Sinedots Cross - PSP8 Version

Created April 1, 2002 © Copyright SuzShook
Completely Revised for PSP 8 December 30, 2003
Property of SuzShook

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This tutorial is my own creation;
however, most of the techniques used in this tutorial, I have learned from others!
Therefore, if you recognize any contribution you have made, I thank you!
And I thank you as well for respecting this as my work by not posting it,
in whole or in part,
in any other location without written permission from me!

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it's always fun to know who is doing them!

Dedication My original Dedication, to "PSP Gina", my inspiration! This is my very first tutorial, and I wish to thank someone who has been my inspiration and my guide - and that's Gina Villeneuve of Gina's! Your tutorials are fantastically written with themes that are so wonderfully country and homey, and you have always been so willing to help and to encourage! Gina, your work has had a profound effect on me - if I can produce something with even a tiny portion of the spark I find in yours, I will be successful! Thank you so much for all you give!

About a month after I originally published this tutorial, I changed my tutorial writing style. Instead of including paths for effects and detailed how-to's for techniques, I now write the entire tutorial as more of a narrative. This format was overwhelmingly welcomed by all users, and all my tutorials have been written in this style since then. Therefore, in this PSP8 version, I will use the new style as well. For those veterans among you, this is a welcome relief! And for those less familiar with PSP, the "Glossary" contains all the details omitted in the tutorial! If you need a little extra help, check the Glossary section! It's on a separate page, so print it if you like, and follow along. To view the Glossary, just click on the button below - the Glossary will open in a new window.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro at the intermediate level (or advanced beginner level with the Glossary). It was originally written in and for PSP Version 7, but has been completely revised for PSP 8.

Screen shots in this tutorial are resized - your work will be larger than this!

Supplies - For this tutorial, you will need the following:

• Jasc's Paint Shop Pro 8 - you can get the 30-day trial version HERE.



• Sinedots II filter - you can get it HERE (updated link 031706). ~ ~ Unzip into a new folder called Sinedots II in your Plugins folder.



• My Sinedots II configuration file - you can get it HERE. ~ ~ Unzip into your Sinedots II folder.

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Ok, now we're ready to begin! Grab your mouse, and let's go create!

Remember to save often!

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STEP 1

Open a new image file, 400 x 400 pixels in size, with a transparent background. Flood fill with black.

STEP 2

Add a new layer. Choose the Sinedots II filter, open the ss-s2cross.cfg file and select the "crepes" preset - it's the only one in there, so you won't have much trouble finding it.

STEP 3

Now we're going to give this image some shape *S*!

Apply the Perspective - Vertical effect with Distortion = 100 and Edge mode = Transparent. Resize this layer to 50% of the original size.

After the resizing, here's what we have:

STEP 4

To help position the image, display the grid lines, changing the Grid, Guide and Snap Properties so that the Horizontal and Vertical grids are 200 pixels apart. Make the grid Color white or another light color, so the grid will show up against the black background

Move the image to the center top, using the grid lines as a guide. Save.

STEP 5

Now we're going to change the color of the image. There are many ways to do this, but for this image, I used the Colorize dialog, with Hue = 95, and Saturation = 55. You may use any colors you wish - be creative! Here's what your image should look like now (if you used my colors, that is):

We're done with the grid, so you can hide it now.

STEP 6

Duplicate the Sinedots layer and flip the duplicate layer. Merge these 2 layers.

STEP 7

Duplicatethe merged Sinedots layer and rotate the duplicated layer 90 degrees (either left or right).

Merge the 2 Sinedots layers and sharpen as needed. Here's what you should have at this point:

Save your work.

STEP 8

Now we'll add the contrasting layer.

Duplicate the merged Sinedots layer and resize the duplicate layer to 80% of the original size. Rotate the resized layer 45 degrees in either direction. Colorize this layer as before, this time setting Hue to 251 and Saturation to 207.

Finally, add some "pizzazz" to this layer by applying the Kaleidoscope effect with the following settings:

Horizontal offset (-67), Vertical offset (-25), Rotation angle (0), Scale factor (0),
Number of petals (8), Number of orbits (0), Radial suction (68), Edge mode (Reflect)

Sharpen this layer as needed.

That's about it! Now, let's frame it!

STEP 9

Merge all layers. Widen the black background around the image by adding a black 10-pixel border. If you used a different color for your background, use this same color to add the 10-pixel border.

Set the Foreground Material to pattern, choosing the Sinedots Cross image as the pattern, with Angle = 61 and Scale = 14%.

Add a 3-pixel border to the image, using a color just a little darker than your inner cross - I used #DD7580. Select this border and apply an Inner Bevel effect with the following settings:

Bevel (#1), Width (5), Smoothness (10), Depth (5), Ambience (0),
Shininess (60), Color (white), Angle (315), Intensity (25), Elevation (40)

Deselect and save.

STEP 10

Add a 10-pixel white border to the image, select the border, and flood fill with the Foreground pattern. Apply the same Inner Bevel as in Step 9. Finally, to finish the frame off, you might want to add another 3-5 pixel border in the same color as the inner border. Select the border and apply the same Inner Bevel effect used previously.

Deselect, watermark, save and you're done!

Don't forget to sharpen your image if you resize it!

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial as much as I did creating it!
If you have any problems, comments, or questions, please do not hesitate to Email me.

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