City Steps



This lesson was written by me on March 29, 2008. Any resemblance to any other lesson
is merely coincidental. You may use this tutorial for personal use only. Please do not distribute in groups,
post on a website or send via Email without permission by me. This tutorial is copyrighted by me. Please do not share without permission.

Debi Jarrell

To do this lesson, you need Paint Shop Pro - any version, although this is done in version 8.
You can get it here. You need photo-city-view-3.JPG and a plain circular mask zip here.

STEP 1
Open your picture, shift>D to duplicate it. Close original.

STEP 2
layers>promote background layer

STEP 3
Resize to 500 pixels on the longest edge

STEP 4
Add new raster layer; Flood fill with white

STEP 5
layer>load/save mask from disk>load mask 08
Use the following settings:



STEP 6
Delete mask, click yes to merge with layer below mask.
Layer> merge> merge group

STEP 7
Layer>arrange> send to bottom

STEP 8
Repeat steps 5 and 6 with picture layer

STEP 9
Resize to 75 percent with the resize all layers box UNCHECKED.



STEP 10
Merge visible

STEP 11
Effects>Reflection effects>feedback
Use the following settings:



Opacity: 31 Intensity: 83
Horizontal offset: -85
Vertical offset: -67
Elliptical: checked

STEP 12
Add new raster layer. Layer>arrange>send to bottom
Flood fill with black or another dark color you like.

Merge>merge all (flatten)

You're done!

If you would like to add a name or other text, add now. If you are using this image as a stat rather than a tag, you may omit step 3 or change the size to suit.

Also if you like frames, you may add a frame at this point.

I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial. Please experiment with different masks, and different settings on the feedback filter. Try using the dice (random settings) on the filter to see what sort of interesting feedback patterns you can get. If you have comments or questions, please email me here.