This tutorial is done in PSP 8 . Download a free trial version of Paint Shop Pro 8 download ::
My Zip ( Contains the silver pattern, extract to your patterns folder, the land texture,extract to your patterns folder , and the crumple paper 2 texture, extract to your textures folder.) download ::
This looks like a long one, but don't be shy, its repetitive.
Let's get started. :: Open your image in psp and choose 2 colors.
1 ~ Add a 2px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your silver pattern, angle 0 , scale 100.
Apply an inner bevel, settings below.
2 ~ Add a 4px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your first color. ( I use my darkest color first )
Go to Effects , Texture Effects, Sculpture and apply the settings below, using your chosen color as the fill.
3 ~ 1 ~ Add a 2px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your silver pattern. Apply the same inner bevel as above.
4 ~ Add a 10px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your second color.
Apply the sculpture effect again, using your color as your fill.
Apply FunHouse Xaggerate, setting both sliders to 100.
Apply the same inner bevel as above.
5 ~ Add a 2px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your silver pattern. Apply the same inner bevel as above.
6 ~ Add a 4px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your first color.
Apply the sculpture effect, using your color as your fill.
7 ~Add a 2px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your silver pattern. Apply the same inner bevel as above.
8 ~ Add a 5px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your second color.
Apply the sculpture effect, using this color as your fill.
Go to Effects , Texture Effects , Texture and apply the settings below, using your color as your fill.
Apply the same inner bevel as above.
9 ~ Add a 2px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your silver pattern.
Apply the same inner bevel as above.
10 ~Add a 4px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your first color.
Apply the sculpture effect, using your color as your fill.
11 ~Add a 2px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your silver pattern. Apply the same inner bevel as above.
12 ~Add a 10px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your second color.
Apply the sculpture effect again, using your color as your fill.
Apply FunHouse Xaggerate, setting both sliders to 100.
On your Layer Palette,right click on the background layer and duplicate, go to image , mirror. Go to selections, defloat. Merge All/Flatten.
Apply the same inner bevel as above.
13 ~Add a 2px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your silver pattern. Apply the same inner bevel as above.
14 ~Add a 4px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your first color.
Apply the sculpture effect, using your color as your fill.
15 ~Add a 2px symmetrical border. Select the border with the magic wand, tolerance and feather set to 0. Fill with your silver pattern. Apply the same inner bevel as above.
Wow, you made it ! Thats' all. Hope you had fun.
:: Xaggerate Background ::
1 ~Make a 200px by 200px transparent canvas.
Fill with your chosen color.
2 ~ Go to Effects , Texture Effects , Sculpture and apply the same settings as above , using your chosen color as the fill.
3 ~ Apply FunHouse Xaggerate, setting the sliders both at 100.
4 ~ Apply a psp seamless tile, settings below.
5 ~ Apply FM Tile Tools , Blend Emboss at the default setting.
