Soul Reflections Tutorial

For this tutorial you will need:

PSP 10
A tube (a tall, narrow tube works best for this)
I used the artwork of Jonathon Earl Bowser for this image, please visit his site for more of his beautiful work!
Funhouse Filters>ZigZaggerate
20/20 Mask
Gold Pattern Fill

Open your tube, duplicate and close the original.

Resize your tube so no side is larger than 400

Select 2 colors from your tube for your background gradient (similar colors - one light and one dark)

Set your gradient properties to Foreground/Background, Angle=0, Repeats=0, Linear, Invert not checked

Image>Canvas Size>1450 X height of your tube, left center placement

Add a new layer

Flood fill with the gradient

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings

Effects>Plugins>Funhouse>ZigZaggerate
Zig=72
Zag=72

Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling> Mirror and Bi-directional

Layers>Arrange>Send to the bottom

Add a new layer

With the selection tool, create a column to the right of your tube about 25 wide (leaving enough room for your "reflection")

Flood fill with the Gold Pattern, Angle=0, Scale=100

Selections>Modify>Contract by 2

Flood fill with the dark color you used for your gradient

Selections>Select None

Select the Pick Tool(Raster Deform Tool in PSP 9) Stretch the column so no gold is showing on the top or bottom

Select your Selection Tool

Highlight your tube layer and select the area you would like to "reflect" - Do Not Select More than 25% of the Image as we will be resizing this selection - I strongly recommend a square selection

Edit>Copy

Edit>Paste as new image

Resize the new image to 125% of the original

Layers>Load Mask>20/20 mask, to fit canvas, show all mask, source luminance

Layers>Merge>Merge Group

Resize Masked image to 150% (if you have selected a wide portion of the tube, you may have to skip this step)

Edit>Copy

Back to the Original image

Selections>Select None

Edit>Paste as a new layer

Using the Mover Tool, position your masked tube

Lower the opacity of masked tube to 40-50%

Position the masked tube layer so it is under the original tube layer

Highlight the original tube layer and apply a drop shadow of your choice

Add a layer>Send to the top

Apply your watermark.

Export>JPEG Optimizer, 20-25% compression

Assemble in Letter Creator

Please link the tutorial back to my website www.designsbytnt.com

Thank you to all the DZ Testers! You ROCK!!!

This tutorial was written by Tracy aka Designs by TNT Any similarities to any other tutorials is pure coincidence.