ALabaster Egg Tutorial by CSGreen©2006, May 06, 2006


1.  Download the KPT5 or the EC4000 files and put the files in the appropriate folders
	Unzip:  AlabsterEgg-EyeCandy4000.zip to your Eye Candy 4000\Eye Candy 4000 Settings\Glass folder
	Unzip:  AlabsterEgg-KPTshapeshifter.zip to your KPT5\presets\ShapeShifter folder
2.  Open PSP 7 or higher
3.  Open you EggMasterTEMPLATE, you will see an empty selection
4.  Hold SHIFT key and press D to duplicate the image
5.  Close the original template
6.  Choose a pattern, gradient or paint color and flood fill your egg
7.  Add a new layer for an image. . . DESELECT the Selectio . . .  hold down CTRL  while pressing D
8.  Size an image of choice too 300 pixel in height and put it on the new layer
9.  Add drop shadoww if you want it . . . V & H = 1, Opacity = 60, Blur = 5, Color = dark
10. Add a new layer for text
11. Deselect selection . . . CONTROL key and D
12. Add text
13. Add drop shadoww if you want it . . . V & H = 1, Opacity = 60, Blur = 5, Color = dark
14. Merge layers visible . . . 
15. reload your selection from the alpha channel (in the Selections menu)
16. Load glass filter of choice
    KPT5 Shapeshifter:  Load preset 'csgAlabasterEgg' and apply to your egg
    EC4 Glass:		Load setting 'csgAlabasterEgg' and apply to your egg
			Load the smudge brush and gently smooth the highlight area
17: INVERT Selection
18: Add new layer for drop shadow so you can adjust the opacity if you want to
19: Add drop shadow with these settings Vertical=3, Horizontal=3, Opacity=66, Blur=91.3, and color=black or a dark color of choice
20: Adjust the Layer opacity setting if you want . . . I don't want to
	* the reason for this final step is to add dimension to your globe.  You may need to do it more than once . . .  only your own eyes will be the judge of that
        * note about your shadow color:
21: INVERT the selection one last time and crop . . . SHIFT key and R
    You can see the difference between the two eggs when they are side by side
    The EC version doesn't look as well rounded and the highlight is a different shape the image on the egg is sharper because the KPT egg has a more milky look which I prefer;  others will prefer the EC one
22: Merge visible and resize your egg to 300 pixel height or what you want
23: Apply Sharpen one time
24: Save your egg to psp format for repeated use

25: For later use you can put the egg on a larger canvas, rotate and add an EC Perspective shadow . . . as I did here, or leave it as is . . .