Finished Image

I had been playing with DC's Daydream Filter when I was asked to write a tutorial for the end effect. After much playing I finally came up with the reasonable facsimile. Had to use another image though since the original was copyrighted. The effect is not quite as stunning as it was on the original, But the image is free (my own Photo) So lets get started and have fun.

If you want to print the tutorial, set your printer to print in Landscape format

a good texture

and of course an image.

For a first try, use mine till you get comfortable with the tools and can modify the tutorial for your own use. I encourage you to expand on this and find your own favorite way of using the filters used in this.

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If you right click on this and choose copy, then open PSP and paste as new image you have painlessly acquired the image. Now just remember to save in your favorite folder as psp file so you can go to the original anytime you wish to restart.

In PSP using Shift+D duplicate the image close the original.

Are you ready?

So lets start

In Effects go to Texture, Textures find the Circle.bmp and apply with the settings on the right

Now under Effects, Artistic choose Brush and apply these settings

Now it looks much like an oilpainting. doesn't it?

Go to your Layer Palette, right click on the bottom layer, choose duplicate, then duplicate again, This should give you a total of 3 layers. Still in the Layer Palette right click on the second layer and choose rename, name it copy1, also rename the top layer , make it copy2.

Now activate copy2 layer by clicking on it in layer palette.

Go to Effects, Plug-ins, DC Filter Day Dream and apply the following settings.

Click on the colorswatch to get the colorpicker and select a color from the image.

Be sure to set the Seed option

Should you get the interface with the RGB Slider use the link up above and download the newest version . Unless of course you're comfortable with it as its.

Use your magic wand with a Tolerance Setting of 20 and holding the shift key to select most of the black. Go to selection, feather 1. Now go to edit, clear. Deselect.

Create a new Layer by going to the Layer Palette and accepting the default and name it dream1. Floodfill with Black and apply Day Dream filter with the following settings.

Again select most of the black including the center with the same settings and clear. Deselect.

Select the center only of layer dream1 and invert selection. Keep this selection thru the whole process of applying the various blur settings.

Now in the layer palette click on layer copy2. Go to Effects, Blur, Motion Blur and apply the settings on the right.

Select layer copy1 and apply motion blur with the settings on the right

Select the Bottom Layer and apply the following settings

Go back to your Layer Palette and select the Layer named copy1 and on the right side slide the layer to 50% opacity. This will show the lower layer through and give the crisscrossed effect

Return to the layer called copy2 and apply one more Blur setting. Effects, Blur, Blur More.

Using your Eraser Tool On the layer called dream1, erase some of the lines towards the outside of the dream filter. To make the filter more like a frame.

Basically you are done now and can frame it to your enjoyment <S>

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