Artwork by Trisha Romance

 

Supplies
Paint Shop Pro
Super Blade Pro
Graphic

1.  Open your graphic. duplicate and close original.
Choose a colour from your graphic and set as your foreground.
I used #9C8484.
Set background to white.

2.  Add 1px border - select with magic wand.

3.  Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro - preset of choice.
I used nk-ancientgold, a preset from The Treasure Trove, which can be found on Page 23.

4.  Selections Invert.  Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout

Vertical - 2
Horizontal - 2
Opacity - 50
Blur - 5.5
Colour - Black

Repeat Cutout - Vertical and Horizontal  -2

Select none.

5.  Add 1px border - select with magic wand.
Flood fill with foreground colour.
Select none.

6.  Add 1px border - select with magic wand.

7.  Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro - preset of choice.
Select none.

8.  Add 10px border - select with magic wand.
Flood fill with foreground colour.
Keep selected.

9.  Effects - Texture Effects - Mosaic Antique.
Select none.

10.  Add 1px border - select with magic wand.

11.  Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro - preset of choice.
Select none.

12.  Add 1px border - select with magic wand.
Flood fill with foreground colour.
Select none.

13.  Add 1px border - select with magic wand.

14.  Effects - Plugins - Super Blade Pro - preset of choice.
Select none.

15.  Add 15px border - select with magic wand.
Flood fill with foreground colour.
Keep selected.

16.  Effects -3D Effects - Cutout

Vertical - 2
Horizontal - 2
Opacity - 50
Blur - 5.5
Colour - Black

Repeat Cutout - Vertical and Horizontal -2
Select none.

17.  Repeat Steps 10 - 14.

18.  Add 20px border - select with magic wand.
Flood fill with foreground colour.
Keep selected.

19.  Effects - Texture Effects - Mosaic Glass.
Keep selected.

20.  Effects - Texture Effects - Mosaic Antique.
Select none.

21.  Repeat Steps 10 - 14.

 

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.
Have a safe and wonderful holiday season.

Tutorial © Marlie 2002