open
the 'bell.sel' selection you downloaded.
3. Set your foreground color to
white, click on the flood fill tool , and flood fill the selection,
as shown below. Deselect...selections/select none.
4. Click on your 'magic wand' , and click inside the outline to select the empty area.
6. Open your lace image, and go to
'edit/copy'.
7. Go back to your bell outline image,
which should still have the 'marching ants' around the inside
of the outline, and click on 'edit/paste/paste into selection'.
and this is what your bell should look like now.
Do not deselect.
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