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mentali-misted562.pspimage
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D.D.peacock.element.pspimage
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so that appropriate credit can be given.

DeniseD Signature.png
                    
Pattern:
D.D.peacocks.pattern.jpg

Mask:
claire_mask_grass_fond.jpg

Colour Swatch
         
Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Eye Candy 3.0
Xenofex 2
MuRa's Seamless

Found here:
http://www.saturnelladesign.fr/pages/filtres.htm
http://janaly.com/Filtres/Filtre.html
http://www.maidiregrafica.eu/paginafiltri/filtri.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSPX7 and reworked 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 #2ba9a9
Set your Background colour to #012245

Step One:
Before opening PSP, download plugins and install
Place Patterns in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.


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



Step Two:
Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Layers/Load/Save/Mask/Load Mask from Disk  as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group

Step Three:

Maximise mentali-misted562
Edit/Copy            Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Layers/Duplicate
Close off Copy of Background Layer
Select Background Layer
Effects/Distortion Effects/Twirl as follows:

Open Copy of Background Layer
Select Copy of Background Layer
Effects/Geometric Effects/Circle/Transparent 
Image/Resize/85% as follows:

 

Open Background Layer

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



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited/Paper Textures/Hemp Paper 2 as follows:



Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 15 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Five:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:



Selections/Modify/Contract 12 pixels
Edit/Clear
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Hemp Paper 2
Selections/Modify/Contract 10 pixels
Edit/Clear
Effects/3D Effects/Chisel as follows:




Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Image/Add Borders/1 pixel/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/as follows:



MagicWand with the following settings:



Select Border with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/Xenofex 2/Little Fluffy Clouds as follows:

 

Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise crocelibertas
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/White Balance as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Image/Add Borders 1 pixels/Foreground Colour (Symmetric Box ticked)
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Hemp Paper 2
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections None
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/Background Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Chisel
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Maximise swirls 66
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as follows:



Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders as follows:



Select Border with Magic Wand
Change Background Pattern to D.D.peacock.pattern as follows:



Flood Fill with Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/Background Colour (Symmetric box ticked)

Step Eleven:
Maximise 12926131203_animaux_nikita
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 125%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow Direction 315 as follows:



Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Maximise D.D.peacock.element
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen 
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow

Step Thirteen:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 13 pixels
Effects/3D Effects/Chisel
Selections/Select None
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/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