As with all my tutorials, I just provide the basics, you make them into what you want. I show you one way of doing it, but always feel free to experiment. The psp image included in the zip file, contains all the necessary selections and layers.

What you will need

PSP 7.04 or greater
Eye Candy 5: Impact (optional)
This file

Double-click the cloverglass.f1s file to import it into the program.



  1. Open the clover.psp file in your psp.
  2. Activate the leaves layer.
  3. Load the leaves selection from alpha channel and flood fill it with a rainbow gradient of your choice, using these settings:



  4. Contract by 2 pixels and apply the cloverglass preset for Eye Candy 5: Impact/Glass.
  5. Deselect.
  6. Depending on what gradient you used, you might want to lower the opacity of the leaves layer. Anywhere from 50% to 70% should do.
  7. Activate the edges layer and load the edges selection from alpha channel.
  8. Flood fill with the color of your choice.
  9. Apply the following inner bevel:



  10. Activate the stem layer, load the stem selection from alpha channel and flood fill with the color of your choice.
  11. Go to Selections>Float and float the selection.
  12. Apply the following cutout:
    v=-17, h=-1, opacity=91, blur=13.8 shadow color=black
  13. Deselect.
  14. Activate the stand layer, load the stand selection from alpha channel and flood fill with the color of your choice.
  15. Float the selection and apply same cutout.
  16. Deselect.
  17. Lower opacity of stem layer in order to be able to see where the bottom end overlaps the stand.
  18. Using the eraser tool with these settings:
    shape=round, size=49, hardness=100, density=100, opacity=100, step=25
    erase just where it overlaps. You may have to zoom in.
  19. Merge the stem and stand layers.
  20. Using the soften tool, with these settings:
    Shape=round, size=32, hardness=0, opacity=100, density=100, step=25
    Soften where the stem and stand meet.
  21. Activate the top layer, make a new layer.
  22. Using your selection tool, set to circle and antialias checked, make a small circle where the leaves and stem meets.
  23. Flood fill with the color of your choice.
  24. Apply the following inner bevel:



  25. Hide layer 1 and merge remaining layers. You are done!!!