Simple Pinwheel Tutorial

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Simple Pinwheel SB

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Simple Pinwheel Tutorial
Written for Advanced Beginners. Assumes basic knowledge of PSP and its inner workings.
Items Needed:
Graphic of choice. A graphic with the subject in the middle works best so that the mask doesn't cut any part of it off.
Plugins - Graphics Plus: Pinwheel
Simple: Top Left Mirror
Mask 126 (included)
Ready? Let's Begin!!
Preparation:
Put Mask 126 into your mask folder.
1. Open graphic of choice. Resize width to 350 pixels. Height will self adjust.
2. Adjust - Sharpen (if necessary).
3. Duplicate image (Shift D). Close original.
4. Pick a complimentary light and dark color from image. Set foreground to gradient with following settings:

5. Layers: Load/Save Mask: From Disk.
Find Mask 126 with the following settings and click Load.

Layers: Merge: Merge Group
6. Effects: 3D Effects: Drop Shadow
with the following settings:

Repeat with - 2 for Horizontal and Vertical.
7. Duplicate and minimize.
8. Image: Canvas Size: 500 X 500 pixels. Placement is center.
9. Layers: New Raster Layer.
Image: Resize at 35% (all layers unchecked).
Move image to top left corner.
10. Effects: Plugins: Simple: Top Left Mirror.
11. Effects: Plugins: Graphics Plus: Pinwheel
with the following settings:

12. Add same Drop Shadow as in step 6, without the repeat.
13. Maximize duplicated image. Edit: Copy. Minimize again. Edit: Paste as New Layer.
14. Image: Resize 90% (if needed to fit in pinwheel circle).
15. Layers: Duplicate. Image: Free Rotate.
From Right, 10 Degrees. No boxes checked.
16. Repeat step 15 until you have 9 or 10 angled images, almost making a complete circle. See my image.
17. Close off bottom layer (pinwheel effect).
Layers: Merge: Visible. Bring opacity of this layer down to 65. Unhide bottom layer. Merge Visible again.
18. Maximize duplicated image. Edit: Copy. You may close this image as we won't need it again. Edit: Paste as New Layer.
You may need to play around with the rotating of the image to get it like my image. I used the same settings as before.
Layers: Merge Visible.
19. Layers: New Raster Layer.
Layers: Arrange: Send to Bottom.
Flood fill this layer with your gradient.
20. Adjust: Add/Remove Noise: Add Noise
Gaussian, 10%, Monochrome Checked.
21. On your layer palette, click and drag the background layer onto your workspace. This will be the background of your stat. Minimize.
22. Back to Header. Layers: Merge Visible.
23. Image: Add Border. 5 pixels in white.
Magic wand: click border. Change foreground back to color. Flood fill border with light color (or you can choose a different complimentary color to image).
24. Effects: 3D Effects: Inner Bevel
with the following settings:

Selections: Invert.
Effects: 3D Effects: Cutout
with the following settings:
Vertical and Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 50
Blur: 20
Color: Black
Fill Interior with Color: unchecked
Selections: Select None.
25. Add any text you'd like.
26. Apply watermark and any copyright info.
27. Export as Jpeg.
28. Maximize background image.
Resize 50%.
29. Bring opacity down to around 35, depending on colors used. Make it text friendly. Merge All.
30. Effects: Image Effects: Seamless Tiling
Default settings.
31. Export as Jpeg.
32. Assemble in LC and you are done!!!
I hope you liked this tutorial.
I want to thank everyone at Joy4EH_Ladybug_AllStarTesters
and CCC Testers
for helping me test this tutorial!!!
You ROCK!!!