This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 14th November, 2022

A DAY AT THE BEACH

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/ADayAtTheBeach/ADayAtTheBeach.html



Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

Click on the Box to download Supplies


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Supplies

You will need two main images of your own

  Images:
DaisyWeb_NorthBeach.png

(I don't have a current link for these groups)

At the Beach.png

Signature.png

Some of these image were obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

Texture:
Mia_Tag_19bg25.jpg

 Mask:
SN40_Verinha.msk.jpg

Selections:
D.D.ADayattheBeach


Preset:
D.D.ADayAtTheBeach
Double Click on the    icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.

Plugins:
Graphics Plus
&<Bkg Kaleidoscope>
(AFS IMPORT)
(Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)

Filters Unlimited 2.0
MuRa's Seamless
Flaming Pear
Alien Skin/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact

Found here:

AND 


Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel 2020.... 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.
Before opening PSP, download plugins and install

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.




Please Note:   Offset settings provided in this tutorial may vary according to size of your image.
Please adjust to suit.

The settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Set your Foreground colour to #89bdea
Set your Background colour to #44b0b2

Step One:
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Place Preset in PSP Preset Folder

Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 1000 pixels x 750 pixels as follows:



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



Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Layers/Duplicate
Close off Copy of Raster 1
Select Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Sorting Tiles as follows:



Select Raster 2 and unlock
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture Mia_Tag_19bg25.jpg as follows:



Step Three:
Image/Resize/75% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Flaming Pear/Flexify 2/Preset  Flexify 2 settings.q2q OR as follows:



Image/Resize 90%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows;



Step Four:
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Extrude/Preset  D.D.ADayattheBeach or as follows;

 

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Mirror Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Image/Resize/85%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:




Step Five:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.ADayattheBeach from Disk as follows:

  

Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise DaisyWeb_NorthBeach.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Change Opacity to 75%
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Background Colour to #fadcb4
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture BUT change depth setting to 2
Layers/Load/Save Mask from Disk/Load Mask  SN40_Verinha.msk.jpg as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Place this Layer under Copy of Raster 1 Layer

Step Seven:
Maximise At the Beach.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move to the Top
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow BUT change V and H settings to 1 
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Change Background colour back to #44b0b2
Change Foreground Gradient to Foreground/Background Linear Gradient as follows:



Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave as follows:



Step Eight:

Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Selection/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Alf's Border FX/Mirror Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select All

Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Invert
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Bkg Kaleidoscope>/Wallpaper Deluxe as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel  as follows:



Selections/Select All

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders 50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings BUT change Intensity setting to 80
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frames as follows:



Step Eleven:
Maximise your main image
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom left hand corner
(see my image for placement)
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Maximise your second image
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at the bottom right corner
(see my image for placement)
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Step Twelve:
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/900 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
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


MARIE S



SJOERDTJE



BETTY


INGE-LORE




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