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For most of this tutorial, I have the
selection lines hidden to be able to see the images more clearly.
Right-click and save this black & white image, or use your own. Open in PSP, shift+D to duplicate and work from the duplicated image. Increase colors to 16-million, then right-click on the Layers Palette and choose "Promote to Layer". |
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Using the Magic Wand, click on a white area, then Selectons>Modify>Select Similar, and hit the "delete" key to get rid of the white. Invert your selection so the black is now selected. |
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Go to Image>Effects>Cutout. Make sure "Fill Interior with Color" is NOT checked. For the shadow color, choose a shade that will tone with your background tile. I chose a dark brown (R76, G52, B44). Set the Opacity at 100, Blur at 10, and Offset at 1 & 1 and apply. |
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Add a second layer, and with the selection still active, apply the cutout effect again with the same settings, except this time with the Offset at -1 & -1. |
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Invert your selection, use the Magic Wand and hold down "ctrl" while you click in the area outside the image. Your selection should now look like this. |
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Apply the cutout effect again, this time with these settings: Color: White, Opacity 100, Blur 5, Offset 1 & 1. |
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Add a third layer, and with the selection
still active, apply the cutout effect again with the same settings, except
this time with Color: Brown, and the Offset at -1 & -1.
Now go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible, and you're done! Save it as a .psp file to keep the transparency. |
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To see the final result, you can add a new
layer, move it under your image, and fill with a tile. I used this
stone texture tile:
I made a set using a technique similar to this, called "Carved Stone" |
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You can vary the effect by using different
blur and offset settings, and using different colors on the second set
of cutouts.
For this one I used Brown at 50 Opacity for both offsets. |
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For this one I used white on both offsets, with 100 Opacity. |
