PSP8 - 8 Effects Class

Week 2 - Nelia's Assignment

3D Effects
Presets and Randomizer
Image Menu - Borders and Canvas Size
Illumination Effects

#1 Show an example of Canvas Resize with an offset that is not centered.

I took a photo I'd edited for a Today screen on my Axim (Pocket PC). The image sits low on purpose, so that the text on the Today screen will on be top and not overwrite the image. The handsome fellow is my boyfriend's Springer, Clyde. I had used the new Background Eraser to get a nice image of him, then added a kaleidoscoped background.

I added brown canvas to the top, right, and bottom only - nothing to the left side.

Then, not being able to let well enough alone, I copied the freckles from Clyde's nose and used them to fill flood the new canvas area as a new layer.. I let a bit of the brown canvas show through around each image, so it appears they are tiles.

I then reduced the opacity of the "tiles," so that they weren't so much of a stark contrast with the rest of the background and then merged both canvas layers and did an Inner Bevel on them.

Now I could see that this was crying for more fiddling. (grin) Clyde was looking at something here and I needed to show what that was. I copied the entire image and mirrored it. Then I copied both images into one larger one. I left the center Inner Bevel shading show (though I could have cropped it out) to prove that this was really an offset canvas and not an added Border.

#2 Show an example of Add Borders, which is symmetric. Add a texture or pattern to the border area.

#3 Matte and/or frame a photo of your choice, using the Drop Shadow effect, and any other effects you choose. Try to use the Selection modifiers we discussed in the lesson. Use of the Picture Frame tool is optional.

Here we have Clyde's nemesis, my new English Cocker, Murphy. Murphy is a rescue dog and does her best to keep Clyde on his toes and in line with her imperial commands. Can you see what a little dictator she is?

Instead of veering way off like I did with the first image, this one pretty much followed the lesson to the letter. The "Select Selections Borders" is a cool new tool for me.

#4 Show an example of the Sunburst effect on a photo or image of your choosing.

This photo is of the nearby old Santa Cruz lighthouse. It already had the effect of the sun peeking through the fog to reflect off the roof of the lighthouse. I added the Sunburst effect, so that there were now light rays. Fun!

I then matted and added a border that I used the Select Selections Border effect on again. Inner Beveled it. Unselected. Selected the center portion and Inner Beveled it.

More Kaleidoscopes.

I can't stop making these.

I experimented with some new effects - shading, hand drawn look, outlines, and African cloth look.

OK. I promise - this is the end of the kaleidoscopes. Really! This time I mean it!! (laughing)

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