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Designs by Laela

3 DIMENSIONAL VICTORIAN ORNAMENT WITH TASSEL ~ PSP 7
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE - SKILL LEVEL
Completion Time ~ Approximately 45 minutes.
Written by: Designs by Laela ~ 6/21/02

My Victorian Ornaments
~ DEDICATION ~
This tutorial is dedicated to MissJaqi2000, who was very, very kind to me, when I first began using PSP. She took the time to help me with the basics, way back, when PSP 5 was the hot version, and patiently answered all my numerous questions. She enthusiastically, yet unknowingly, instilled in me, the love of Graphic Design that I have today, and I am eternally grateful. ~ Jaqi, this one's for you. Thank you.
Also, A very special Thank you goes out to:
FlowerPNL, AussieBloom, Dreamsrmaid, and Piper,
for taking the time to test this tutorial for me.
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For this tutorial, I am assuming that you already have a basic working knowledge of PSP 7,
I do tho', provide tons of screen shots to help make it easier to "see" what you should be doing.
Making your own choices when you can is what brings out your own uniqueness and creativity, So don't be afraid to experiment with suggested settings, images, colors etc. along the way.

I'm sure there are probably easier, quicker steps to get this same effect, since everything in PSP can be done in several different ways, But... this is just my version of how I do it.
For future projects REMEMBER: This same effect can be used to make beautiful Christmas ornaments, as well as unique Snow Globes with just a little modification.

THIS TUTORIAL IS A GOOD LESSON FOR THE MORE ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE USER.

It uses intensive Layer Manipulation, Geometric Distortion Effects, the Deformation Tool, The Cutout Effect, a little bit of Free Hand Drawing, Vertical Perspective Deformation, and gives you Plugin Experience. Although it does not have an extremely high difficulty factor, it is step intensive, And makes you have to think about what you are doing. At the end of this tutorial, you will have made your own beautiful ornament, completely from scratch. I hope you enjoy doing this tutorial, as much as I enjoyed writing it.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THIS TUT AS WRITTEN:

1. Download a Demo Copy of Paint Shop Pro 7
2. Download a Demo Copy of Super Blade Pro Here
3. Shiny Gold Blade Pro Preset HERE
4. Ornament Cap Tube HERE
5. Pearl Tubes HERE
6. Rope Tube. This comes pre installed in PSP 7
7. Bubble Tubes HERE
8. Image of your choice.
I am using the beautiful art work of: Karen Paul.
(My screen shots have all be resized throughout this tut for faster loading.) So, If you will be using the image
that I am providing, then, DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE IMAGE: HERE.


NOW ONTO THE STEPS - BROKEN DOWN INTO 3 PARTS
Click HERE To Begin PART 1 ~ PAGE 1

TERMS OF SERVICE
Please do not reproduce or add my tut to any other website or collection, And leave all file names and credits, in tact. PSP Groups are however, welcomed to share this tutorial with their membership by providing THIS LINK ( www.angelfire.com/zine2/designsbylaela/index.html) to my tutorial in their mailings. DBL's original Victorian Ornament Graphic may be copied and used as an example for those mailings as long as my signature '&'amp';'/or watermark, is left in place.

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