ŠSSD Sunshine's Tutorials ~ Country Window

This is a tutorial for a very pretty Country-Style
Window.
I Hope you enjoy it.

You will need:

Jasc Paint Shop Pro-get the trial version HERE

My Alpha Channel File - Get that HERE

ŠSunshine Designs Feb. 14, 2004

Country Window

This tutorial was written for V8 but can be done in V7 as it works with the alpha channel selections.

This tutorial is my own idle time creation and any similarity to any other tutorial is a coincidence. If you see any it is because I have learned my work with psp from the many talented writers out there. You may find some of their great influences in my tutorial's.(I made the selections from pixel painting; so, like many country images they are not exact and super smooth I think that is half the charm of country images.) If you want smoother edges you can go to adjust, add/remove noise, then click on edge perspective smoothing before you add any effects.

1. Open my alpha channel image, make a copy and close the original we will work from the copy. Keep all layers invisible until needed as a guide.

2. Click on layer Left Shutter, Make visible, Load from alpha channel selections Left Shutter, flood fill with color of choice, I used #274089. invert selection, use the drop shadow Vertical and Horizontal =0, Opacity = 56, blur =36.6. color is #121D3C. Don't Deselect,

3. Go to selections, invert, then go to selections modify contract 5. Go to effects, texture effects, blinds, width is 10, opacity is 100, horizontal checked color is #121D3C, click ok. Deselect, add nose of 6% uniform.

4. On same layer Load from alpha channel Heart cutout, click delete. Deselect. Go to layers then click on duplicate. Then go to image, Mirror and move into place, Rename this layer Right Shutter. (you may have to move this layer again.) You should have something like the image below.

5. Click on layer Horizontal Lines, Make Visible. Load from alpha channel Horizontal lines, flood fill with your Choice of color. I used #F6F1DE. Then go to selections invert, add a drop shadow of Vertical and horizontal of 0, opacity 56, blur 12.60, using a corresponding darker color as the shadow color. I used #CCBA82.Deselect Add Same noise. 6% uniform.

6. Click on layer Vertical Bars, Make visible. Load from alpha channel, Vertical Bars. Flood fill with same color you just used. Go to selections Invert, add the same drop shadow. Deselect, add same noise.

7. Click on layer Frame, make visible. Load from alpha channel Window Frame. Flood fill with same color. Selections, Invert. Add same drop shadow but change the blur to 23.40. Deselect add same noise. See Image below. You will need to move the frame a little to line it up with the bars. (oops sorry *smiles*)

8. Click on layer Flowerbox. Flood fill with same color you used for the shutters. I used. #274089. Selections Invert. Use the same drop shadow you used for window frame but change the color to #121D3C. Deselect. On same layer load the Flower box lid from the alpha channel. Flood fill with the same color. Selections Invert, and same drop shadow changing the drop shadow but change the blur to, 25.50. Deselect and add same noise.

9. On same layer Add small heart, selections invert and add same drop shadow. Deselect. Your window should look like the one below.

To Decorate your window behind the bars go to the Right Shutter layer Add A new layer and add your graphic's behind the window. Add A new layer for each item so you can size them and move them about. To add flowers to the Flower box. Go To the Frame Layer and add A new Layer. Add your flowers there.

See some images below of some decorated windows. Done By my Testers.

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ŠSunshine Designs Feb. 14, 2004