Beneath the Sands of Time

Sarah's orginal Dutch tutorial can be viewed
here
MATERIALS NEEDED
Download the supplies here
***
FILTERS
NEEDED:
Xero's
Tekstya
Download
the filters here
***
Save the
gradient in your PSP Gradient file.
If the
gradient is not visible, find the 'duotone ivoor' gradient.
Open the
rest of the tubes in PSP.
Please
keep the filenames of the tubes intact
to give
proper credit to the tubsters if you share it.
Okay,
we're ready to begin ;-)
***
1.Open a
new transparent canvas, size 600 x450 px.
2.Set
your color on a foreground/background standard
gradient
( everything on 0).
Fill the
background with it.
3. Layers
-- Load/Save Mask -- Load Mask from Disk
Find the
'lightning'- mask and apply.
Merge
group.
Go to
Effects -- 3D Effects -- Drop Shadow
and apply
with these settings: 1-1-100-1.
Merge all
layers.
4. Change
the opacity of this layer to 50 %
in your
Layers palette.
Merge
layers again.
5. Go to
Effects -- Image Effects -- Seamless Tiling
Edge:
checked
Bidirectional - checked
Curve -
checked.
0-0-50.
6.Go to
Effects -- Filter Effects -- Xero -- Tekstya
and apply
with these settings:

7.Open
the 'PatryTubes_OldBOOK.psp'-tube.
Copy and
paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Change
the opacity of this layer to 35%
in your
Layers palette.
Change
the Blend mode to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in your
Layers palette.
Drag the
tube more to the top
but keep
0.5cm away from the canvas edge.
8. Open
the 'glas.pspimage'.
Copy and
paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Drag it
with your Mover tool to the bottom left.
Change
the opacity of this layer to 80%
in your
Layers palette.
9.Open
the 'vrouw.pspimage'.
Copy and
paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Reduce
the image size of this layer to 85%.
Drag it
with the Mover tool to the bottom right of the canvas.
10. Merge
all layers.
11.
Selections -- Select All.
Selections -- Modify by 10 px.
12.
Selections -- Modify -- Select Selection Borders
- both
sides checked
3 px.
13. Fill
the selections with the 'duotone ivoor' gradient.
14.
Effects -- 3D Effects -- Drop Shadow.
Apply
with these settings: 1-1-10-1.
15.
Repeat the drop shadow but change the settings to
-1,-1,100,1.
16.Selections
-- Select None ( Ctrl + D ).
17. Add a
2 px black border.
18.
Adjust -- Add/Remove Noise -- Despeckle.
( or psp 8
and 9 : Adjust -- Photo Fix -- Digital Camera Noise Removal)
18.
Effects -- Filter Effects -- Xero-- Porcelain - standard.
19. Open
the 'tekst.pspimage'.
Copy and
paste as new layer onto the canvas.
Drag it
with the Mover tool to the top
as seen
in the example above.
20. Add
your watermark.
Merge all
layers.
21.
Resize the image to 85% - "Resize All Layers" must be checked.
You're
finished !!
Have fun
:)
©Sarahdesign november 2005
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Translated 2nd March, 2006.
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