dressertut

I had always wanted a traditional "Welsh Dresser". I love to see them proudly displaying the family`s best dinner service and favourite ornaments. I finally got my dresser when we moved to Wales in 2002.
Having worked on a few tutorials showing how to "make furniture", I tried to find one of a dresser but
I couldn`t find one anywhere. So I took the plunge, photographed my own dresser and experimented...
I was so pleased that I managed to make a digital copy of my dresser,
that I decided to make this tutorial so others can make one as well!
To complete this tutorial, you will need my files. CLICK HERE to download.
Unzip the selections files to your selections folder and the pine fills to your favourite folder.

We will be making a large graphic because there are a few tricky selections to fill,
once made you can resize your final graphic to your own preference.
To enable you to view the image in correct proportions, go view / normal viewing.
Use the scroll bar to move it up and down as you work.
Now open the "kkpine" and "kkpineboard" jpeg fills and minimise them both.
Set your foreground to pattern and load the kkpine fill.
Set your background to pattern and load the kkpineboard fill.
Add a new layer (layers / new raster layer) and call it "plinth".
Go selections / load from disk and open the "kkplinth.sel"
Double click on your foreground pattern and make it 95 degree angle, size 100%.
Click on your flood fill tool then left click inside the selection to fill with pattern.
Now go effects / 3D effects / inner bevel and apply as in fig 2.

Add a new layer as before and call it "base".
Go selections / load from disk and open "kkbase.sel".
Change the foreground pattern to zero (0) degree angle then left click floodfill the selection. Deselect (selections / select none.)
Add a new layer and call it "doors". Load the "kkdoors.sel". Left click flood fill the selections then go effects / 3D effects / inner bevel and apply as in fig 3.

Add a new layer and call it "drawers". Load the "kkdrawers.sel" and left click flood fill the selections. Go effects / 3D effects / inner bevel and apply as before.
Next go selections / modify / contract and apply as in fig 6.

Next go effects / 3D effects / outer bevel and apply as before. deselect.
Add a new layer and call it "top". load the "kktop.sel".
Change the foreground fill to 95 degrees angle and left click flood fill the selection
then deselect.
Add a new layer and call it "front edge", load "kkfrontedge.sel" and left click flood fill it.
Now go effects / 3D effects / inner bevel and apply as in fig 7 then deselect.

Add a new layer and call it "dresser". Load "kkdresser.sel" then right click to fill with kkpineboard. Deselect.
Add a new layer and call it "front" then load "kkfront.sel".
Change the foreground pattern to zero (0) degree angle and left click fill the selection.
Go effects / 3D effects / inner bevel and apply as in fig 8.

Add a new layer and call it "dresser top", load "kkdressertop.sel".
Change the foreground pattern to 90 degrees angle and left click fill the selection.
Go effects / 3D effects / inner bevel and apply as in fig 10.

Add a new layer and call it "shelves", load "kkshelves.sel" and left click fill.
Go layers / arrange / move down (twice) then effects /3D effects / inner bevel and apply as before. Now go effects / 3D effects / drop shadow and apply as before
then deselect.
Add a new layer and call it "knobs", load "kkknobs.sel" and left click fill.
Go effects / 3d effects / inner bevel and apply as in fig 11.

Now go effects / 3D effects/ drop shadow and apply as before.
Deselect then go layers / merge / merge visible.
Now go effects / 3D effects / inner bevel and apply as in fig 12.

Set your selections tool to rectangle and draw a rectangle around your dresser, then click on the dresser to select it. Go edit / copy / edit / paste as new image.
That`s it... your very own Welsh Dresser.
Now resize to your preference, tube it, save as psp image, and enjoy.

Traditionally Welsh Dressers are used to display best dinner service and family heirlooms or favourite ornaments. You can decorate yours with tubes of any of these
or other things to your taste!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial which was written for PSP7 but should adapt for other versions.

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