Double Gourd Vase Tutorial
PSP 7 and PSP 8
These are called double vases because they come apart to make two vases like this:
The terms of use are here
This tutorial was written with PSP 7, and additional directions are given for PSP 8, where there is a difference, in red. You should be familiar with the Colour Pallette (Materials Pallette), the Layer Pallette, and the Text Tool if you're using the gold design.
There is a tutorial for using the PSP 8 Materials(Colour) Pallete here. Just hit the Back arrow to return here.
You will need
gourdvase.zip, which contains the Alpha Selections,
OR gourdvase1.zip, which contains selections
gourdvase2.zip, which contains the tulip. The tulip was made from a tutorial by Whisper.
A gold gradient. If you don't have one, you can download one here
Optional - any tube you like.
Design 5 font
Note: Some people have found that they cannot get the *.zip file to download unless they turn off their ad-filters.
We will be making the blue vase. If you want to make a floral vase, pick a tube/image you like, and make the base and lines a colour that goes with the tube.
1. Open the doublevasealpha.psp file, or start a new image, 250 x 450 pixels. Click on the Base layer and
Selection - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel - 01base
Flood-fill
with a gold gradient, or use a filtre like Blade Pro.
2. Bottom Gourd layer
Flood-fill with #000040
3. Lower Lines layer
Flood-fill with your gold gradient
4. Lower Inside layer
Flood-fill with your gold gradient
5. Lower Rim
Flood-fill with your gold gradient
Go to Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel - Round preset
Change the Width to 1.
Now, if you like, you can merge the layers for your lower vase by going to
or by right-clicking on a layer in the Layer Pallette and Merging Visible
6. Upper Gourd layer
Flood-fill with #000040
7. Upper Lines layer
Flood-fill with the gold gradient
These lines are quite thin. If your gold gradient seems dark, you can lighten them by going to
Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Brightness/Contrast
Set the Brightness to 20 or 30 to start, and adjust if necessary.
8. Inner Top layer
Flood-fill with black or the gold gradient.
9. Upper Rim layer
Flood-fill with the gold gradient
Apply the same Inner Bevel as before.
Turn off your lower gourd layer(s) and merge the upper layers for the upper vase.
10. Make a new layer - Lower Flowers or Design layer. If you're making the design, with the Text Tool
use the capital E from the Design5 font, Size 72, filling with the gold gradient, then go to Step 11.
Open the blue tulip image you downloaded. Resize by going to
Effects - Sharpen - Sharpen
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
11. Copy the tulip (CTRL-C). (For the Design, use the Text Tool 2 more times.) Then go back to your vase image and paste (CTRL-E)in the centre panel of the lower gourd. Press CTRL-E again and place this tulip on one of the side panels, so about half of the tulip is not on the image. Press CTRL-E once more and place this tulip on the other side. It will look like this:
Get the 02bottomgourd selection and go to
hit CTRL-X to get rid of the excess of the flowers.
11. For the Design, use the same settings, but change the font size to 36, and follow the same procedures as for the lower gourd, but using the 06uppergourd selection.
For the tulips -- Go back to the tulip image, resize 75% again and sharpen and follow the same directions as for the lower gourd (with the 06uppergourd selection).
Congratulations - You're all done. I hope you enjoyed making your vase.
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