Basic Bookmark Tutorial
(Making your own template)

Let's Recap

We should have 4 images.

The larger Pallet image

The rectangle with the red borders

One 2 inch circle

One resized circle.

If we have that, then we are ready to move on constructing our bookmark.

 

Putting Together our Images

Layers....Most people say YUCKS and psp can control you if you let it. I find that until you understand layers fully a little organizing puts you in the drivers seat, not psp. This way is a lot less frustrating.

Open up our image that we made that we called the image pallet.

Open up the layer pallet toolbar. We are going to add 4 raster layers.

To do this....go to "Layers" "New Raster Layer". Do this 4 times so you have a total of 4 layers.

Then highlight the very bottom layer. Left click and click on "Rename". Lable this "back"

Then rename the layer that is just above it to read "basic rectangle"

Then rename the layer just above that to read "top corner"

Then rename the layer just above that to read "bottom right"

Then the very top layer to read "bottom left"

Your layer tool box should look like this when finished.

Now we are ready to put together our images and create our template.

Layer Back - Highlight the layer that we named back. Click on the image and flood fill this with a "funky color" Either a purple, blue or an unusual bright color. We do this so we can see what we are doing. Don't worry we will delete this layer at the end. This just helps us see what we are doing.

Layer Basic Rectangle - Now open up our basic rectangle.

Go to "Edit" "Copy".

Highlight the basic pallet image and on the layer toolbar highlight the "basic rectangle layer".

Highlight the basic pallet image and go to "edit" "Paste as a new section". The white rectangle with the red border should be on this image. Center it as much as possible. Do you have dancing ants? We love ants in psp but we don't need them now. To shut them off. Go to "select" "select none". No more ants.

Layer Top Corner - Now we are going to add out top circle. Open up the larger, original 2.125 x 2.125 circle that we made. Copy it. Highlight the layer on the pallet image that says top corner. Paste as a new selection. Place that circle on the top of our bookmark.

So far, so good.....I hope.

Layer Bottom Right - Copy the smaller circle.....Highlight the bottom right layer and paste as a new section. Put the circle on the bottom right hand side. Select none.

Layer Bottom Left - Copy the smaller circle.....Highlight the bottom left layer and paste as a new section. Put the circle on the bottom left hand side. Select none.

You should have an image that looks something like this.....


We are now ready to move on to the tutorial.

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