Destiny Denied Tutorial

All the supplies you will need can be downloaded here.

Plug Ins Needed For This Tutorial

Filter Factory C - Versa Tile - here

FM Tile Tools - Wrinkle Emboss - here

Mura's Meister - Copies - here

Mura's Seamless - Shadow - here

Xero - Mistifier - here

Penta - VTR2 - here

FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - here

Filter Factory G - Fractual Magic 6 - here

Simple - Top Left Mirror - here 

Destiny Denied Tutorial

Open up all the materials and place them in the right places. Font to fonts, gradient to gradients,
images to psp file and so on. This tutorial was written for PSP 9.

1. Open a transparent image 640 x 480.

2. Go into your material properties and bring up the materials palette.

3. Foreground color #04a2ac or choose your own

4. Background color #c5fdff or choose your own

5. Materials Palette - make a gradient with your two colors - Settings - Angle - 45, Repeats - 6,
Style - Radial, Invert - checked.

6. Flood fill your transparent image with your gradient color or the gradient sample
in the supplies.

7. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 10

8. Effects - Filter Factory C - Versa Tile - Settings - Scale - 25, Number of Tiles - 5.

9. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Wrinkle Emboss - Settings - Lightness - 128, Directions - 0,
Intensity - 1, Red - 0.500, Green - 0.500, Blue - 0.500, Original - 1.000, Edge Wrap - unchecked.

10. Layers - New Raster Layer

11. Selection Tool - Rectangle - Feather - 0 - Draw a rectangle around the left side of your image
roughly down to the top of the bottom rectangle.

12. Open image 1 - suzi - destiny denied - Edit - copy and paste into selection.
Opacity - 100 - Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy)

13. Selections - Select None

14. Raster Deform Tool - move edges of image 1 until it fills your selected area on the
left side. When you are satisfied the image is the way you want it, click off the deform tool.

15. Layers - New Raster Layer

16. Selection Tool - Rectangle - Feather - 0 - Draw a rectangle around the left side of your image
roughly under the tree to the bottom and even with the size of image 1.

17. Open image 2 - dieter - destiny denied - Edit - copy and paste into selection.
Opacity - 100 - Blend Mode - Screen

18. Selections - Select None

19. Raster Deform Tool - move edges of image 2 until it fills your selected area on the
left side up to the tree line. When you are satisfied the image is the way you want it,
click off the deform tool.

20. Layers - Duplicate Image 2. Opacity - 100, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy)

21. Open image 3 - ice - destiny denied - Edit - copy and paste into the middle of the
background on the left side. Opacity - 40 - Blend Mode - Screen

22. Layers - Duplicate Image 3. Opacity - 40, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy)

23. Layers - New Raster Layer

24. Selection Tool - Rectangle - Feather - 0 - Draw a rectangle around the right side of your image
roughly around the bottom of your rectangle but don't include the little rectangle at the bottom.

25. Open image 4 - dream - destiny denied - Edit - copy and paste into your selection.
Opacity - 100 - Blend Mode - Screen

26. Selections - Select None

27. Raster Deform Tool - move edges of image 4 until it fills your selected area on the
left side up to the tree line. When you are satisfied the image is the way you want it,
click off the deform tool.

28. Layers - Duplicate Image 4. Opacity - 70, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy).

29. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Wrinkle Emboss - Settings - Lightness - 128, Directions - 0,
Intensity - 1, Red - 0.500, Green - 0.500, Blue - 0.500, Original - 1.000, Edge Wrap - unchecked.

30. Selection Tool - Rectangle - Feather - 0 - Draw a rectangle around the right side of your image
roughly down to the top of the bottom rectangle.

31. Effects - Mura's Meister - Copies - Settings - Line, V-Tile, Behind, V-Tile Line, Background
Color - #c5fdff, Number 8, Shift X - 70, Shift Y - 0, Angle - 0, Rotation - 0, Attenuation - 100,
Scale - 0, Tile Gap - 0, Thru Background Range - 0, Fade Out - 0, 1/n Fade Out - checked.

32.Layers - Duplicate Layer.

33. Layers Palette - Bottom image 4 layer Opacity - 100, Blend Mode - Screen. Top image 4
layer Opacity - 70, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy).

34. Selections - Select None

35. Layers - New Raster Layer

36. Selection Tool - Rectangle - Feather - 0 - Draw a rectangle around the right side of your image
roughly around the little bottom rectangle.

37. Open image 5 - dream - destiny denied - Edit - copy and paste into your selection.
Opacity - 100 - Blend Mode - Screen

38. Selections - Select None

39. Raster Deform Tool - move edges of image 5 until it fills your selected area on the
left side up to the tree line. When you are satisfied the image is the way you want it,
click off the deform tool.

40. Layers - Duplicate Image 5. Opacity - 70, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy).

41. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Wrinkle Emboss - Settings - Lightness - 128, Directions - 0,
Intensity - 1, Red - 0.500, Green - 0.500, Blue - 0.500, Original - 1.000, Edge Wrap - unchecked.

42. Layers - New Raster Layer

43. Open image 6 - suzi - destiny denied - Edit - copy and paste into the middle of the
background on the right side so that her foot just touches the bottom rectangle. Opacity - 100,
Blend Mode - Screen.

44. Layers - Duplicate Image 6. Opacity - 90, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy).

45. Layers - New Raster Layer

46. Go into your material properties and bring up the materials palette.

47. Foreground color #04a2ac or choose your own

48. Background color #c5fdff or choose your own

49. Materials Palette - make a gradient with your two colors - Settings - Angle - 45, Repeats - 6,
Style - Radial, Invert - checked.

