This tutorial is a creation of my own. Any resemblance to another is purely coincidental. No copyright infrigments are intended.      I've used techniques I've learned along the way and new ones as I learn. Please read my Terms before doing my tutorial. I used Paintshop Pro X to make this tutorial, but will be compatible with versions 8 and newer. You will need to have a working knowledge of Paint Shop Pro to do this tutorial. My tutorials may seem lengthy, but I try to write them so even the moderate beginner can be able to do them as well as the more advanced. I hope you enjoy :) I'm using a little different way of writing hoping it will make the settings you apply easier to read. What you will need: Paint Shop Pro if you don't have it you can get an evaluation copy HERE Images/Paper Here Mask HERE The mask belongs to Becky. The tubes I've collected along the way or got from a group. Please keep it in contact. If it's yours please let me know so I can give the proper credits. The images and patterns are in .psp image and you can unzip them into your images folder. Unzip the mask into your PSP masks folder. If you dont have a zip program you can get one HERE. **Save your work often!!!! 1. Open up a New Image. 600x600. Transparent. Floodfill with White. 2. Open up the gradient paper I supplied. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. 3. Layers/Load Save Mask/Load Mask From Disk/. Choose Becky_Mask017. Source luminance Checked, Fit to layer Checked. Hide all mask Checked. Load. Layer Palette. Merge/Merge Group. Duplicate this layer and shut it off. Activate the original masked layer. Effects/Artistic Effects/Enamel and apply these settings: Blur 100 Detail 72 Density 51 Angle 45 Color White OK. 4. Open up your shut off layer. Click on it to activate it. 5. Open up the beadtrellis image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Effects/3Deffects/Inner Bevel and apply: Preset Shape -Round Width = 31 Smoothness = 25 Depth = 13 Ambience = 0 Shininess = 0 Color = White Angle = 198 Intensity = 30 Elevation = 50 OK. 6. Open up the purpleframe image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Repeat the same inner bevel. (See screenshot in step 7 for placement). Effects/Artistic Effects/Halftone and apply: Halftone pattern = Line Size = 3 Screen angles = 18 Use as overley = Checked Blend mode = Normal Opacity = 30 Greyscale = Checked Ink = Color #625490 Transparent = Checked. OK. 7. Open up the CLOWN01 image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Image/Resize by 70 percent, bi-cubic, Resize all layer UNchecked. Repeat the same Inner Bevel. Drag this layer to below your purple frame layer. This is what you image should look like at this point. 8. Activate your top layer (blue frame). 9. Open up the pinkframe image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Repeat the same inner bevel. Effects/Artistic Effects/Halftone and apply the same settings that are still there from the purple frame ONLY change to Color #f0588d. 10. Open up the CLOWN02 image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Image/Resize by 70 percent, bi-cubic, Resize all layer UNchecked. Repeat the same inner bevel. Drag this layer to below your pink frame layer. This is what your image should look like at this point: 11. *Optional. At the end I decided my background bars looked too plain so I added a texture to it. I used Effects/Texture Effects/Textures and Chose: Texture =Dither 24 pct Size 400 Smoothness 30 Depth 4 Ambience 0 Shininess 0 Color White Angle 0 Intensity 50 Elevation 29 OK. 12. Activate your top layer. 13.*Optional. Open justclowningaroundtext. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Now just add your watermark and your done! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I have making it :) Debbie July 18, 2008 Copyright© 2001-2008 Kreative-Expressionz