Photo Prong

This tutorial was created on 11th September 07
for a challenge in Creative PSP Expressions msn group

It was written for those that have a workingknowlege of PSP

This tut was done in PSP X

Supplies needed:
Preset Shape - circle
EyeCandy4000 - glass

This tutorial is fairly easy,

Okay lets start:

File - New - New image
400x300
1.first we need to get the foreground colour to null,and background colour to grey, like below:
















2.next go to your preset shape tool and select the circle,and draw a circle on the canvas and stretch it outlike this:








3.once happy with the shape DON'T convert to raster YET..we go to selections - select none, that keeps it still in vector

4.next get your preset shape tool - circle again and draw out a circle
like this:










5.once happy we now convert layer to raster

6.now have the shape right, we get our magic wandand click inside the grey arealike this:









7.while we have the marching ants around it we go toeyecandy4000 - glasswith these settings below













8.then click ok,then go to selections - select noneu have the basic shape now..

9.if you would like to colourise, this is how i do mine..Adjust - hue & saturation - hue/saturation/lightnessi chose pink with these settings:















There you have it..
merge visible
now save your prong by either exportingas a tube OR psp format or png whichever suits you.
there you have it..
all done..
Hope you enjoyed my tutorial!!