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You will need
JASC's PSP7 - Get it here
Ameriunit 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
ameriunit.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 ameriunit.pspimage file. Shift D to duplicate and then close the original
Set your foreground colour 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

Step 2
Set your foreground colour to #831717
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Cupboards"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh02redstripes.sel"
Click on the Cupboards Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh02redstripes
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Deselect
Set your foreground colour to #E9E1E1
Same layer 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
Set your foreground colour to #2E305E
Same layer 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
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Deselect
Set your foreground colour to #E9E1E1
Same layer 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 these settings:

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

Step 3
Set your foreground colour 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
Deselect
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
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 2
Repeat the Drop Shadow changing the Vertical and Horizontal to -1

Step 4
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Top"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh07top1.sel"
Click on the Top Layer
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh07top1
Floodfill
Deselect
Set your foreground colour to #E9E1E1
Same layer go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh08top2.sel"
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh08top2
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Deselect
Set your foreground colour to #831717
Same layer go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh09top3.sel"
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh09top3
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Deselect
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
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 following settings:

Go to Selections/Load from Disc and select "hh10ameriunit.sel"
Go to Selections/Load Save Selection/Load Selection from Alpha Channel. Use the drop down arrow and select hh10ameriunit
Go to Selections/Invert and hit delete.  This gets rid of the excess shadow

Step 5
Set your foreground colour to #2E305E
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Knobs1"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh11knobs1.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 hh11knobs1
Floodfill
Deselect
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
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 these settings:

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

Step 6
Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and name it "Knobs2"
Go to Selections/Load from Disc and choose "hh12knobs2.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 hh12knobs2
Floodfill
Deselect
Go to Effects/Noise and add 10% uniform
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 these settings:

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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