THIS TUTORIAL IS WRITTEN FOR PAINTSHOP PRO 9, BUT USERS OF OTHER VERSIONS SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE FOLLOWING IT. You can find the Photoshop version HERE. For this tutorial, you will need a zip file of supplies you will need, which you can download HERE. You will also need the ornaments presets, which you can find HERE. 1. Open the file "ornament template.pspimage". Shift+D to duplicate and close the original. Ctrl+A+F to select the white circle. Choose an ornament preset and apply it. In my example, I've applied ks_ornament 255. 2. With your selection still active, go to Selections: Defloat, Selections: Modify, Contract, and type 2 into the box. Hit OK. Go to Selections; Invert, and hit the Delete key. Your image should now look like this: 3. Go to Image, Resize, and use these settings: Hit OK. Your image should now look like this: 4. Open the file "ks_ornament cap template.pspimage". Click on the "cap" layer: Ctrl+A+F to select it and apply the preset "ks_gold ornament cap" to it. Click on the "top" layer: Ctrl+A+F to select it and apply the preset "ks_gold ornament top" to it. Click on the "loop" layer: Crl+A+F to select it and apply the preset "ks_gold ornament loop" to it. Your image should now look like this: 5. Right-Click on your layers palette and Merge Visible. Right-Click and Copy. Click on the title bar of the ornament to activate it, and Right-Click and Paste As a New Layer. Your image should now look like this: 6. Go to Image, Canvas Size, and use these settings: Hit OK. 7. Select the move tool on the toolbar (the upper right icon). Holding down the SHIFT key, hit the up arrow on your keyboard 7 times. Your image should now look like this: Go to Layer, Merge Visible. Your ornament is now done! Next, we'll make the stand for it to hang on. Ornament Stand

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