Lucky for you, you're not on Mr. Bigexec's Marketing Crew, so you won't be one of the people trying to figure out how to put all those (rather odd) products together in some sort of useful way. So, let's get down to doing his images!

Remember, you're going to be using your Paint Shop Pro and your Blade Pro hand-in-hand. Each of these has different features which will help you attain the "looks" you need. Filters take your current image, and apply other "looks" to it such as textures, colors, and surfaces. In Blade Pro, filters are called "Presets". These presets have the actual filter file (of a .q9q extension) and many come with additional images to help apply its achieved look. So, let's start with the hubcaps.

In your PSP, with your Blade Pro loaded and ready to go, create a new image of a circle and fill with white color (all the images will be filled with white). Now, in the menu, click "Image", Plug-in Filters, "Flaming Pear", then "Blade Pro".

Browse through the filter files until you find the one called "amr real chrome" and apply it to your image. Play with the different adjustments until you get a bevel you want. Click "OK" and PRESTO....instant hubcap! You see? Beats pixel-pushing any day, doesn't it?

Once you clicked "OK" in your Blade Pro, the popup window disappeared and brought you back to your image in PSP. So in your PSP, now apply a drop shadow to the "hubcap" to make it "stand off the page". When you've done that, you can copy and paste 3 more, adjust their placement and now you have a full set of bright, shiny new hubcaps for Mr. Bigexec. (Rumor has it he uses these same hubcaps on his Pinto.)

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Also in your Paint Shop Pro is one of The KROW's favorite features. It's the "Sharpen" tool. In the menu, go to "Image", and then "Sharpen". This little goodie does wonders to any image that needs a further "lift" .....(now where's that pic of Mr. Bigexec?)

"A Matter of Personal Choice"

Ok, so maybe lizard skin and pearl-studded purses aren't your bag (was that one intended?), but then again, Mr. Bigexec's wife isn't either (whew!), so onto making the Ladies' purses.

First, the pearl-studded purse. Back in your PSP, do a new image of a rounded-square (fill with white). Pull your Blade Pro and apply the "1d-iri-scales" filter. This one's a breeze since you shouldn't have to change any of the adjustors. But, if you want, adjust the size of the "pearls".

With the look how you want it, click "OK" to return to your PSP. Add a drop shadow to the purse. To do the shoulder strap, simply use your PSP to "paint" a strap (in white). Select it and do the same Blade Pro routine as you did for the purse part and then add a drop shadow.

Now, you're going to create the "exotic lizard skin" purse in the same way. But, instead of applying the iri filter, apply the Blade Pro "amr asparagus" filter to both the purse and a shoulder strap. Not much adjustment is needed here either, but you may want to bump up the "Tarnish" to give a bit more depth to the "scales" of the lizard skin. So....how do your's look? Here's The KROW's:

"The Pieces Come Together"

Let's see.....Pintos, chrome hubcaps, pearls and lizard skin, and RED LIPSTICK?!! (Let's just hope Mr. Bigexec never asks you to paint his family portrait!) Well, in spite of the mental picture that's coming together here, let's not forget, you've got a PAYING job to do for Mr. Bigexec....and he wants Red Lipstick......in a black lacquer case.....with gold trim.

Ok, so this one is a cinch! First, the lipstick. Make a new image and create a long, thin ellipse filled with white. In Blade Pro apply the "1d-redlipstick" filter and click "OK". Now make a new layer and create a long rectangle, filled with white. Apply the "soewvcoal" filter and click "OK" in your Blade Pro. Back in your PSP one more time, make a new layer and create a small rectangle across the new black "case" (rectangle) you just made, and fill with white. Apply the "goldshiney" filter to it and click "OK" to finish up the Blade Pro. Now, arrange the layers so the red "lipstick" is below the rest, and the "gold trim" on the top. Then you can merge all the layers, select them and add a drop shadow to them. If you're not sure about the layers, open the native .psp file which came in your zip, in your PSP and look there. All the layers are included for all the images! How close did you come to The KROW's:

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