BEHOLD THE BLUSHING BRIDE

Tutorial 2017

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 2nd April, 2013
from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is co-incidental and unintentional.
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BEHOLD THE BLUSHING BRIDE

escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/BeholdtheBlushingBride/BeholdtheBlushingBride.htm

Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
Images:
Paisaje_0060.pspimage
JER_HarrisonFisherBride.pspimage
still life 65.pspimage
by Frankie

Signature:
DeniseD Signature.png

Pattern
goldbeads.jpg

Font:
AuldTown.ttf

Plugins:
Funhouse
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Graphics Plus
MuRa's Seamless

Found here:

AND

Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSP X5 and updated with Corel 2020.... 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 #f0e5d3
Set your Background colour to #a37227

Step One:

Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Install Font

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

File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 700 pixels as follows:

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

Step Two:
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Straw Wall as follows:

STRAW

MaximisePaisaje_0060.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75% as follows:

Using the Pick/Deform Tool, drag the left side out to 50 pixels and the right side to 850 pixels
as shown below:

drag

Deselect Deform/Pick Tool

Step Three:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Duplicate (Shift D)
Minimise the copy for the time being
I will call this layer Background Layer for future reference
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Change Foreground Gradient to Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient as follows:

gradient 2

Effects/Plugins/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings

Step Four:
Selections/Select All
Change Background Colour to Pattern goldbeads.jpg as follows:

p[attern

Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Pattern
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Selections/Select All

Step Five:
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Invert
Effects/Texture Effects/Straw Wall as follows:

straw 2

Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow

Step Six:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders 50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Maximise the Background Layer made in Step Three
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Funhouse/Heizenberg's Mirror as follows:

funhopuse

Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel

Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow
Selections/Select None
Maximise JER_HarrisonFisherBride.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset bride

Step Eight:
Maximise still life 65.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/85%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset bible

Step Nine:
Text Tool with the following settings:

text

Some versions of PSP may need different settings here
Swap the Foreground Gradient and Background Pattern as follows:

swap

Write:

Behold the Blushing Bride....

Convert to Raster Layer
Place at top left of Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

Step Ten:
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

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