Page curl (1)

- Learn Paint Shop Pro by making page curl

- Tutorial is written for Paint Shop Pro X2 ...

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  STEP 1

• Ctrl + N to create an image 500 x 460 (or the size of paper you want to create)
• Press F to choose fill tool -> Fill #e8e8e8 to background layer 

  STEP 2

• Create new layer named BgPaper -> create selection -> fill with #fafafa

  STEP 3

• Ctrl + D -> make a selection like below -> at the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Save Selection To Alpha Channel -> named PaperCut

• Choose layer BgPaper -> press Delete -> ctrl + D

• ctrl + A -> left click on the picture -> ctrl + shift + F -> at the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Save Selection To Alpha Channel -> named MainPaperSelection

  STEP 4

• ctrl + D -> create new layer named Something -> make a selection like below -> fill with any color

• Ctrl + D -> at the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Load Selection From Alpha Channel -> load PaperCut

• Still on the layer Something -> press Delete

• Ctrl + D -> choose layer Something -> ctrl + A -> left click on the picture -> ctrl + shift + F
• At the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Save Selection To Alpha Channel -> named PageCurlSelection

  STEP 5

• Create new layer PageCurl and fill with Linear Gradient Background Foreground (fg_#fafafa bg_#eaeaea angel_50 ) 
• Right click on layer Something and choose delete, we don't need that anymore

• Ctrl + D -> Choose freehand selection feather_30 -> create a selection like below

• Your selection will look like this

• Still on the layer PageCurl -> press Delete two times -> ctrl + D

  STEP 6

• At the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Load Selection From Alpha Channel -> load PageCurlSelection
• Create new layer named DropOut -> At the topmenu choose -> Effects -> Drop Shadow vertical_0 horizontal_0 opacity_30 blur_20 color_black -> change opacity layer DropOut to 83

• Right click on the layer DropOut -> choose Duplicate -> a new layer will appear as Copy of DropOut -> change the name of that layer to DropIn
• Choose layer DropOut -> create selection like below (make sure feather is 0) -> press Delete

• ctrl + D -> choose layer DropIn -> create selection like below -> press Delete

• ctrl + D, until now you have two seprate shadow layer. 
• Change opacity layer DropIn to 28 -> right click on the layer -> Duplicate
• Choose either layer and make a selection feather_40

• Your selection will now look like this -> press Delete two times

• ctrl + D -> make a selection on the other side

• Your selection will now look like this -> press Delete two times

  STEP 7

• At the top menu choose Selections -> Load/Save Selections -> Load Selection From Alpha Channel -> load MainPaperSelection

• Create new layer named MainDropOut -> at the topmenu choose -> Effects -> Drop Shadow vertical_0 horizontal_0 opacity_10 blur_2 color_black -> ctrl + D

  CONGRATULATION !