Alanis

This lesson was written in PSPX and assumes a good knowledge of the program
Written by Ann in Dutchand translated by Jille in French and English
Translated by Jille

Supplies needed

Template and font here

Filters:

2manekenai - MezzoForce-Ice

Preparation

Open your template, install the filter

The lesson

Open a new image 700x500 px, transparent

Foreground color = black and background color = #806e40

Foreground color to gradient (foreground-background) with the settings shown below

Flood fill your layer with this gradient

Adjust – blur – Gaussian blur 15

Activate the template, edit, copy and paste as a new layer on your working area.

Image resize 90% - bicubic –resize all layers unchecked

Layer palette, merge – merge visibly

Edit: copy and paste as a new image. Rename this copy: IMAGE 002 and minimize .Proceed with the original.

Effects - filter 2manekenai - Mezzoforce-Ice -choose preset: Freeze me now

Effects – texture effects –blinds with these settings:

Activate the minimized tag IMAGE 002

Image: add borders 1 px black

Image: resize 60% - bicubic – resize all layers checked

Edit: copy and paste as a new layer on your working area. You may minimize the image 002 again, but do not delete!!!

Effects- image effects – offset see settings:

Effects - 3D effects – drop shadow see settings:

Layer palette, new raster layer

Selection tool – custom selection – see settings:

Flood fill selection with black

Selections: modify – contract - 1 px - delete on keyboard

Deselect

Effects - reflection effects - feedback see settings:

Activate IMAGE 002. , edit: copy and paste as a new layer on your working area

Effects – image effects –offset see settings:

Effects – texture effects - texture see settings:

Effects, 3d effects drop shadow same settings as before

Layer palette, new raster layer

Selection tool, custom selection, sees settings

Flood fill this selection with the gradient as you did before

Deselect

Effects – distortion effects - wind: from right 100

Effects – distortion effects- curlicues see settings:

Effects - 3D effects – drop shadow settings shown below:

Duplicate layer – image flip and image mirror

Image add borders 1 px black.

New raster layer for text

Foreground color locked and background color black

Activate text tool and choose your font Campaign-Normal see settings:

Effects - 3D effects- drop shadow, same settings as before, deselect

Move text to a place of your choice

Add watermark

Save as a jpg