Teddy Bear Shelf

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Teddy Bears Tutorial by Christina

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!

Individuals and PSP graphics groups are invited to share my tutorials with others with TEXT LINKS ONLY.
You can e-mail me to let me know you are adding one or more of my tutorials to your list if you like -
it's always fun to know who is doing them!

Recently, a friend sent me an image of some Cherished Teddies displayed on a gate shelf, and asked me if I thought I could come up with something similar! So I did! This tutorial will help you, too, to make a Teddy Bear Shelf for your "prize guys"! Thanks, Tish, for the challenge and inspiration! Enjoy putting yours together! As with my last several tutorials, I am continuing to make the tutorial itself very brief, without the customary paths, details, and how-to's. For those veterans among you, this will be a welcome relief! But for those less familiar with PSP, I included a "Glossary" that 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. The feedback to this method of tutorial writing continues to be extremely positive! I'd really like your opinion, either for or against - please EMAIL ME and tell me what you think! Thanks!

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro at the intermediate level (or advanced beginner level with the Glossary), and is written in and for PSP Version 7. However, all PSP images are compatible with PSP Version 6, and the tutorial will probably work just as well in version 6, with a few adjustments in paths!

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 - you can get the 30-day trial version HERE.



• The PSP file containing the selections for this tutorial - you can get it HERE. ~ ~ Unzip into the folder where you keep your current PSP work.

  Note: The selections for this tutorial are contained in alpha channels. When you open the PSP file provided, you will see only a white background. Don't panic, the selections are there - you just can't see them yet!

• The wood pattern I used for this shelf - you can get it HERE. ~ ~ Unzip into the folder where you keep your current PSP work.



• The hinge and handle I used for the teddy bear shelf - you can get them HERE. ~ ~ Unzip into the folder where you keep your current PSP work.

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OK, now we're ready to begin! Grab your mouse and let's get started!

Remember to save often!

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STEP 1

For this shelf, I'm using the ss-tbswood.bmp pattern provided with this tutorial. You can use this one, or another of your own choosing, or you might even want to make your shelf in painted wood! If you are using the ss-tbswood pattern, open it now.

Set the foreground style to pattern and select your wood pattern. If you are using my wood pattern, set Scale = 70%, Angle = 41 (grain at an angle).

Note: The inner bevels I used in this tutorial seemed to work well with the wood pattern I selected. However, for other wood patterns, you may need to make adjustments to these settings. Use what works for you!

Open the ss-teddyshelf.psp image. Duplicate the image and close the original. Don't panic - all the selections are there, stored in alpha channels - you just can't see them yet!

STEP 2

Add a new raster layer, naming it "brace". Load the brace selection from the alpha channel and flood fill with the wood pattern. Apply the following inner bevel:

Bevel (2nd one, top row), Width (4), Smoothness (0), Depth (3), Ambience (-4),
Shininess (0), Color (white), Angle (326), Intensity (33), Elevation (53)

Deselect and save!

STEP 3

Add a new raster layer, naming it "posts". Load the posts selection from the alpha channel. Change the Angle of the foreground pattern to 90 (grain up and down) and flood fill the posts with the wood pattern. Apply the same inner bevel as in Step 2, EXCEPT change the Bevel to the 1st one, top row ( ).

Deselect and save!

STEP 4

Add a new raster layer, naming it "shelves". Load the shelves selection from the alpha channel. Change the Angle of the foreground pattern to 0 (grain across) and flood fill the shelves with the wood pattern. Darken the shelves by choosing Colors...Adjust...Brightness/Contrast with Brightness = -16 (minus 16) and Contrast = -1 (minus 1).

Deselect and save!

STEP 5

Add a new raster layer, naming it "edges". Load the edges selection from the alpha channel. Flood fill with the wood pattern, and apply the same inner bevel as in Step 2 - don't forget to change the Bevel back to the 2nd one, top row )!

Contract the selection by 1 pixel, and apply the following drop shadow:

Vertical offset (10), Horizontal offset (0), Opacity (91), Blur (29.6), Shadow color (black)

Deselect and save!

STEP 6

Now let's add the hardware! I've provided both a hinge and a handle to enhance the "gate-look" of the teddy bear shelf, but feel free to use your own gate hardware. If you are using the hardware provided with the tutorial, open the ss-tbshinge.psp and ss-tbshandle.psp files. Copy the hinge.

Returning to the shelf image, add a new raster layer, naming it "hinges". Paste the hinge as a new selection, moving into place below the top shelf on the first post (see opening image).

When you have this hinge placed, paste a second hinge as a new selection on the same layer, moving into place above the bottom shelf. Deselect.

Add a new raster layer, naming it "handle". Copy the door handle image, and returning to your shelf image, paste as a new selection, moving into place below the top shelf on the sixth post (see opening image). Deselect.

To give the handle a bit of a drop shadow, with your Selection tool, draw a rectangle around just the center part of the handle (Image 1). Click inside your selection - the selection marquee should move to that part of the handle within the original rectangle - the "pull" part of the handle (Image 2):

Image 1	Image 2

Defloat the image, and then apply the following drop shadow to the selected portion of the door handle:

Vertical offset (1), Horizontal offset (3), Opacity (91), Blur (7.4), Shadow color (black)

Deselect and save!

And that's it - you're done! You can delete the white background layer, merge all visible layers and tube if you wish! And then, add the teddy bears - after all, it IS a Teddy Bear Shelf!

Here's another Teddy Bear Shelf done in a country green (#80A68D). For this one, I added some uniform noise (15%), and applied a fine leather texture effect, with Color (black), Angle (239), Blur (4), Number of furrows (3), Length of furrows (4), and Transparency (252):

Have fun with your Teddy Bear Shelf! Don't forget to sharpen if you resize!



If you have any problems, comments, or questions, please do not hesitate to Email me.