This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 20th February, 2018

A PLACE CALLED HOME
(Let us see where you live)



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

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

Click on the Box to download Supplies

To print click on Printer

Supplies
  Images:
MKM 2013 DEC SERIES MISC ANIMALS_T3.pspimage
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Ternura_0101.pspimage

aboriginal art.pspimage
Sydney Harbour.pspimage
wreath.png
Home.pspimage
This image was obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

Textures:
1217493621_textures

 Mask:
O_mask001_LT
8MSKDW002_small

Selections:
D.D. APlaceCalledHome

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


Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Eye Candy 5/Impact
Xero
MuRa's Seamless
&<Sandflower Specials"v">
(import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)

Found here:
http://www.saturnelladesign.fr/pages/filtres.htm

http://www.maidiregrafica.eu/paginafiltri/filtri.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X9.... 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.

Before opening PSP, download plugins and install

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 #e0d1ce
Set your Background colour to #9d625f

Step One:
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Install Preset
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:



Step Two:
Selections/Select All
Maximise aboriginal art.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Xero/Clarity as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Sunburst Gradient as follows:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask O_mask001_LT from disk as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group

Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture 1217493621_textures as follows:



Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask 8MSKDW002_small as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:


OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Step Five:
Select Raster Group Raster 2 Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D. APlaceCalledHome from Disk as follows:



Maximise Sydney Harbour.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Artistic Effects/Neon Glow as follows:



Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab BUT change Direction to 135

Step Six:
Maximise MKM 2013 DEC SERIES MISC ANIMALS_T3 .pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Change Blend Mode to Soft Light

Step Seven:
Select the top Layer
Maximise Ternura_0101.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/40% as follows:



Effects/Image/Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Opacity to 75%

Step Eight:
Maximise Home.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Artistic Effects/Neon Glow

Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow as follows:



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



Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/12pixels/Background Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Artistic Effects/Halftone/Mesh Distort Preset as follows:



Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow
Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Edit/Copy
Image/Add Borders as follows:



Select with Magic Wand
Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Artistic Effects/Enamel as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour - tick symmetric box
Maximise wreath.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Thirteen:
Pick/Deform Tool with the following settings:



Draw out the side of the wreath to the 650 pixel mark as shown below:



Deselect Pick/Deform Tool
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow BUT change Direction to 315
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab BUT change Direction to 315

Step Fourteen:
Text Tool with the following settings:





Settings may vary according to your version of PSP

Write:

A Place called Home

Objects/Align/Horizontal Centre
See my image for placement
Convert to Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5/Impact/Brushed Metal Preset OR the following settings:

    

Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha
Effects/Distortion Effects/Wave as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Fourteen:
Maximise stars2.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Maximise DeniseD 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


ALICE T.


BETTY


ELIZABETH


FRAN


LILLIAN


SHIRLEY NZ