This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 1st April, 2023

    BACK TO NATURE

     

Thank you Inge-Lore Anja and Michele for these Translations

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
  Images:
Child_in_the_country_by_CibiBijoux.png
You can download these images at:

http://www.cibi-bijoux.com/section-psp/tubes10/tubes10.htm

D.D.BestFriend.png
Background.png

Alpha Channel

Signature.png

D.D.BacktoNature.png

 Mask:
Narah_Mask_1427.jpg

Preset:
Flexify Settings_Q.Q2

Plugins:
MuRa's Meister
MuRa's Seamless
Medhi
AAA Filters
Carolaine & Sensibility
Filters Unlimited 2.0
VM Toolbox
FM Tile Tools
AAA Frames

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.





   
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 #c5cc7f
Set your Background colour to #699cc1

Step One:
Open Mask and minimise
Place Flexify2 Preset where you can find it

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


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

Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Cloud as follows:



Effects/Medhi/Sorting Tiles as follows:



Step Two:
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:



Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Effect/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Duplicate twice

Step Three:
Close off Copy of Raster 1 and Copy (2) of Raster 1
 Select Raster 1
Selection/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #1 from Alpha Channel
Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Tweed Frame as follows:

 

Selections/Select None
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #2 from Alpha Channel
Maximise background.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selection/Select None
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layer/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat once
Effect/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Four:
Select and open Copy of Raster 1 Layer
Effects/Plugins/Flaming Pear/Flexify 2 Preset OR as follows:



Image/Resize 75% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Five:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #3 from Alpha Channel
Selections/Modify/Contract 50 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #4 from Alpha Channel
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Selections/Select None
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #5 from Alpha Channel
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Maximise background.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Select Copy of Raster 1 Layer
Layers/Merge Down
Select Raster 1
Layer/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine & Sensibility/CS-DLines as follows:



Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find Narah_Mask_1427.jpg) as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha
This is what you should have now:



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



Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #7 from Alpha Channel
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #8 from Alpha Channel
Layer/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effect/Texture Effect/Weave
Selections/Select None
Select Raster 2
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat Layer/Merge Down

Step Nine:
Select and Open Copy (2) of Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:



Layers/Arrange/Move Down to on top of Raster 1
Effects/FM Tile Tools/Saturation Emboss/Default Settings
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #6 from Alpha Channel
Hit the Delete Key twice
Selections/Select None
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Ten:
Maximise Child_in_the_country_by_CibiBijoux.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Remove tuber's signature
Effects/Image Effect/Offset as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Noise as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Toolbox/Tiler as follows:



Effects/Plugins/FM Tile Tools/Blend Emboss/Default Setting
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Selections/Invert
Repeat Drop Shadow
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Border/5 pixels/Background Colour

Step Twelve:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame as follows:



Maximise D.D.BestFriend.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:




Step Thirteen:
Maximise D.D.BacktoNature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place where appropriate
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

OPTIONAL STEP:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Custom Filter/Landscape

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


SJOERTDJE


BETTY


MARIE

INGE-LORE


MICHELE

For other versions of this tutorial please go to:

http://BackToNatureVersions/BackToNatureVersions.html






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