ASIAN DREAMS

Tutorial 2017

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 18th July 2019

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ASIAN DREAMS

asoam dread

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

Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation:

Thank you Mina for this Italian Translation:

Click on the Box to download Supplies

box

Click on Arrow to follow Tutorial

Supplies
  Images:
jeune femme fleurs dans les cheveux-by-miho-hirano-5.png
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SoniaTubes_4452.psp
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Decopajad.png
Text

Signature.png

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

alpha channel

Textures:
Toile03.jpg

  Patterns:
02small_Mesh.png

Mask:
creation.tine_masque078.jpg
You can get these masks from:
http://espace.tine.free.fr/masques/masques.htm

AMB--fade05.jpg
Designed by Miss Kitty from:

https://groups.io/g/PSP-Graphic-Artists

075_animabelle_masques.jpg
You can get these masks from:
http://animabelle.free.fr/

Presets:
D.D.AsianDreamsGlassPreset

Double Click on the   here2

icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.

Plugins:
VM Natural
MuRa's Seamless
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000

Found here:

AND

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel Paint Shop Pro 2019.... 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 #7b8eaf
Set your Background colour to #3d4c65

Step One:
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Open Masks and minimise in Program
Install Presets
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

Open Alpha Channel
Duplicate and close Original

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

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Selections/Select All
Maximise jeune femme fleurs dans les cheveux-by-miho-hirano-5.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Default Settings
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:

BLUR

Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Natural/Speed as follows:

speed

Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find creation.tine_masque078.jpg in dropdown menu) as follows:

MASK 1

Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Maximise SoniaTubes_4452.psp
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find AMB--fade05.jpg)as follows:

mask2

Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Image/Resize/85% as follows:

Step Four:
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

OFFSET LADY2

Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Change Opacity to 80%
Change Blend Mode to Luminance Legacy (or blend of your choice)

Step Five:
Select the top Layer - Group Raster 1 Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 1 from Alpha Channel as follows:

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave as follows:

WEAVE

Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Glass/D.D.AsianDreamsGlassPreset OR as follows:

Leave other settings at default
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 2 from Alpha Channel
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Texture/Texture/Toile03 as follows:

texture

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel

Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:

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

Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 3 from Alpha Channel
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Background Colour to Pattern 02small_Mesh.png as follows:

pattern

Flood fill with Pattern 02small_Mesh.png
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Eight:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 4 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Selections/Select None
Maximise jeune femme fleurs dans les cheveux-by-miho-hirano-5.png
Carefully remove the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/65%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offsetr lady

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Nine:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 5 from Alpha Channel
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Change Background back to Background Colour
Flood fill with Background Colour
Change Background back to Background Pattern
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Selections/Load/Save Selection 6 from Alpha Channel
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 7 from Alpha Channel
Select Group-Raster 1 Layer
Hit Delete Key
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 8 from Alpha Channel
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Selections/Select None
Effects/Distortion Effects/Wave as follows:

wave

Repeat Once
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Select Group - Raster 2 Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings

Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/#cc5863
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 21 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel 2

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

cutout

Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Image/Borders/50 pixels/Background Colour
Magic Wand with the following settings:

Select border with Magic Wand
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find 075_animabelle_masques.jpg)as follows:

mask3

Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/#cc5863
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 21 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout
Selections/Select None

Step Thirteen:
Maximise Decopajad.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Carefully remove the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Layers/Duplicate
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offser flowers

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise text.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place in the bottom right hand corner
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/850 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

LILLIAN

LILLIAN

FRAN2

BETTY

SHIRLEY NZ

INGE-LORE

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