The Red Moon

This lesson was written by Jille in the Dutch version of PSP 3 on November 16 2010. I followed my own inspiration. Any connection with an existing lesson is merely a coincidence
It is possible to make this lesson in lower versions as well

Credits and Material
Tubes
deco28.pspimage
GINATUBES FEMMES 1346.pspimage
Lonely_Beauty.pspimage
The_Blood_Moon.pspimage
Text file - Text_jille

Mask TDStudio
@nn_130610_mask_010_tdstudio.PspMask

Download material here

Filters
VM Instant Art - three cuts (can be imported in Filters Unlimited 2)
Andromeda - Perspective
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Backlight - Perspective Shadow en Motion Trail
Filter page

Preparation
Install de filters
Extract mask in the map Masks
Open the PSP program
Open the tubes in the program and minimize

Material palette
Foreground color #99b4d7 and background color #3c5dba

Change into Foreground - background gradient with these settings

The lesson

1. File - New - New Image , transparent checked
   
2. Flood fill with the gradient
3. Effects - Plugins - VM Instant Art
   
4. Adjust - Blur - radial blur
   
5. Layers - New Raster layer
6. Flood fill tool - fill with foreground color
   ......
7. Layers - Load/save mask - load mask from disk and choose @nn_130610_mask_010_tdstudio.PspMask
   
8. Layers - Merge - Merge group
9. Effects - 3D Effects -Drop shadow
   
10. Layers - Merge - Merge down
11. Selection tool - custom selection
    
12. Layer palette -Promote selection to layer
    ...
13. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind - strength 50 from left
14. Repeat - Distortion Effects - Wind - strength 50 from right
15. Effects - Texture Effects - Weave (background color)
    
16. Selections - Deselect all
    ....
17. Effects - Plugins - Andromeda - Perspective - click "presets"
    
    
    
18. Effects - Image Effects - Offset
    
    ...
19. Open the tube The_Blood_Moon.pspimage
    
20. Edit - Copy and close
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21. On your working area - Edit - Paste as New layer
22. Move tool - see example
    
23. Effects - 3D Effects -Drop shadow
    
    ...
24. Open the tube Lonely_Beauty.pspimage
    
25. Edit - Copy and close
    ...
26. On your working area - Edit - Paste as New layer
27. Move tool - see example
    
28. Effects - Photo-Effects - Film and Filters
    
29. Effects - 3D Effects -Drop shadow same settings
    ...
30. Open Deco 28 and activate Ebene 6
31. Edit - Copy and close
    ...
32. On your working area - Edit - Paste as New layer
33. Move tool - Place see example
    
34. Effects - 3D Effects -Drop shadow same settings
35. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel -foreground color
36. Selections - Select all
37. Image - Add borders - symmetric NOT checked
    
38. Selections - Invert
39. Layer palette -Promote selection to layer
40. Selections - Deselect all
41. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective shadow
    
42. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Motion trail
    
43. Selections - Select all
44. Image - Add Borders - symmetric NOT checked - Top and bottom = 0 - Left and right = 75
45. Selections - Invert
46. Layer palette -Promote selection to layer
47. Effects - Texture Effects - Asfalt
    
48. Selections - Deselect all
49. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Backlight
    
    ...
50. Open the tube GINATUBES FEMMES 1346.pspimage
    
51. Edit - Copy and close
    ...
52. On your working area - Edit - Paste as New layer
53. Move tool - place left see example
    
54. Effects - 3D Effects -Drop shadow
    
55. Layers - Duplicate
56. Image - mirror
57. Image - resize - 900 pixels large - Resize all layers = checked
58. Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
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59. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel -background color
60. Selections - Select all
61. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 50 pixels -white
62. Selections - Invert
63. Adjust - Blur - radial blur
    
64. Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout
    
65. Selections - Deselect all
    ...
66. Material text -flip the solid colors - use the little arrow to do so
    
67. I will put the text in the rounding of the moon en for that reason we need an ellipse to help us
    - Close background color
    - Preset Tool Ellipse - draw an ellipse with +/- same shape as the moon
    
    - Move to its place with the little node in the middle (click right if there isn't one en choose edit mode )
    
    Click right and choose draw mode - if I skip this step my PC blocks
68. Open background color- and activate the text tool
    
69. Place cursor and shuffle a little until you see that little bow
    Write this text-or a text of your choice
    Aim for the moon. If you miss you may hit a star
    
70. Click the checkmark to apply
71. Layer palette - Click on the little "+" to open the vector layer and close see example
    
72. Layer palette - Convert to raster layer
73. Effects - 3D Effects -Drop shadow
    
    ...
74. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel - foreground color (is now your dark color)
75. Layers - New Raster layer
76. Add watermark
77. Layers - Merge - Merge all (flatten)
    
78. Image - resize - 950 pixels larger or smaller
79. Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
    
80. File -Save as Give_a_name.jpg

    So we reached the end. I hope you enjoyed this lesson
    Jille