PSP Tutorial - Chocolates - page 2

Chocolate Candies Page 2

The candy box was made from Astro's Box of Chocolates Tutorial
Also a huge Thank You to Mardi from Web Graphics On A Budget for allowing me to post her stainedglass preset here. Be sure to check out her great tutorials.
The cute Teddy on the box is from a tutorial done by my granddaughter Brittney Thank You Britt for letting me use him.

©Doodles by LadyFox 02/10/03

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This tutorial was done with PSP7

All of my tutorials are written following the steps I used to make my graphic. My idea of a good tutorial is one that shows you how to do something and inspires you to add your own style.

	Remember to SaveOften STEPS - These are the steps I used.
1.	Basic steps
	Open the original and we are ready to finish off the candies Layer palette Click the + next to candy 1 New Vector Layer: candy 11 Click on the freehand line hold and drag it up to the new layer Right Click on candy 1/Convert to raster Right Click on candy 11/Convert to raster Click the + next to candy 1a New Vector Layer: candy 11a New Vector Layer: candy 111a Click on the freehand line hold and drag it up to 11a Click on the one of the ellipse lines hold and drag it up to 111a Right Click on candy 1a/Convert to raster Right Click on candy 11a/Convert to raster Right Click on candy 111a/Convert to raster If a candy only has one part, just Convert to Raster I did this so each part would be on it's own layer NOTE: Basic Steps for each candy * Convert the layers *** Apply the shaping or preset * Merge visible * Save I sprayed on shading for most of the candies Use the Retouch Tool if you prefer
2.	Candy 1 - Chocolate Covered Cherries
	Activate the ellipse layer - candy 1 Shading Colors Dark: #2C1108 Medium: #823B22 Light: #D48266 Airbrush Shape: Round Size: 1-15 Hardness: 25 Opacity: 25 Step: 25 Density: 25 Selections/Select All Selections/Float New Raster Layer: shading Spray on some shading Effects/Blur/Gaussian Blur Radius: 5 Selections/Select None Lower the layer opacity to: 80 Make candy 11 the active layer Follow the steps above to shade the squiggle Except use radius: 3 for the blur Lower the layer opacity to: 80 Layers/View/Current Only Layer Palette Click on the Glasses to turn on the other shading layer, the freehand and the ellipse layers There should only be four layers open Layers/Merge/Merge Visible Layer Palette Double click on Merged and rename it: candy 1 Layers/View/All Save *** Candy 1a Layer Palette Make the squiggle layer the active layer Shade as above Make the cherry layer the active layer Shading Colors: Dark: #490303 Medium: #D11603 Light: #FC7F72 Shade as desired Make the main candy layer the active layer Magic Wand Tolerance: 50 Feather: 0 Sample Merged: not checked Select the white part of the candy Effects/Plug-in Filters/Flaming Pear/Super Blade Pro Apply the Stained Glass Preset Magic Wand Select the brown part Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Apply the Frame preset Layer/Duplicate Move the new layer above the others Lower the opacity to 49 Grab the eraser Shape: round Size: 15 Hardness: 100 Opacity: 100 Step: 25 Density: 100 Erase some of the covering on the cherry Make the main candy layer the active layer Selection Tool Click outside the candy Selections/Invert Make the duplicated Layer the active layer Effects/Blur/Gaussian Blur Radius: 3 Merge the layers of this candy Rename: candy 1a
3.	Candy 2 - BonBons
	Shading Colors Dark: #000000 Medium: #401B14 Light: #79564F Select New Raster Layer Shade Lower the layer opacity to: 80 Merge Rename: Candy 2 Save *** Candy 2a - BonBon Open cherrycream.psp Foreground Pattern: cherrycream Magic Wand Select the pink part Flood Fill with the pattern Magic Wand Select the brown part Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Apply the Frame preset Save
4.	Candy 3 - Chocolate Covered Caramel
