Welcome to My Holly Wreath Tutorial! This Tutorial was created on Oct 4, 2003 and is ©Dreamers Design! Any similarities to any others is unintentional and is not to be removed, sent through egroups or email. You may provide a link back to this page: http://dreamersdesign.tripod.com/tutorials/hollywreathtut.htm Please do not claim as your own creation. What you make from this tutorial is yours to do as you wish but not to claim as your own work or to be sold for monetary gain. With that said :-> You will need the following things to complete this tutorial: PSP 7 and It can probably be done in PSP 8 Too you can download a trial versionHere You will need my Holly tube and you can download itHere You will need the silver gradient I used Here Also I used Dizzins Bows and you can download itHere You will be using Effects Cutout, Your Shapes tool, your Airbrush, and your tubes tool. ::Step One:: Creating the Wreath Open a new Image Transparent 300 X 300. Layer->A new Raster Layer and name it wreathbase. Your foreground/Background color should be #FFFFFF. Click on your shapes tool and select the Ellipse shape. Draw a circle in the middle of your image. It shouldn't be the full size of the Image but should look like this below: Layers->Convert to raster layer. Selections->Select All then Selections->Float. Selections->Modify contract by 25. Hit your delete key then deselect. Your image should look like this now: Layers->A new raster layer and name it holly leaves. Click on your tube tool and search for the holly1.tub. You will use these settings: Begin applying your holly leaves around the wreath base. Make sure you cover as much of the white base as you can.: Mine looked like this Layers->Merge Visible your Wreath layers. ::Step Two:: Making the Candle Layers->A new Raster Layer and name it candle. Change your foreground/background color to #AA3D38. Click on your shapes tool again and locate your Rounded Rectangle shape. Draw a candle shape like so: In the middle of the wreath. You will need to move your candle layer below your wreath layer. Layers->Arrange Move down. Layers->Convert to raster layer. Selections->Select All Selections->Float. Effects->3D Effects Cutout and apply the cutout with these settings: Deselect. Layers->A new raster layer and name it flame. Change your foreground/background color to #FFFF00. Click your shapes tool again and select the Ellipse shape. On your image just above your candle make a skinny ellipse. It will look like this.: Layers->Convert to raster layer. Selections->Select All. Selections->Float. Apply the Following Cutout below: Deselect. Almost Done. ::Step Three:: The Bow and the Finishing Touches Layers->A new Raster Layer and name it bow. Change your foreground color to #4B5034 and your background color to #AA3D38. Click on your Text Tool and then on your image. A Dialog box will come up. Look for Dizzin Bows and type in D size 36. Click Ok. Layers->Arrange bring to top. Use the bottom nodes to adjust the size of the bow. Layers->Convert to raster layer. Apply the following Drop Shadow. It will look like this: Now we are going to airbrush some silver on your candle and wreath. Change your foreground color to gradients->cg_metallic. Click on your airbrush and use these settings: On your layer pallet highlight the wreath layer. Using your airbrush tool spray a little silver highlights all over the wreath. Not too much. Do the same thing on your candle layer. It will look like this: On your layer pallet click off the the first layer. Layers-> Merge visible. Effects->3D Effects->Drop Shadow the following settings. Viola You have your holly wreath. You can save as a tube and use for decorating. Thank you so much for doing my tutorial. I hope you enjoyed it. If you would like to do some of my other Tutorials: Please go©Dreamers Designs Tutorials The Background Images and graphics on this page are not for public domain and are ©Dreamers Design 2003. Please do not remove.