Tools
Required
PSP v7, or easily
adapted
to v6
Hoods Tubes -
Redistributed
here with permission of the creator.
Download
the PSP
zip files, unzip, open in PSP and export as tubes.
Hoods
Gray Bubble
Hoods
Smoke/Steam
Hoods
Flames
Hoods
Sparks
Cauldron Selections
Cauldron
Selection Files
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Create
a new
image 400 x 400 | 72 dpi | Transparent | 16.7 mil colors
Selections
| Load from disk
| cauldron.sel
Foreground
Color 89 | 85
| 85
Background
Color 0 | 0 |
0
Set
foreground style to Sunburst
Gradient
Horizontal | 28
Vertical | 29
Repeats | 0
Fill the
cauldron selection
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Effects
| Texture Effects | Fine Leather | More Cracks
Color |
Black
Angle | 210
Blur | 10
Number of
furrows | 18
Length of
furrows | 10
Transparency |
247
Deselect
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Create
a new
layer
Selections
| Load from disk
| top.sel
Fill with
the same gradient,
however, check inverse
Deselect
Add Drop
Shadow
V and H | 2
Opacity | 100
Blur | 8.2
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Create
a new
layer
Selections
| Load from disk
| inner.sel
Foreground
Color 0 | 192
| 0
Background
Color 11 | 245
| 11
Set
foreground style to Sunburst
Gradient
Same settings
as before
Fill
selection
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Effects
| Texture
Effects | Fur
Blur | 48
Density | 100
Length | 19
Transparency |
91
Deselect
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Right
Click
on Layer 3 | Duplicate green layer
Effects |
Geometric Effects
| Ripple
Amplitude | 6
Wavelength | 28
Horizontal
Center | 0
Vertical
Center | 50
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Retouch
tool set to Push
Size | 6
Hardness | 5
Opacity | 12
Step | 1
Density | 60
Push or
pull a couple of
drips over the side
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Create
a new
layer
With Hoods
Gray Bubble Tube,
size set from 10 - 20, create a layer of bubbles above the brew.
Colors |
Colorize | Hue 60
| Saturation 120
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Create
a new
layer,
drag to the bottom of your layer palette and fill with black so we can
see our smoke.
Create a
new layer at the
top of your palette.
With Hood's
Smoke Tube set
scale at 80, add some smoke, then lower the opacity of the smoke layer
to around 50.
Effects |
Geometric Effects
| Wind
Strength | 6
From left or
right
Hide your
black background
layer, then merge visible. Your bubbling, smoking cauldron is
finished!
Next, we'll
add the firewood,
sparks and flames.
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Create
a new
layer
Selection
Tool | Rounded
Rectangle | Antialias Checked
Create a
selection to make
a stick of firewood.
Set
Foreground Style to Pattern
| Drift Wood
Fill your
selection
Colors |
Adjust | Brightness/Contrast
| Brightness -50 | Contrast 0
Deselect
Duplicate 4
or 5 times,
then rotate, resize and place each piece of firewood under the
cauldron.
Refer to my finished image at the top of the page for placement ideas
for
the wood and for the flames in the next part. Place some behind
the
cauldron and give each piece of wood a drop shadow to give your image
more
depth.
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Create
a new layer
Add some
flames and sparks
with Hood's fire and sparks tubes, scale set from 20 to 30.
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The
cauldron below
was created with Eye Candy Jiggle for the brew, Melt for the goo coming
over the sides and Smoke for the well, smoke! Use your
imagination
and make even better effects!
Let me
know if I
can assist you in any way, thanks for taking the time to view and/or
try
my tutorial!
 
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