Tutorial and Graphics are the copyright of havasu hideout.  It is strictly
forbidden to copy or upload to your own server other than for printing purposes for your own personal use.  The image you make from this tutorial is yours to do with as you wish!

You will need
JASC's PSP7 - Get it here
Amerihutch Selections.  Unzip the file and place in your PSP Selections Folder.  If you do not have a Selections Folder, make one now. Use for PSP7
amerihutch.pspimage file Use for PSP8

PLEASE NOTE where instructions differ for PSP8, these will be shown in blue
otherwise follow the regular instructions

To keep the loading time down, I have tried to keep the screen captures to a minimum so when the same effect is used more than once, I have just made a reference to it!

Remember to save your work often!!!

Step 1
Open a New Image 400x400 16 Million Colours Transparent
Open the amerihutch.pspimage file. Shift D to duplicate and then close the original
Set your foreground to #2E305E
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Back"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh01back.sel"
Click on the Back Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh01back
Floodfill
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
Go to Selections/Float/Effects/3D Effects/Cut Out and apply these settings:

Repeat the Cut Out changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -3
Deselect
With your Magic Wand click inside the top opening to select.  Hold down
the Shift key and select the remaining 2 openings
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply these settings:

Repeat the Drop Shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -1
Deselect

Step 2
Set your foreground colour to #831717
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Stripes"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh02redstripes.sel"
Click on the Stripes Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh02redstripes
Floodfill
Deselect
On the same layer set your foreground colour to #E9E1E1
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh03whitestripes"
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh03whitestripes
Floodfill
Deselect
On the same layer set your foreground colour to #2E305E
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh04blueflag"
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh04blueflag
Floodfill
Deselect
On the same layer set your foreground colour to #E9E1E1
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh05stars"
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh05stars
Floodfill
Deselect
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply these settings:

Go to Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply the same settings as in Step1
Repeat the Drop Shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -1

Step 3
Set your foreground to #2E305E
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Drawer"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh06drawer.sel"
Click on the Drawer Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh06drawer
Floodfill
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
Deselect
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply the same settings as in Step 2
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply the same settings as in
Step 1 repeating the Drop Shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -1

Step 4
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Back panel"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh07backpanel.sel"
Click on the BackPanel Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh07backpanel
Floodfill
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
Go to Selections/Float/Effects/3D Effects/Cut Out and apply these settings:

Repeat the Cut Out changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -6
Deselect
Go to Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds and apply these setting:

Go to Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom (not necessary for PSP8)

Step 5
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Shelves"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh08shelves.sel"
Click on the Shelves Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh08shelves
Floodfill
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply these settings:

Deselect
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply the same settings as in
Step 1 making sure the Vertical and Horizontal are -1

Step 6
In your Layer Palette hide the trim 1 and 2 and the knob 1 and 2 Layers
Go to Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Go to your Layer Palette and duplicate the Merged Layer
Go to Image/Mirror
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and select "hh09doubleunit"
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh09doubleunit
With your mover tool position both units inside the selection
Deselect

Step 7
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Trim 1"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh10trim1.sel"
Click on the Trim 1 Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh10trim1
Floodfill
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
Deselect
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply the same settings
as in Step 5 changing the width to 5

Step 8
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Trim 2"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh11trim2.sel"
Click on the Trim 2 Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh11trim2
Floodfill
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
Deselect
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply the same settings
as in Step 5 changing the width to 5

Step 9
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Knobs1"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh12knobs1.sel"
Click on the Knobs 1 Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh12knobs1
Floodfill
Deselect
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply the same settings as in Step 2
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply the same settings as in
Step 1
Repeat the Drop Shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -1

Step 10
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Knobs2"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh13knobs2.sel"
Click on the Knobs 2 Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh13knobs2
Floodfill
Deselect
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel and apply the same settings as in Step 2
Go to Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow and apply the same
settings as in Step 1 changing the Vertical and Horizontal to 0


When everything is how you want it to be go to Layers/Merge/Merge Visible.
Save as a tube or psp image for later use.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.  Please feel free to email me if you have any
questions to fran@havasuhideout.com

Tutorial written April 12 2003

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