50. Flood fill your transparent image with your gradient color or the gradient sample
in the supplies.

51. Layers Palette - New raster layer flood filled with foreground color. Opacity - 50
Blend Mode - Soft Light

52. Open image 8 - dream - destiny denied - Edit - copy and paste into the top right corner and let it
dangle. Opacity - 50, Blend Mode - Screen.

53. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Wrinkle Emboss - Settings - Lightness - 128, Directions - 0,
Intensity - 1, Red - 0.500, Green - 0.500, Blue - 0.500, Original - 1.000, Edge Wrap - unchecked.

54. Materials Palette - Move image 8 under image 6 in your materials palette.

55. Layers - Duplicate Image 8. Opacity - 100, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy).

56. Layers - Merge All Flat

57. Open image 7 - sbg text - destiny denied - Edit - copy and paste into the middle part of your
background where it is wide enough to accommodate the text. Opacity - 100, Blend Mode -
Screen.

58. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Wrinkle Emboss - Settings - Lightness - 128, Directions - 0,
Intensity - 1, Red - 0.500, Green - 0.500, Blue - 0.500, Original - 1.000, Edge Wrap - unchecked.

59. Layers - Duplicate Image 7. Opacity - 100, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy).

60. Layers - Merge All Flat

61. Effects - Mura's Seamless - Shadow - Settings - Offset X - 132, Offset Y - 132, Color R - 0,
Color G - 0, Color B - 0, Effects - 255.

62. Effects - Xero - Mistifier - Settings - Haziness - 130, Strength - 130, Red Mist - 255,
Green Mist - 255 - Blue Mist - 255

63. Image - Add Border - 5 pixels. Flood - fill with ww destiny denied silver border.
Effects - Drop Shadow - Settings - Vertical - -1, Horizontal - -1, Opacity - 100, Blur - 1, Color - Black -
Effects - Drop Shadow - Settings - Vertical - 1, Horizontal - 1, Opacity - 100, Blur - 1, Color - Black

64. Effects - Penta - VTR2 - Settings - Line Distance - 26, Line Width - 0, Contrast - 169, Ghost - 0.

65. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - Settings - Default

66. Selections - Select None

67. Image - Add Border - 15 pixels. Magic wand - select border

68. Flood fill with ww destiny denied gradient sample or the color of your choice.

69. Layers - Duplicate Layer

70. Effects - Filter Factory G - Fractual Magic 6 - Settings - Control 0 - 13, Control 1 -40,
Control 2 - 40, Control 3 - 24, Control 4 - 23, Control 5 - 161, Control 6 - 88, Control 7 - 23.

71. Materials Palette - Duplicate Layer Opacity - 100, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy)

72. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - Settings - Default

73. Layers - Merge All Flat

74. Selections - Select None

75. Image - Add Border - 5 pixels. Flood - fill with ww destiny denied silver border.
Effects - Drop Shadow - Settings - Vertical - -1, Horizontal - -1, Opacity - 100, Blur - 1, Color - Black -
Effects - Drop Shadow - Settings - Vertical - 1, Horizontal - 1, Opacity - 100, Blur - 1, Color - Black

76. Effects - Penta - VTR2 - Settings - Line Distance - 26, Line Width - 0, Contrast - 169, Ghost - 0.

77. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - Settings - Default

78. Selections - Select None

79. Image - Add Border - 20 pixels. Magic wand - select border

80. Flood fill with ww destiny denied gradient sample or the color of your choice.

81. Layers - Duplicate Layer

82. Effects - Filter Factory G - Fractual Magic 6 - Settings - Control 0 - 13, Control 1 -40,
Control 2 - 40, Control 3 - 24, Control 4 - 23, Control 5 - 161, Control 6 - 88, Control 7 - 23.

83. Materials Palette - Duplicate Layer Opacity - 100, Blend Mode - Luminance (Legacy)

84. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - Settings - Default

85. Layers - Merge All Flat

86. Selections - Select None

87. Image - Add Border - 5 pixels. Flood - fill with ww destiny denied silver border.
Effects - Drop Shadow - Settings - Vertical - -1, Horizontal - -1, Opacity - 100, Blur - 1, Color - Black -
Effects - Drop Shadow - Settings - Vertical - 1, Horizontal - 1, Opacity - 100, Blur - 1, Color - Black

88. Effects - Penta - VTR2 - Settings - Line Distance - 26, Line Width - 0, Contrast - 169, Ghost - 0.

89. Effects - FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss - Settings - Default

90. Selections - Select None

91. Open image 9 - winni corner - destiny denied. Edit - copy - paste as new layer.
Move into left upper corner.

92. Effects - Drop Shadow - Settings - Vertical - 1, Horizontal - 1, Opacity - 100, Blur - 1, Color - Black

93. Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

94. Layers - Duplicate Layer - move just under the first corner in the first frame.

95. Layers - Merge Down

96. Effects - Simple filter - Top Left Mirror.

97. Layers - Merge - merge all flat

98.To add your name go to font - VivaldiD - size 16 - stroke 0 - anti-alias - smooth. Use the color
or pattern or gradient of your choice. Effects - 3D effects - drop shadow - settings: vertical 1 - horizontal 1 -
opacity 100 - blur 1 - color black. You can also use the text tool and add your own text. I used
VivaldiD font but you can use whatever font you prefer. Color - ww destiny denied silver pattern..

99. Position your name in the bottom right area where you would like to have it. Adjust - Sharpness -
Sharpen.

100. Layers - duplicate - repeat

101. Layers - Merge all flat

102. Save your work. You're all done.

 

Credits
 
Mists by Sabrina Buck Graphics
 
 
Mists & Tubes by Suzi Sgai - ArtInfinity Tubes
 
Mists & Tubes by Dieter - ArtInfinity Tubes

 

 
Song Credit
Song is Right Kind Of Wrong by LeeAnn Rimes.

Created July 6, 2007

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