Victorian Tapestry Hand Bag

This tutorial was written with PSP 7. You'll need
pouchbag.zip
Place the *.q5q and *.bmp files in the environments and textures folder in Super Blade Pro.
Super Blade Pro
A flower tube (there's one in the purse2.zip)


The terms of use are here

NOTE: Each step which needs a new layer will use the format with the name of the new layer, and then the selection for that layer. So Whatever layer - whatever.sel, means make a new layer Whatever, and then get the whatever.sel file by going to Selections - Load from disk.

If you aren't familiar with using the Colour Pallette for patterns, there is a short explanation here

1. Open a new file, 350 x 350 pixels. Get the frame.sel. Flood-fill with white and go to

Effects - Plug-in Filters - Flaming Pear - Super Blade Pro
Apply the flakysilverjub preset you downloaded.

2. Purse layer - purse.sel. Flood-Fill with #202020 (dark gray). Keep selected.

3. Go to

Selections - Invert, then to
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
V & H 6, Opacity 100, Blur 60, Colour #808080

4. Make a new layer, Flowers. Open the flower.tub in PSP (you don't have to install it), and then reduce it in size by going to

Image - Resize
(I reduced by 50%, but you may want it smaller or larger)
Copy the image (CTRL-C),
then go back to your purse image and paste (CTRL-E) into place
press (CTRL-E) for each flower you want.

Place the flowers at the sides so they extend past the purse. Then get the purse.sel again and invert the selection, (Selections - Invert) and hit DELETE.

5. Needlepoint Effect. Deselect (CTRL-D). Then go to

Effects - Texture Effects - Weave
Gap Size - 1, Width 1, Opacity 32, Weave Colour black, Fill Gap unchecked

6. Clasp layer - clasp.sel. Flood-fill with white and use the same SBP flaky preset.

7. Clasp Flower layer. Place another copy of the flower in the centre of the clasp. Lower the opacity of the layer a bit by using the slider in the Layer Pallette (I lowered it to 72%).

If there are little bits of the image extending past the clasp, get clasp.sel, Invert (Selections - Invert) and hit DELETE.

8. Strap layer. Make this layer, and then drag it below the Frame layer in the Layer Pallette. With your foreground colour set to white, click on the Draw Tool and use these settings:

Freehand Line, Width 5, Style #1, Antialias checked, the others unchecked

and draw some curves for the strap. Then apply the Blade Pro flaky preset again.

You're all done! I hope you like your handbag.