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Dragon's Green

This tutorial was written by me on 02-28-2020, using my own ideas.

Any resemblance to others is coincidental and accidental.

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of psp and is written in PSPX/PSPX6 but can be done in any version.

SUPPLIES:

"Spinach Dragon" (CDO tube 3-3)  by Stanley Morrison - tube/license currently available at CDO

My Word Art below_click image, then right click and save the full size png

Shamrock Pre-Set Shape of choice

Filters:

Mehdi_Weaver

Carolaine and Sensibility_CS_Dots

Toadies_Rasterline

Mura's Meister_Copies

Eye Candy 4000_Gradient Glow

Fonts:

Jane Doe

Abbreviations:

DS_Drop Shadow

ANL_Add New Layer

EC_Eye Candy

GG_Gradient Glow

AS_Animation Shop

C/P_Copy and Paste

FF_Flood Fill

Open blank 600x300 canvas

C/P tube several times, placing to cover canvas

Merge tubes together

Adjust_Blur_Motion Blur_85_100

Duplicate

Mehdi_Weaver_150-300_170

Carolaine and Sensibility_CS_Dots_Default

Highlight original blur layer

Bring to top

Toadies_Rasterline_243_255_244_6_211

Blend Mode_Soft Light

Adjust_Add Noise_Uniform 20

Pre-Set Shape_Rectangle_Stroke Null_Fill #193102

Draw a narrow strip across bottom of canvas

Convert to raster

Pre-Set Shape_Shamrock shape of choice_Stroke 2 #398714_Fill #6eb50e

Draw a medium sized Shamrock

Object_Align_Center Of Canvas

Convert to raster

Select All_Float_De-Float

Contract 2

Adjust_Add Noise_Uniform 45

DS_2_3_50_5_Black

Duplicate

Original Shamrock_Mura's Meister_Copies_Wallpaper (perspective)_Default

Blend Mode_Soft Light

Highlight Shamrock copy

Re-Size so it fits nicely at end of Dark Green strip

Sharpen

Duplicate_Mirror

C/P tube

Sharpen

Duplicate

Original Tube_Adjust_Blur_Gaussian 5

Blend Mode_Difference

C/P word art

Selection Tool_Point To Point_Select around the words "Top O' The"

Promote to layer twice

Selections_Invert

Highlight original word art_Promote to layer twice

Select None

Close/delete original word art

Highlight the bottom promoted "Top O The" word layer

EC4000_GG_3_25_100_ #6eb50e

Adjust_Add Noise_Uniform 30

DS_2_3_50_5_Black

Highlight top  promoted "Top O The" word layer

Change color to #6e7801

Highlight the bottom promoted "Morning" word layer

EC4000_GG_3_25_100_ #549217

Adjust_Add Noise_Uniform 30

DS_2_3_50_5_Black

Highlight top  promoted "Morning" word layer

Change color to #6eb50e

ANL to top

FF #193102

Select All_Selections_Modify_Contract 2_Delete_Select none

DS_0_0_100_10_Black

Add all correct copyright/license information

Name_ JaneDoe_48_ #6eb50e

Save!!