	Activate the rounded rectangle layer - candy 3 Shading Colors Dark: #2C1108 Medium: #823B22 Light: #D48266 Airbrush Shape: Round Size: 1-15 Hardness: 25 Opacity: 25 Step: 25 Density: 25 Selections/Select All Selections/Float New Raster Layer: shading Spray on some shading Effects/Blur/Gaussian Blur Radius: 5 Selections/Select None Lower the layer opacity to: 80 Make candy 11 the active layer Follow the steps above to shade the squiggle Except use radius: 3 for the blur Layers/View/Current Only Layer Palette Click on the Glasses to turn on the other shading layer, the freehand and the ellipse layers There should only be four layers open Layers/Merge/Merge Visible Layer Palette Double click on Merged and rename it: candy 3 Layers/View/All Save *** candy 3a Make the candy shape the active layer Magic Wand Select the caramel Effects/Plug-in Filters/dsb flux/Bright Noise Intensity: 11 Mix: checked Select the brown part Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Apply the Frame Preset Shade the swirl Merge candy layers Save
5.	Candy 4 - Chocolate Covered Brazil Nut
	Shading Colors Dark: #000000 Medium: #401B14 Light: #79564F Select candy shape Shade as desired merge layers Save *** Candy 4a Main candy shade as above Cut out part Magic Wand Select the light color Effects/Plug-in filters/dsb flux/Bright Noise Intensity: 11 Mix: checked Magic Wand Select the brown part Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Frame Preset Merge Save
6.	Candy 5 - Chocolate Cream
	Shading Colors Dark: #3B1F0E Medium: #C26B36 light: #FFC691 Shade as desired Squiggle Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel apply the Frame Preset Merge *** candy 5a Shade as above Rectangle Layer Magic Wand Click on any blank area Selections/Invert Effects/Plug-in filters/dsb flux/Bright Noise Intensity: 11 Mix: checked Selections/Contract Number of pixels: 4 Selections/Invert Click on the brown edge Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Frame Preset Merge Save
7.	Candy 6 - Orange Cream
	Shading Colors Dark: #2C1108 Medium: #823B22 Light: #D48266 Shade as desired The Squiggles Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Frame Preset Merge Save *** candy 6a Same as above cutout part Magic Wand Select the light color Effects/Plug-in filters/dsb flux/Bright Noise Intensity: 11 Mix: checked Magic Wand Select the brown part Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Frame Preset Merge Save
8.	Candy 7 - Mint Cream
	Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Bevel Shape 3 Width: 9 Image Smoothness: 13 Depth: 5 Ambiance: 0 Shininess: 31 Light Color: #FFFFFF Angle: 315 Intensity: 40 Elevation: 30 Effects/Texture Effects/Texture Texture Texture: Swirl Click on the thumbnail to download - Place it in the PSP texture folder Size (%): 100 Image Smoothness: 0 Depth: 5 Ambiance: -21 Shininess: 0 Light Color: #FAECE2 Angle: 315 Intensity: 50 Elevation: 30 Save *** candy 7a Shape and texture as above Cutout part Magic Wand Tolerance: 50 Select the white part Effects/Plug-in Filters/Flaming Pear/Super Blade Pro Apply the stainglass preset again Select the brown and apply the frame inner bevel Merge Save
9.	Candy 8 - Nut Crunch
	Open your nutcrunch.psp Foreground Pattern: nutcrunch Select Shape Flood Fill with the pattern Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Apply the soft edge preset Save
10.	Candy 9 - Chocolate Covered Cashews
	Shading Colors Dark: #3B1F0E Medium: #C26B36 light: #FFC691 Shade Merge Save
11.	Tube Those Suckers
	Layers/View/All Layers/Merge/Merge Visible File/Export/Picture Tube Make sure to fill in the 3 areas below. For all the others I just accepted the default. Cells across: 4 Cells down: 4 Tube name: chocolates
12.	Make Some Papers
	Place candies on a layer leaving at least 15 pixels all around each one Magic Wand Click on any blank space Selections/Invert New Raster Layer Selections/Expand Expand by 6 pixels Flood Fill with: #FFFAF1 Lower the layer opacity to: 80 Drag below candy Effects/Geometric Effects/Wave Horizontal displacement Amplitude: 1 Wavelength: 8 Vertical displacement Amplitude: 8 Wavelength: 1 Effects/Geometric Effects/Wave Horizontal displacement Amplitude: 8 Wavelength: 1 Vertical displacement Amplitude: 1 Wavelength: 8
	I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial

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