TEMPLATE 2015
This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 7th August, 2015
 from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is co-incidental and unintentional.
You may share my tutorials with other groups.
 All I ask is that you advise me
and credit for the tutorial is given to me and linked to

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Home/homeb.html


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bountiful harvest


Use this pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab and move it

PENCIL

BOX
Click on the Box to download Supplies



To print click on Printer

Supplies
                            Images:                         
SoniaTubes_3968.pspimage
You can join her group at:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Creative_for_fun/info

lizztish_thanksgiving3.pspimage
You can join this group at:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/emotivemists   

kiLeatherTags.pspimage
Obtained through Internet
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given. 

Selection:
D.D.ABountifulHarvest

DeniseDSignature.png

Pattern:
Gold 18.jpg
                         
Brush:
LF_Brushpack_2_0
(Brush Image)

Font:
Blackcha.tff
           
Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Eye Candy 4000

MuRa's Seamless
                     
Found here:
http://www.chezviolette17.com/02filtres/Filtres.htm
http://janaly.com/Filtres/Filtre.html

Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSP X7 and rewritten in PSPX9.... other versions may need adjustment
Some of the graphics may be from Free to Use sites or Share Groups. 
If you are the creator of one of these please let me know so that appropriate credit can be given. 
No infringement of copyright is intended or intentional.

Some helpful information:

You can change the blend mode, opacity and drop shadow, as well as colourise the materials,
according to the tubes/colours you are using.

When applying the Resize with the All Layers option checked, this will be informed in the tutorial,
otherwise, apply the resize with this option unchecked.

Remember always to save your work.

Whenever you reduce an image, apply Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen, to maintain the sharpness of the image.

Some tools or features have other names in earlier versions of the PSP.

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Home/homeb.html

tools


Before opening PSP, download plugins and install
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Install Font
Export Brush
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

The settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Set your Foreground colour to  #ab79a3 
Set your Background colour to #a64600

Step One:
File/New/New Image 800 pixels x 800 pixels as follows:

nl

Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Radial Gradient as follows:

gradient

Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Wallpaper, Coarse as follows:

wallpaper

Step Two:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 20 pixels
Edit/Clear
Change Background Colour to Pattern Gold 170214070 as follows:

pattern

Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Modify/Contract 6 pixels
Edit/Clear
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Tiles/Hexagon as follows:

hexagon

Selections/Modify/Contract 15 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Three:
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Modify/Contract 6 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize as follows:

buttonize

Selections/Invert

Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise SoniaTubes_3968
Edit/Copy       
Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Distortion Effects/Punch as follows:

punch

Repeat Punch once
Adjust/Softeness/Soft Focus as follows:

soften

Step Five:
Selections/Invert
Select Raster 1
Layers/Duplicate
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Layers/Duplicate
Selections/Select None
Image/Resize/70% as follows:

70

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Select Copy of Raster 1
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:

rotating

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Image/Mirror/Flip  Or Image/Flip
Lower Opacity to 50%
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds

Repeat Drop Shadow/Direction 135
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Six:
Select Copy ( 2) of Raster 1
Image/Free Rotate/45 degrees/Left
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.ABountifulHarvest from Disk as follows:

selectrion

Maximise SoniaTubes_3968
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as a New Layer
Selections/Invert
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize 85%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Eight:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Foreground Colour
Maximise kiLeatherTags (tag of your choice)
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/85%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset tag

Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds2

Step Nine:
Text Tool with the following settings:

text

text2


Settings may vary according to your version of PSP

Change Colours as follows:

materials

Write
     
     Don't judge
      each day
    by the harvest
       you reap
   But by the seeds
    that you plant.
          Robert
      Louis Stevenson

See my image for placement
Convert to Raster Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow 
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Image/Free Rotate/10 degrees/Right   

Step Nine:
Maximise lizztish_thanksgiving3
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/125%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset family

Layers/Duplicate

Step Ten:
Paint Brush Tool/Brush LF- with the following settings:

brush

(If you are unable to install the Brush, use the images included in the supplies folder)
Layers/New Raster Layer
Using the Foreground Colour place brush in top left corner (see my image for placement)
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Change Brush settings to the following:

BRUSH 2

See my image for placement in the bottom right hand corner
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Step Eleven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/850 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
File/Export/JPEG Optimiser/Compression Value 20



I hope  you have enjoyed this tutorial
A big thank you to the ladies who test my Tutorials
TESTERS' RESULTS

ALICE
ALICE T.

BETTYY
BETTY

LILLIAN
LILLIAN

SHIRLEY
SHIRLEY

INGE

INGE-LORE

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