Butterflies

This lesson was written for PSP 9 but can be done in any other version of PSP.
This tutorial assumes you have a basic working knowledge of PSP.

Materials needed:

Font used: English111 Vivace or a font of your own choice.
Filter used: Cybia Edgeworks and can be found and downloaded from here.
The lady tube is from kTs but the other tube included in the materials I do not know the maker of.  Should you recognize these tubes as your own please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due.
Mask used is my own creation.
The tubes and mask are provided in the zip file below.

Zip file to download

Before we start:

Unzip your materials to a folder of your choice.  Place your '!else49-2' mask in your Mask Folder in My Documents-My PSP Files-Masks. Open the tubes in your PSP program.  Minimize these files for now.  Download and unzip the Cybia-Edgeworks filter and place in your Plug-ins folder.

Step 1) Open a New Transparent Raster Image size 450 x 450 pixels. This is now your Main Image.

Step 2) Set your foreground colour to a dark colour to match your tube, I used #5f2d2d.  Set your background colour to a light colour to match your tube, I used #c9b4b4.

Step 3) Fill your Main Image with your dark colour by Selecting your Fill Bucket Tool and Clicking on your Main Image.

Step 4) Add a New Raster Layer and fill this Layer with your light colour by again Selecting your Fill Bucket Tool and by RIGHT Clicking on your Main Image.

Step 5) Now load the !else49-2 Mask from Disk by Clicking on Layers-Load/Save Mask-Load from Disk with Source Luminance, Fit to Canvas, Invert transparency and Hide all mask checked.

Step 6) Next Click on Layers-Merge-Merge All(flatten)

Step 7) We will now enhance the edges of our image by Clicking on Effects-Edge Effects-Enhance.

Step 8) We are going to enhance the edges a bit more by Clicking on Effects-Edge Effects-Enhance More.

Step 9) To create the border around the image Click on Selections-Select All. Next Click on Selections-Modify-Contract by 20 pixels.

Step 10) Invert this Selection by Clicking on Selections-Invert and you now have a selected 'border' around your image.

Step 11) Here we will apply our Cybia Edgeworks Filter. Click on Effects and find your Cybia Plug-In.  Click on Edgeworks and use the following settings.  Make sure you choose Bright in the drop-down menu.  Click OK.  Keep border selected.  You may have to adjust these settings when using different colours.

Step 12) Next we will add some more effect to our border.  Click on Effects-Distortion Effects-Warp and use the following settings:

Step 13) Again Click on Effects-Distortion Effects-Warp and using the following settings:

You will notice the warp in the top of your border.  Keep the border selected as we are not done yet.

Step 14)  We will now use the Chisel effect on our image.  Click on Effects-3D Effects-Chisel and use the following settings:

Step 15) Now we can unselect our border by Clicking on Selections-Select None or Ctrl-D on your keyboard.

Step 16) Restore your lady tube(kTs_Wp129.psp) and resize the tube by 75%. Resize again by 75% and resize again by 75%  See settings below.

Step 17) Click on Image-Mirror to mirror your tube.  Sharpen your tube by Clicking on Adjust-Sharpness-Sharpen.

Step 18) Next we are going to copy the tube to place in our Main Image so Click on Edit-Copy.

Step 19) To activate your Main Image Click on the top blue bar of your Main Image then Click on Edit-Paste-Paste as a New Layer or use Ctrl-L on your keyboard to place your lady tube.

Step 20) With your Mover Tool move your lady tube to the bottom right inside corner of your Main Image.  See below.

Step 21) Add a Drop Shadow to your lady tube by Clicking on Effects-3D Effects-Drop Shadow with the following settings:

Step 22)  Now we are going to add the butterflies to our Image.  Restore your butterfly tube (LaceButterfly_01Small_mm.psp) and resize this tube first by 50% then again by 75% and resize once more by 75%.

Step 23) Copy your tube by Clicking on Edit-Copy.   Activate your Main Image and Paste your Tube as a New Layer by Clicking on Edit-Paste-Paste as a New Layer or use Ctrl-L on your keyboard.

Step 24)  Click on your Deformation Tool or press the letter D key to activate your Deformation tool. This will allow you to move and rotate your butterfly on your image.

  Place your first butterfly to where I have placed mine.  See finished image.

Step 25) Now go back to your butterfly tube and resize it by 75% again.  Copy and Paste as a New Layer on your Main Image and again with your Deformation Tool oor press the letter D key to activate your Deformation tool, move and rotate this butterfly to place it to where I have it placed.

Step 26)  Repeat Step 25 three more times so you will have 5 butterflies in total at the end. Remember to resize each time you make a 'new' butterfly for your Main Image.

Step 27) Next we will be adding our text so we have to set our fore- and background colours first.  For the Foreground colour I used #ecded7 and for the background colour #f7f3f0.

Step 28) Click on your Text Tool and use the following settings to add your text.  Type in your text of choice. Size may vary with different versions of PSP so you may have to adjust the settings accordingly.

Step 29) Convert your text layer to a Raster Layer by Clicking on Layers-Convert to Raster Layer.  With your Deformation Tool or press the letter D key to activate your Deformation tool, rotate and move your text to the right position.

Step 30) Add a Drop Shadow to your text by Clicking on Effects-3D Effects-Drop Shadow with the following settings:

Step 31) Merge all layers and add a 2 pixel symmetrical black border to your image by Clicking on Image-Add Borders with these settings:

Step 32) Add a New Raster Layer and place your watermark. Merge your Layers again by Clicking on Layers-Merge-Merge All(flatten).

Step 33) Save your image by Clicking on File-Export-JPEG Optimizer.

Thank you for showing interest in this tutorial. Hope you enjoyed doing it.

Should you have any questions please contact me here

A thank you to the following people for testing this Tutorial.

Silvia ( done in PSP XII)

Nanny (done in PSP X)

Jeanne (done in PSP XII)

Tutorials by Else49

© Else49 - November 23, 2009