Welcome To The Tutorial For

Castle Keep

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Oh! The Castle Keep Where You Go In But Don't Come Out

he he he

What? is The Mystery It Holds

Do You Dare To Go In

Or Do You Dare To Just have Fun lol

Now Just Go Play and See what Fun You can

Make of This Scary Castle

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Here is what you will need If you don't have
The Paint Shop Pro Program Here is where you can
Find it =  Click here

 

You will Also Need for this Tutorial The

 Eye Candy 5 Natural Plug-In

Here is where you can Down Load a Free Trail

Find it=Click Here

Try the Eye Candy Impact 5 too and Textures

If you don't have theses

I have to say theses are

All the Best Every Worth Getting



This Tutorial was done in PSP 7 but I am sure
It will work fine for you with PSP8 and PSP 9
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A Special Note
Please respect the time and effort that I have put into writing this tutorial
By not copying, in whole or any part, to any other web site, list or groups
And or claiming it as your own. If you belong to a Graphics Group
And you think your members may be interested in doing this tutorial.
I would ask that you send me an email to let me knew, before providing
A link to this site I would be thrilled with your Interest,
And Knowing who you Are
Thank you
©CopyrightedGraphicsByToni2004

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Here are the Selections Files you will Need
Download Selections Files=Click Here
You will Put these Files in your Selections Folder
In Your PSP
Here are the Imagine Files you will Need
Download Image Files=Click Here
You will Put these Files in your Image Folder
In Your PSP
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Let's Get Started
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Open a New Canvas
650x650x16million


Now the Big Part SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
If you can't remember Like I do All the time
Go to your Preference down on your File at top
Menu and go to *AUTO SAVE*
I have mine set to 5
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With Any of the Colors I will be using if you would
 Like a Pattern a Different use of Colors
Please do so What I give you is Just a Guide to
Make the Castle Keep it's All up to you How you want
To See it Decorated just have Fun with it
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*With the Opening Of Your Canvas You will now have

The starting of a New Layer

 Keep this Layer and Call it *Background *

You Can Add a Scene Now or wait till Later

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1.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Courtyard Stone* Get Your Image Courtyard Stone=Copy and Paste

Into Selection=deselect=rename=*Courtyard Stone*

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2.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Rock Front Base* Get Your Image Rock Front Base=Copy and Paste

Into Selection=deselect=rename=*Rock Front Base*

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3.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Tall Chimney* Flood Fill With this Color # 404040

Keep Selected

Now go to Effects to Effects / Outer Bevel /

And use theses settings

Deselect=Rename=*Tall Chimney*

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4.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Center Gradient* Now  go to the Image file I sent you

And get your *Gradient Fill* will be No# 03 in there

Now Go to your Color Palette Click on your

 Gradient setting in your Foreground

 Look for the Gradient I sent you

And Flood Fill Using theses Settings

If This doesn't Work you can Copy and Paste the Gradient

Into Selection=deselect=rename=*Center Gradient*

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5.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Black Center Fill* Flood Fill with this Color # 000000

Which is Black

Into Selection=deselect=rename=*Black Center Fill*

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6.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Center Stone Image*Go to the image files this Stone

Should be No # 04 Open this then go to your Color Palette

And Click on the texture there and look for this stone

You may have to Flood fill it a couple of times

If you have another Stone you like to use Please fell free

To use it

Keep Selected

Now go to Effects to Effects / Outer Bevel /

And use theses settings

Deselect=Rename=*Center Stone*

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7.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Top Back Roof * Flood Fill with this Color # 000000 which is black

Into Selection=deselect=rename=*Top Back Roof

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8.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Top Roof Front Stone* Get your Top Roof Front Stone

Flood Fill  Into the Selection with the Roof Stone Image

And use theses setting

Deselect=rename= *Top Roof Front Stone*

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9.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Center Crown Piece * Flood Fill with this Color # 404040

Keep Selected / Go to Effects / Effects / Outer Bevel

And Use the Same Outer Bevel Settings we just used see

Image above

Deselect=rename= *Center Crown Piece*

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10.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Center Crown Trim * Get your Center Crown Trim from the Image

File I sent you and Copy and Paste Into Selections

Deselect=rename= *Center Crown Trim*

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11.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Small Wall On Left * Flood Fill with the Image Brick I

Sent you in the image File go to your Palette

And click on Textures and look for your Brick Pattern there

And Use theses Settings

Deselect=rename= *Small Wall On Left*

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12.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Small Roof Far Left * Now Use the Same Roof Stone that we used on

Center Top Roof  and use theses settings

Deselect=rename= *Small Roof Far Left*

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13.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Gradient Fill Left * Now  go to the Image file I sent you

And get your *Gradient Fill* will be No# 03 in there

Now Go to your Color Palette Click on your

 Gradient setting in your Foreground

 Look for the Gradient I sent you

And Flood Fill Using theses Settings

If This doesn't Work you can Copy and Paste the Gradient

Into Selection=deselect=rename=*Gradient Fill Left*

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14.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Window Shadow Left * Flood Fill with this Color # 404040

Into Selections

Deselect=rename= *Windows Shadow Left*

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15.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Side Left Front Wall * Flood Fill with the Image Brick I

