This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 22nd June, 2018

BIRDS AND BEES

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Supplies
  Images:
Brand New Day_LR-6-20-18.png
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lizztish_be-kind1.pspimage
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Vintage Elegance.pspimage
D.D.CuteBee.png
rw-BeeHive-8-05-07.png
LGiles_WordArtSetNo1_9Bees.png
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Signature.png  

Gradient:
Geisha 11

Selection:
D.D.BirdsAndBees

Presets:
D.D.BirdsAndBees

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

Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Toadies (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Texture
Adjust

Found here:
http://www.saturnelladesign.fr/pages/filtres.htm
http://www.maidiregrafica.eu/paginafiltri/filtri.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X9.... 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 #deb5ae
Set your Background colour to #b6bf9d

Step One:
Place Gradient in PSP Gradient Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Import Preset
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 500 pixels as follows:



Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient Geisha 11 as follows:



Step Two:
Selections/Select All
Maximise Vintage Elegance.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selection/Select None
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/50% as follows:



Image/Free Rotate/90 degrees/Right

Step Three:
Effects/Distortion Effects/Punch as follows:



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Four:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Float   Selections/Defloat
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Canvas as follows:



Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Edit/Clear
Select Copy of Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/Plain Mosaic as follows:



Selections/Modify/Contract 12 pixels
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Canvas
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Edit/Clear

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



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Canvas
Selections/Modify/Contract 8 pixels
Edit/Clear
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Canvas
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Select Copy of Raster 1
Edit/Clear
Close Off Raster 1
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Open Raster 1

Step Six:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Float
Selections/Defloat
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Effects/Alien Skin 5.0/Impact/Extrude/D.D.BirdsAndBees Preset OR as follows:

   

Selections/Select None

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



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



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Eight:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize 85%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat once

Step Nine:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.BirdsAndBees from Disk as follows:



Maximise lizztish_be-kind1.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Lighter as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Maximise Brand New Day_LR-6-20-18.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Carefully erase the watermark with Eraser Tool
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Using the Eraser Tool get rid of the wire as shown below:



Step Eleven:
Maximise D.D.CuteBee.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Edit/Copy

Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:


Select Border with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Canvas
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/What are you?/Default Settings 
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None

Step Thirteen:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Canvas
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Maximise rw-BeeHive-8-05-07.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Image/Free Rotate/3 degrees/Right
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab


Step Fourteen:
Maximise LGiles_WordArtSetNo1_9Bees.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Placxe at bottom of Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/900 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


ELIZABETH


FRAN


ALICE T.


JOYCE


SHIRLEY NZ

'
LILLIAN


BETTY

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