HIDDEN GARDEN VASE

by Maureen Williams

Created 15th June 2002

This tutorial is written in PSP 7.04. Remember to save your file frequently.

You will need:

Paint Shop Pro - get a 30-day trial version HERE

dsb flux/Center Mirror - download HERE
Unzip the folder into where you have your other plugins.

Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab - download demo HERE
(this filter is one of the usable effects in the demo download) 

Simple Filters - download HERE

Filter Factory Gallery E - download HERE
Note: This filter is in .ffl format and will require the Plugin Commander to convert the files to .8bf.

MW-Glass Vase.tub - download HERE
 

I have used this image from Yumiko Ichikawa titled Hidden Garden.

Right click on the image and save to your hard drive. 
Open your image in PSP, duplicate twice and then close the original.
 I make a habit of doing this so I can use the original again if I want to.

Thank you to Toni for the following technique idea.

Minimise one of the images for the time being - we will work with the other image.

Click on the Retouch Tool and select Smudge with a size of 110. 

Smudge a cross on the image, going from corner to corner.  

Go to Effects/ Plug-in Filters/dsb flux/Center Mirror with the number of Mirrors = 6 and Rotation 120.

Go to Effects/Artistic Effects/Coloured Pencil with following settings.

Save your work and then minimise your image.

Open a new transparent image 270 x 450.

Apply the MW-Glass Vase.tub to the centre of the image.

Using the Magic Wand click on the outside of the vase. Got Selections/Invert.

Copy (CTRL+C) and Paste as New Image (CTRL+V)

Go to Image/Canvas Size to increase the size of the image. 
Add 100 pixels to both the width and the height of the image. 
Ensure both Centre Image boxes are checked. Rename Layer 1 "vase".

Add a new layer named "flowerfill" and drag the layer down below the vase layer.

 Click on the flower image to make it active. CTRL+C to copy. 

Go back to the vase image, making sure the flowerfill layer is selected. 
Paste as New Selection. Position the flowers behind the vase as desired.
Left click to accept and then Deselect (CTRL+D).

Click on the vase layer to make it active and then use the Magic Wand 
with Tolerance & Feather set to zero to select the vase.
 Click on the flowerfill layer and hit Delete. Deselect.

Restore the pattern image we made at the beginning of the tutorial and CTRL+C to copy. 

Click back on the vase image to make it active. Edit/Paste as New Layer (CTRL+L). 
In the Layer Palette drag the pattern layer to the bottom. 
(Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom). Rename this layer "background".

Select the Deformation Tool then drag the top and bottom edges to fill the image size. 
Reduce the opacity of the background layer as desired. Save your file. 

In the Layer Palette select the vase layer to make it active. 
Use the Eye Dropper to select a dark colour from your image
 for the background colour. I used #9A5960. 

Go to / Plug-in Filters Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab Apply a Short Perspective shadow
 using the red background colour with the default settings.
 Reduce the opacity of the shadow to 75%. 
Merge All/Flatten and then save your file.

Borders

Go to Image/Add Borders, choose a pixel size of 10, with Symmetric checked. 
Select the border using the Magic Wand,
 go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel using the following settings.

Selections/Invert, Selections/Float then go to Effects/3D Effects/Cutout 
using a vertical and horizontal size of 3, Opacity 57, Blur 29.8 and colour Black.
 Repeat the cutout but change the vertical and horizontal settings to -3. Deselect.

Go to Image/Resize using a pixel of 400 on the longest side.

Save your file.

Using the same background colour, add another border of 35 pixels. 

Select the border with the Magic Wand.

Go to / Plug-in Filters/Simple Filters/Center Tile.

Go to Effects/Texture Effects/Mosaic Glass using the following settings.

Go to Effects/Plug-in Filters/Filter Factory Gallery E/Transparent Pizza, 
change the # of slices to 145.
Do not deselect.

Go to Effects/Plug-in Filters/Filter Factory Gallery E/Mo'Jellyfish, using the following settings

Tile size = 111
Offset = 106
Shading = 132
Do not deselect yet.

Apply the same cutout as before.

Add another border 10 pixels wide and apply the same Inner Bevel as before.

Deselect, resize as desired and then save your file

 That's it - you're finished!!

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and will find these new filter effects useful.
If you would like to use any of my tutorials for group lessons please contact me.
If you have any queries contact me.