This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 4th June, 2019

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

Thank you Inge-Lore for this Translation:



Thank you Mina for this Translation:

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Supplies
  Images:
Nicoletta Ceccoli “Ingenue”.png
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birds nest3.png
Stitches1.png
Text.png
Blue_Jays.png
Signature.png

Some of these image were obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

Textures:
Velour.pspimage

 Mask:
SWL MASK 6.jpg

Preset:
D.D.ButterfliesAreFreePreset

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

Plugins:
VM Distortion
penta.com
(import both the above into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Eye Candy 4000
Alien Skin/Eye Candy 5.0/Gradient Glow

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Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel 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 #dbf1f1
Set your Background colour to #e2d79a

Step One:
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Install Preset in Preset Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

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



Maximise Nicoletta Ceccoli “Ingenue”.png
Duplicate (Shift D)
Change to Target Tool with the following settings:


Using the Change to Target Tool, carefully click once on all the
Butterflies to change their colour to your gradient.
Minimise copies to use later

Step Two:
File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 600 pixels as follows:



Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Velour as follows:




Step Three:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/90% as follows:



Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:



Step Four:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Float
Selections/Defloat
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/penta.com/color dot as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Five:
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Distortion/Centre Mirror as follows:



Step Six:
Select Raster 1
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:



Select Copy of Raster 1 Layer
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



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



Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction135

Step Seven:
Maximise Nicoletta Ceccoli “Ingenue”.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Carefully erase the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Leave where it is
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise Zona-AppleBlossomBranch-01-18.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Carefully remove the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Image/Resize/75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Blend Mode to Luminance
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Eight:
Edit/Paste as New Layer
  (Zona-AppleBlossomBranch-01-18.png should still be there)
Carefully remove the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Image/Resize/50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Image/Free Rotate 90 Degrees Right as follows:



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Blend Mode to Luminance
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Nine:
Maximise birds nest3.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Maximise LaceScallopedEyeletRound5byDonna.pspimage
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate   
Image/Mirror/Horizontal Or Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/Foreground Colour
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select Border with Magic Wand
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/Velour
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selection/Select None
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/penta.com/color dot/Value 90/Distance 5
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Vibrancy as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/Foreground Colour
Select Border with Magic Wand
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/Velour
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selection/Select None
Selection Tool/Custom Selection Tool with the following settings:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise Stitches1.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as follows:



Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Maximise Text.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Gradient Glow/D.D.ButterfliesAreFreePreset OR  as follows:

 

Step Thirteen:
Maximise Blue_Jays.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 45%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315

Step Fourteen:
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
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


FRAN


LILLIAN


SHIRLEY NZ


BETTY


INGE-LORE



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