This tutorial was designed in PSP 6.02 and can be completed in other versions
with some adjustment. Use your creativity and have fun.
Copyright © by Harold E. Jones .. 2001.

1. Open new image, width="350" height="350", 16.7 million colors, Transparent.
Click on the "Color Options pallet." Change your foreground color to Dusty Gold ["#DCCC96"] and your background color to White. ["#FFFFFF"].

2. Add a new layer and name it "Color." Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," make sure that it is on "Solid Color." Right click on the "Color Layer," and the layer will be filled with White.

3. Add a new layer and name it "Front." Click on your "Preset Shapes Tool," open your "Tool Options Pallet" and apply the folowing settings. "Rectangle; stroked; line width=5; Antialias=checked; Vector=unchecked." Click Ok.

4. Open the "Grid" by clicking on the keys "Alt+v" and the "Grid" will cover the Image. Start at co-ordinates width=100 x height=100. Hold down the left mouse button and drag down and to the right until you reach co-ordinates, w=300 x h=320. Click Ok. You will have a "Dusty Gold" rectangle.

5. Click on the "Drawing Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet" apply the following settings, "Single line width=5; Antialias=checked." Click Ok. Starting at co-ordinates w=100 x h=300 draw a line across to co-ordinates w=300 x h=300.

6. Repeat the process. Draw a line starting at co-ordinates w=100 x h=280 across to co-ordinates w=300 x h=280.
Go to "File/save as/" and save your work in .psp extension. I have named mine "terra.psp." Click Ok. Continue to save your work often in this .psp extension until you finish your work.

7. Add a new layer and name it "Front 2." Click on the "Drawing Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet" apply the following settings, "Single line width=5; Antialias=checked." Click Ok. Starting at co-ordinates w=100 x h=200 draw a line across to co-ordinates w=300 x h=200.

8. Repeat the process. Draw a line starting at co-ordinates w=200 x h=100 down to co-ordinates w=200 x h=200.

9. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" . Turn off the "background layer" [layer 1] and the "Color" layer. Go to "layers/merge/merge visible." Turn the "background layer" and the "Color layer" on again. Make sure that you are still on the new "merged layer." Right click on this layer and in the box that "pops up," click on "properties" and rename the layer, "front." Go to "File/save" and save your work in .psp extension.

10. Duplicate the image by pressing the keys, "Shift+d." Go to "File/save as" and save this Duplicate image as, "Rear.psp." Mininmize this duplicate image to be used later as the back panel of the "Terrarium."

11. Add a new layer and name it "Circle." Click on your "Preset Shapes Tool," open your "Tool Options Pallet" and apply the following settings. "Circle; stroked; line width=5; Antialias=checked; Vector=unchecked." Click Ok.

12. Start at co-ordinates width=200 x height=280. Hold down the left mouse button and drag down until you have a circle of 75 pixels. Click Ok. You will have a "Dusty Gold" circle.

13. Make sure that you are still on the "Circle Layer." Click on the Selections Tool and in the "Tool Options Pallet" select "Rectangle/feather=0."

14. Start at co-ordinates w=150 x h=280 drag across and down until you reach the co-ordinates w=250 x h=330. The "Marching Ants" will appear. Go to "Edit/cut," and click Ok. The bottom half of the "circle" will disappear. Deselect. Click the keys, "Control+d" or go to "Selections/select none" and click Ok.

15. Click on the "Drawing Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet" apply the following settings, "Single line width=5; Antialias=checked." Click Ok. Starting at co-ordinates w=200 x h=200 draw a line down to co-ordinates w=200 x h=243 [the top of the half-circle.] Click Ok.

17. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool" and left click on the "Dusty Gold" front. The "Marching Ants" should highlight the whole of the "Front."

18. Go to "image/effects/sculpture" with the following settings: "Presets=Copper; Size=100%; Smoothness=6; depth=3; ambience=10; shininess=0; color=white; angle=315; intensity=50; elevation=30." Click Ok.

19. Now is the time to start organising for the "Potting Mix" which will be in several sections. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool" and left click in the center of the bottom panel on the front. The "Marching Ants" should highlight the inside of this panel. Go to "Selections/modify/expand/expand by 1." Click Ok.

20. Click on the "Color Options pallet." change your background color to black ["#000000"].

21. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," make sure that it is on "Solid Color." Right click inside the "Marching Ants," and the panel will be filled with Black. Deselect.

22. Now to put the "Clear Glass" in the "Front Panels." Make sure that you have the "Front" layer active. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool" and while holding down the "Shift" key, left click in the center of each of the panels [except the half circle, leave that clear] on the front. The "Marching Ants" should highlight the inside of these panels. Go to "Selections/modify/expand/expand by 1." Click Ok. Do NOT deselect.

23. Add a new layer and name it "Cutout1." Go to "Image/effects/cutout" and apply the following settings. "Color=black; Opacity=60; Blur=10; Vertical=2; Horizontal=2." Click Ok.

24. Add a new layer and name it "Cutout2." Go to "Image/effects/cutout" and apply the following settings. "Color=black; Opacity=60; Blur=10; Vertical=-2 [minus]; Horizontal=-2 [minus]." Click Ok.

25. Make sure the "Layers Option Pallet" is open. Turn off the "background layer" [layer 1] and the "Color" layer. Go to "layers/merge/merge visible." Turn the "background layer" and the "Color layer" on again. Make sure that you are still on the new "merged layer." Right click on this layer and in the box that "pops up," click on "properties" and rename the layer, "Front." Go to "File/save/" and save your work.

26. While the "Front" layer is still active, Click on the "Deform Tool" and the "Deformation" box will appear around the "Front" image.

27. Hold down the "Shift" key and place the cursor on the right side and on the "Middle Box." An "arrow" will appear. Hold the left mouse button down and "Skew" the right hand side of the "Front Panel" by moving the image up 10 pixels. [Notice that the left hand side stays where it is.] Click on "Apply." Go to "File/save" and press Ok. The image will be saved in .psp extension.

28. Open up the back panel image that was minimized, "rear.psp." Click on the "Magic Wand Tool" and left click on the "Dusty Gold" rear panel. The "Marching Ants" should highlight the whole of the "rear panel."

29. Go to "image/effects/sculpture" with the following settings: "Presets=Copper; Size=100%; Smoothness=6; depth=3; ambience=10; shininess=0; color=white; angle=315; intensity=50; elevation=30." Click Ok.