CHICKEN AND EGGS

Tutorial 2017

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 6th March, 2015

from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is co-incidental and unintentional.
If you wish to share my Tutorials, you MUST obtain my permission first.
All I ask is that you advise me and credit for the tutorial is given to me and linked to
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Please do not upload any of my completed Tutorial images onto sites
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CHICKEN AND EGGS

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/ChickenAndEggs/ChickenAndEggs3.html

Thank you Franie Margot for this French Translation

Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
Images:
100601065948580676143776
You can join her group at:
http://www.monpetitjardin-moi.fr.nf/

Cntry_chick chickmd_2-02~pjsx.pspimage
YellowFlowerFall.png
Obtained through Internet
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.

Pattern:
D_goldfold

Signature

Mask:
mask_1_franiemargot.jpg
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http://www.tuber1941.web44.net/

Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Eye Candy 4000
MuRa's Seamless
MuRa's Meister
Two Moon

Found here:

AND

Double Click on the ICI

icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.

Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSPX1 and updated in 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 #f9f9db
Set your Background colour to #d5c989

Step One:

Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

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

Change Background Colour to Pattern D-goldfold as follows:

pattern

Flood Fill with Pattern
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Two:
Change Foreground to Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient as follows

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Selections/Modify/Contract 12 pixels
Edit/Clear
Select Raster 1
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Edit/Clear
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Image/Mirror OR Image/Mirror Horizontal
Selections/Modify/Contract 12 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Pattern
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as a New Image (Shift D)
Working on this New Image
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Pole Transform as follows:

pole

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Four:
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset frame

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/VerticalOR Image/Flip
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Free Rotate 90 degrees/Right
Using the Pick/Deform Tool,drag the corners to meet as shown below:

drag

Drag the images together until the corners meet (they don't need to be perfect)
Deselect Pick/Deform Tool
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal or Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

Step Five:
Effects/Geometric Effects/Circle as follows:

circle

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/85% as follows:

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Image/Free Rotate/90 degrees right
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
(you can save this shape now as a png for future use if you wish)
Edit/Copy

Step Six:
Back to original image
Edit/Paste as New Layer

Select Merged Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Change Background back to #d5c989
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Change Gradient to Angle 0 Repeats 0
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask mask_1_franiemargot from Disk as follows:

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings

Step Seven:
Select Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Magic Wand with the following settings:

Select the following areas:

select

Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Selections/Modify/Expand 3 pixels
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Two Moon/Wish It Would Rain as follows:

Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Select Raster 1
With Magic Wand select the following areas:

selexct 2

Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Selections/Modify/Expand 3 pixels
Change Background back to Pattern
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel

Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Select Raster 1
With Magic Wand, select the centre of the frame
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Selections/Modify/Expand 3 pixels
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Canvas, Medium as follows:

pap[er

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Maximise 100601065948580676143776.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as a New Layer
(sometimes the image gets distorted if you Paste into Selection.
This method overcomes this problem)
Image/Resize 90%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Selections/Invert
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Close off Layers, Group Raster 3, Raster 2 and Merged Layer
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadolab

Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 135
Open and select Merged Layer
Repeat Drop Shadow Directions 135 and 315
Open Group Raster 3 and Raster 2
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Maximise Cntry_chick chickmd_2-02~pjsx.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow/Direction 135

Step Eleven:
Maximise YellowFlowerFall.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset flowers

Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds2

Step Twelve:

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

INGE

INGE-LORE

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