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  Feathered

This is my fourth tutorial using PSP7. I found out about a neat effect using the feather filter. Since I made quite a few screenshots again please be patient while the pics load.

If you can't find the shapes I use you can use any other shape available or go to JASC's download area from which I got all the shapes I use with PSP.

If you have questions please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.

But now let's go! :))

Open a new picture("File"/"New", 150x150 pixels, background white, resolution 72 p/inch.

new image



Select the shapes tool Shapes tool and go to the tool options window. If you can't find it on the screen you can always open it through the "tool options toggle" button in the top icon row of PSP. Use the following setting:
first shape select shapes options

Now use the shapes tool to draw the button all across the graphic. Then create a new layer using the layer palette window. Just right-click the background layer and choose "new layer".

first shape new layer

Next we want a second shape on the new layer. For this click on the shapes tool again, go to the tool options and get the following shape:

second shape

The graphic should look like this after you applied the new shape:

second shape

select empty space around ballSince we are working on the upper layer we can use a trick: Select the "magic wand" magic wandto select the empty space around the ball.

Using the STRG+SHIFT+I keys we invert this selection.

invert selection

Now cut the ball from the selection using STRG+X. You'll notice that the selection "ants" are still marching.
Click Selection/Modify/contract:

contract menu

Set the value to 20:

contract window

Now the graphic looks like this:

contracted

We're nearly there! Use the STRG+H keys to open the feather dialogue and set it to 20:

feather window
featheredFinishInto the selection we paste the cutout ball again using the STRG+SHIFT+L keys. As last step you only have to get rid of the selection marking by using the STRG+D keys. That's it.


This finishes the "Feathered" Tutorial.


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