Terrarium Indoor Garden Tutorial - Page 2:

30. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool" Magic Wand Tool and left click in the center of the bottom panel on the rear panel. The "Marching Ants" should highlight the inside of this panel. Go to "Selections/modify/expand/expand by 1." Click Ok.

31. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" Floodfill Tool. Right click inside the "Marching Ants," and the panel will be filled with Black. Deselect.


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

33. 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.

34. 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. Deselect.

35. Go to "layers/merge/merge visible." Right click on this new merged layer and in the box that "pops up," click on "properties" and rename the layer, "rear." Go to "Edit/copy." Deselect.


36. Activate the main image, "terra.psp." Make sure that you have the "front" layer highlighted. Go to "Edit/paste/paste as new layer." The "Rear Panel" will appear in front of the "Front Panel." While this new layer is highlighted, Right click on this layer and in the box that "pops up," click on "properties" and rename the layer, "rear." There should be 4 layers. Background [layer1], color layer, front layer and rear layer. Go to "File/save" and save your work in .psp extension. Click Ok.

37. Click on the "Mover Tool" Mover Tool and position the top left corner of the "Rear Panel" at co-ordinates, w=50 x h=70.

38. Make sure that the "rear" layer is still highlighted. Click on the "Deform Tool" Deform Tool and the "Deformation" box will appear around the "Rear" image.


39. 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 "rear Panel" by moving the image up 10 pixels. [Notice that the left hand side stays where it is.] Click on "Apply."

40. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" Layers Options Pallet. Click on the "rear layer" and hold down the left mouse button. A small hand will appear on the layer. "Grab" the "Rear layer" and drag the layer down and behind the "Front layer."


41. Activate the "Front layer" [this should be the top layer]. Add a new layer and name it "left side."

(a) Click on the "Drawing Tool" Drawing Tool and choose, "single line/width=2". Starting at co-ordinates w=50 x h=70 draw a line down to co-ordinates w=50 x h=290. Draw line straight down
(b) Click on the "Drawing Tool" Drawing Tool and choose, "single line/width=2". Starting at co-ordinates w=100 x h=100 draw a line down to co-ordinates w=100 x h=320. Draw line straight down.
(c) Click on the "Drawing Tool" Drawing Tool and choose, "single line/width=2". Starting at co-ordinates w=50 x h=70 draw a line down to co-ordinates w=100 x h=100. Draw line down and to the right.
(d) Click on the "Drawing Tool" Drawing Tool and choose, "single line/width=2". Starting at co-ordinates w=50 x h=70 draw a line down to co-ordinates w=100 x h=200. Draw line down and to the right.
(e) Click on the "Drawing Tool" Drawing Tool and choose, "single line/width=2". Starting at co-ordinates w=50 x h=70 draw a line down to co-ordinates w=100 x h=300. Draw line down and to the right.
(f) Click on the "Drawing Tool" Drawing Tool and choose, "single line/width=2". Starting at co-ordinates w=50 x h=70 draw a line down to co-ordinates w=100 x h=320. Draw line down and to the right.


42. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool" Magic Wand Tool and left click on the "Dusty Gold" left panel. The "Marching Ants" should highlight the whole of the "left side panel."

43. 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. Deselect.


44. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool" Magic Wand Tool and left click inside the bottom panel. The "Marching Ants" will appear. Go to "Selections/modify/expand/expand by 1." Click Ok.

45. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" Floodfill Tool. Right click inside the "Marching Ants," and the panel will be filled with Black. Deselect.


46. Now to put the "Clear Glass" in the "Left Panel." Make sure that you have the "left side" layer active. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool" Magic Wand Tool and while holding down the "Shift" key, left click in the center of each of the panels on the "left side." panel. The "Marching Ants" should highlight the inside of these panels. Go to "Selections/modify/expand/expand by 1." Click Ok. Do NOT deselect.

47. 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.

48. 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. Deselect.


49.Make sure the "Layers Option Pallet" Layers Options Pallet is open. Turn off the "background", the "Color", the "Rear", and the "Front" layers. Go to "layers/merge/merge visible." Turn the "background", the "Color", the "Rear", and the "Front" layers 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, "left side."

50. While you are still on the "left side" layer, go to "Selections/select all." Then "Selections/invert." The "Marching Ants will surround the "left side" panel. Go to "Edit/copy" and press Ok.

51. Add a new layer and name it "right side." Go to "Edit/paste/as new selection." Click on the "Mover Tool" Mover Tool and position the panel on the right of the front and rear panels. Deselect.


52. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" Layers Options Pallet. Click on the "right side layer" and hold down the left mouse button. A small hand will appear on the layer. "Grab" the "right side layer" and drag the layer down and behind the "Front", "left side" and "rear layers."

53. Make sure the "Layers Option Pallet" Layers Options Pallet is open and that the "Front layer" [should be the top layer] is active. Add a new layer and name it "potting mix".

54. Click on your "Preset Shapes Tool," Preshapes Tool open your "Tool Options Pallet" Tool Options Pallet and apply the following settings. "Rectangle; filled; line width=1; Antialias=checked; Vector=unchecked." Click Ok.


55. Start at co-ordinates w=50 x h=270 drag down and to the right until you have a rectangle, w=200 x h=50. Click Ok.

56. Click on the "Deform Tool" Deform Tool and the "Deformation" box will appear around the "Potting mix" Dusty Gold image.

57. 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 "Potting mix panel" by moving the image up until it is "inside" the "Rear" and "Right side" panels. Click on the "corner" boxes as well as the "middle" boxes and do the same to the left hand side until you have the Dusty Gold "Potting mix" panel on the "inside" of the "front" and "Left side" panels.

To Page 3: Back to Page 1: