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 :) What you will need: Paint Shop Pro if you don't have it you can get an evaluation copy Here Image Here FM Tile Tool Here It's a Demo but the blend emboss always works. Brush Strokes Filter Here Mask Here The image I used is from Wolvies. The mask is one I've collected along the way or got from a group. If it's yours please let me know so I can give the proper credits. The image is in .psp image and can be unzipped into your images folder. If you dont have a zip program you can get one Here. Put your Mask into your masks folder. The Filters where you keep your filter/plug-ins. **Save your work often!!!! 1. Open up a New Image. 500x400. Floodfill with White. 2. Make your Foreground Color #dec8e2, and your Background Color #8d8590. Go back to your Foreground in the dropdown click on gradient. Choose the Foreground/Background from the gradients. Style is Radial (the fourth style button), Angle 55, Repeats 3, Invert UNchecked, Horizontal and Vertical both 50. OK. Add a new layer and floodfill it with this gradient. 3. Still on your gradient background go to Filter Brushstrokes and apply these settings: Crosshatch, Stroke Length 38, Sharpness 14, Strength 1. OK. 4. Open up the Wolviecreations_misted_bestfriends image. Edit/Copy, Edit/Paste as a new layer. Plug-in FM Tile Tool and choose blend emboss with these settings: Horiz. Offset -1000, Vert. Offset -1000, Intensity 0.250, Gray Level 64, Red Blend 0.938, Green Blend 0.938, Blue Blend 0.938, Edge Wrap Checked. Apply. Use your mover tool to place in the center as close as possible. 5. Activate your gradient layer. Layers/Load Save Mask/Load Mask From Disk and choose the "Dreams", Source of luminance Checked, Fit to layer Checked, Hide all mask Checked. Load. Layer Palette. Merge/Merge Group. And that's it! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial :) Debbie March 14, 2008 Copyright© 2001-2008 Kreative-Expressionz