This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 1st March, 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

Please do not upload any of my completed Tutorial images onto sites such as
Fotki, Pinterest, Photobucket or similar.

all at sea

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/AllAtSea/AllAtSea.htm



Thank you Franie Margot for this French Translation


Thank you Inge-Lore for this German translation

Supplies
                          Images:                         
73_DJ_Varsity_2013
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https://fr.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Psp_Varsity_Mists_DJ

carte_mappemonde_tubed_by_thafs
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ourdailybread-ga
Obtained through Group Shares.
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.

Poem
Corner Gold

Selection:
D.D.AllAtSea
                         
Gradient:
Fisher013

Texture:
LinenPOP

Mask:
Grunge2
grapevine

DENISED Signature.png
        
Plugins:
MuRa's Seamless
Eye Candy 3.0 (OR Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab)
Galaxy (this shows up as Plugin Galaxy in my drop down menu)
                     
Found here:
http://www.chezviolette17.com/02filtres/Filtres.htm
http://janaly.com/Filtres/Filtre.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X7.... 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



Before opening PSP, download plugins and install
Place Gradient in PSP Gradient Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
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 #aa722a
Set your Background colour to #c6b098

Step One:
File/New/New Image 800 pixels x 550 pixels as follows:



Flood Fill with Background Colour

Step Two:
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask from Disk as follows:



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

Step Three:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Effects/Reflection Effects/Feedback as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Four:
Maximise 73_DJ_Varsity_2013
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture Linen POP as follows:



Step Five:
Maximise Poem
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Select Background Layer

Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.AllAtSea from Disk as follows:



Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



Repeat Drop Shadow/Direction 135
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Image/AddBorders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/35 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select Border
Promote Selection to Layer
Change Gradient to Radial Gradient as follows:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/New Raster Layer
Swap Foreground and Background Colour
Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask grapevine
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance 
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/#aa722a(now the Background Colour)
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 315
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Plugin Galaxy/Grid as follows:



Repeat Galaxy once
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour

Step Ten:
Maximise ourdailybread-ga
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/130% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Eleven:
Maximise carte_mappemonde_tubed_by_thafs
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Opacity to 85%
Maximise Gold Corner
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Twelve:
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/800 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


LILLIAN


ELIZABETH


INGE-LORE