Sent you in the image File go to your Palette

And click on Textures and look for your Brick Pattern there

And Use theses Settings

Now Keep Selected and Now Go to Selection to Invert

Back to Effects to Effects / Drop Shadow /and use theses settings

0 / 0 / 100% Opacity / Blur 10 Color in Color Box is # 000000

Which is Black

Deselect=rename= *Side Left Front Wall*

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16.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Iron Work Left * Get your Iron Work from the Image file

And Copy and Paste it  Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Iron Work Left*

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17.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Greens and Added Rocks * Get your Greens and Added Rocks

From Image file

And Copy and Paste it / Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Greens and Added Rocks*

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18.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Bottom Window Left* Get your Bottom Window from the Image file

And Copy and Paste it  Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Bottom Window Left*

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19.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Gradient Fill Right * Now  go to the Image file I sent you

And get your *Gradient Fill* will be No# 03 in there

Now Go to your Color Palette Click on your

 Gradient setting in your Foreground

 Look for the Gradient I sent you

And Flood Fill Using theses Settings

If This doesn't Work you can Copy and Paste the Gradient

Into Selection=deselect=rename=*Gradient Fill Right*

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20.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Window Shadow Right * Flood Fill with this Color # 404040

Into Selections

Deselect=rename= *Windows Shadow Right*

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21.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Front Wall Right*  Flood Fill with the Image Brick I

Sent you in the image File go to your Palette

And click on Textures and look for your Brick Pattern there

And Use theses Settings

Now Keep Selected and Now Go to Selection to Invert

Back to Colors In Tool Bar / Adjust / Brightness / Contrast

In Box Put theses settings -20 / 20

Deselect=rename= *Front Wall Right*

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22.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Iron Work Right* Get your Iron Work from the Image file

And Copy and Paste it  Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Iron Work Left*

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23.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Inside Wall Right*  Flood Fill with the Image Brick I

Sent you in the image File go to your Palette

And click on Textures and look for your Brick Pattern there

And Use theses Settings

Now Keep Selected and Now Go to Selection to Invert

Back to Colors In Tool Bar / Adjust / Brightness / Contrast

In Box Put theses settings -30 / 20

Deselect=rename= *Inside Wall Right*

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24.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Half Wall Right* Get your Half Wall Right from the Image file

And Copy and Paste it  Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Half Wall Right*

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25.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Inside Wall Left*  Flood Fill with the Image Brick I

Sent you in the image File go to your Palette

And click on Textures and look for your Brick Pattern there

And Use theses Settings

Now Keep Selected and Now Go to Selection to Invert

Back to Colors In Tool Bar / Adjust / Brightness / Contrast

In Box Put theses settings -30 / 20

Deselect=rename= *Inside Wall Left*

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26.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Slime Grass* Get your Slime Grass from the Image file

And Copy and Paste it  Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Slime Grass*

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27.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Castle Door * Get your Castle Door from the Image file

And Copy and Paste it  Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Castle Door *

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28.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Roof Topper Left * Flood Fill with this Color # 404040 Use the

Same Outer Bevel Settings

Deselect Stay on this Layer and Right Click when the small window

Opens GO TO DUPLICATE Then go Image in Tool Bar

To MIRROR You may have to use your Deformation tool

To Just fix it in Place a Bit

So Now you have One Roof Topper on the Left and One

Roof Topper on right You now can

 Rename theses two

New Layer* Roof Topper Left and Roof Topper Right*

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29.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Roof Sides * Flood Fill with this Color # 000000 Which is Black

Into Selections

Deselect=rename= *Roof Sides*

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30.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

*Middle Roof  Stone* Get your Middle Roof Stone

Flood Fill  Into the Selection with the Roof Stone Image

Same Stone Pattern we Used for the Very Top Roof Front

And use theses setting

Deselect=rename= *Middle Roof Stone*

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31.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Railing * Get your Railing from the Image file

And Copy and Paste it  Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Railing *

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32.)Add a New Raster Layer= Go to Selection=Load from disk

* Doorway Arch * Get your Doorway Arch from the Image file

And Copy and Paste it  Into Selection

Deselect=rename= *Doorway Arch *

Now you can Use this or Not that's Up to you

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All Done!!

Great Job =0)

 Now go Have some Fun
And Decorate to your Heart is content remember You
Don't have to Keep any of these Color's that I used
If you want to change a color or Flood Fill with a Pattern
Go back to that Layer and re load that .sels from Disk for that
And Flood fill with Pattern or Color Also Don't Merge Your
Castle Keep till you are sure where you would

Like things to Go
Like Pictures or Chairs or Trunks
Don't merge that so you will be able to add things

Also if you would Like And you are done with your

Castle Keep you can merge it and resize it
Always Keep a Layer Open for what ever you would like to
Add a layer Up will always be things In Front of the Castle Keep

Layers down will always be things In back
Just have
Fun! Fun! Fun!

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If for any reason I left something out of a file
Or you are having a problem with something
Feel free to
E-MAIL me
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Please do not send this Tutorial in e-mail
*The Castle Keep*
When it is done it will be yours
But do not Call it your own
Or Copy, Reproduce, Republish plus add
It to any Collection

You may place your name on it

 But can NOT use a copyright symbol.
The designs at my web-site and

All my Graphics Images are mine and have already

 Been Copyrighted to me

Without

* My Permission*
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