This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 24th July, 2023

AFRICAN SUNSET

   

Thank you Inge-Lore,Anja, Sylviane and Michele B for these Translations

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
Supplies included with the Tutorial
Alpha Channel

Choice of backgrounds

D.D.AfricanSunset.png

Signature.png

Deco:
D.D.Deco.png
D.D.Deco1.png

 Mask:
Narah_mask_0659.jpg
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Preset:
Emboss 3 Preset

Selections:
D.D.AfricanSunset1
D.D.AfricanSunset1.2
D.D.AfricanSunset1.3

Supplies you need to provide:

Main image suitable for your design
Misted Background scenery

The images I have used can be found on Pinterest

Plugins:
MuRa's Meister
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus
Eye Candy 4000
Texture
Carolaine & Sensibility
Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<BKg Designer sf1011>

Found here:

AND 

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP2020
.... 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.

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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 #684c84
Set your Background colour to #afa7c3

Step One:
Place Emboss 3 Preset in your PSP Preset Folder

Open Mask and Minimise

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

Open Alpha Channel
Duplicate and close Original
We will work on the duplicate where the selections are hidden

If you are using the Selections:
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
File/New/New Raster Layer as follows:



Step Two:
Selections/Select All
Maximise your background of choice (I used Background 1.jpg)
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Side by Side Preset OR as follows:



Step Three:
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Sandstone as follows:



Step Four:
Effects/3D Effects/Geometric/Spherize as follows:

/

Repeat Effects/3D Effects/Geometric/Spherize
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #1 from Alpha Channel
(Selections/Load/Save Selection/D.D.AfricanSunset1 from Disk)
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Six:
Select Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/&<BKg Designer sf1011>/Moire Blocks as follows:



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



Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugin/Carolaine & Sensibility/CS-LDots as follows:



Step Eight:
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find  Narah_mask_0659.jpg) as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/User Defined Filter/Emboss 3 or as follows:



Step Nine:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #2 from Alpha Channel
(Selection/Load/Save Selection/D.D.AfricanSunset1.2 from Disk)
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise your Misted Background scenery image
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Selections/Select None
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Ten:
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Side By Side settings as before
Change Opacity to 80%
Select Raster 1
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load/Selection#3 from Alpha Channel
(Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.AfricanSunset1.3 from Disk)
Promote Selection to Layer
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Carolaine & Senibility/CS_HLines as follows:



Repeat CS_HLines once
Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/40 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Blur Radial Blur as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Sandstone
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders 3 pixels/Background Colour
Layers/Duplicate
Image Resize/95% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Thirteen:
Maximise image of a person
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom left corner
(see my image for placement)
Add a Drop Shadow of your choice if required
Select Copy of Background  Layer
Maximise D.D.Deco1.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
 Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Image/Negative Image
Effects/User Defined Filter/Emboss 3
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Fourteen:
Maximise D.D.Deco.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Leave where it is.
Adjust the colour to suit your creation
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise D.D.AfricanSunset.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place where appropriate on the Layer

Step Fifteen:
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/1000 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


INGE-LORE


MARIE


BETTY


SJOERTDJE


SYLVIANE


MICHELE B


MICHELE B




For other versions of this Tutorial, please go to:

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





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