Easy Pearls

This is what we will be making:

~ This tutorial assumes you are familiar with the tools in PSP ~
  It was written on May 16, 2008, using PSP 9, but it can be completed in most versions
Tutorials are only guidelines, it's always fun to experiment with different settings on your own : )



Supplies needed:
 Corel Paint Shop Pro

Tools we will be using:
Selection Tool:       Fill Tool:

 
Step 1:

Create a new raster file (file > New) 200x200, white background.


Step 2:

Set your Foreground color to #e2dac8 and your Background color to #7a7260.

Click on the background color box to bring up the Material Properties dialog box.
Select the Gradient tab and locate the Foreground/Background gradient in the dropdown list.
Click on it to load it, change the settings as shown below:

Angle 0, Repeats 1, Sunburst, Center point 50/50, Focal point 50/0.


 


 Step 3:

Click on your Selection Tool (or hit the letter ‘s’ to activate it), plug in the below settings:


Selection type: Circle,  Mode: Replace,  Feather: 1,  Antialias: Checked


Step 4:

Add a new raster layer and draw out a circle using your selection tool:

 

 

Step 5:

Grab your Fill Tool, (or type the letter 'F' to activate it).
Right click on your circle to fill it with the gradient we just made.

Keep selected.  Duplicate this layer.
  On the duplicate layer, go up to Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur, set the radius to 13, Select none.


This is what you should have at this point:

 



 Step 6:

Turn off your white background layer by clicking on the eye next to the layer.
Right click on your pearl layer and choose Merge > Merge Visible.


Step 7:

Duplicate your pearl layer, change the blend mode on the duplicate layer to 'Screen' or a mode of your choice.
Right click on your any layer and choose Merge > Merge Visible.

That's all there is to it, how easy was that!
  

Have fun experimenting with other colors and effects.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial; I would love to see your results!