CHRISTMAS 2020

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 14th July, 2020

 from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is co-incidental and unintentional.
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CHRISTMAS 2020

image


german


box

Click on the Box to download Supplies

 

Supplies
  Images:
WinterChurchDeerMew120113.psp

Tubed by:
Tubes & Mists MEW

enfants-nkt nikita.png
You can join this Group at:
http://www.reveries.fr/accueil.php

Maximise Art-Texture-Accents_dBm-5-2011.pspimage
Sparkles.png
ChristmasCorner.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   


ALPHA CHANNEL

Colour Swatch

Gradient:

Acqua multicolore.pspgradient

Brush Tool:

LARNoel
Copy of Brush Noel

 Mask:
Narah_Mask_1123.jpg
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https://ar.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TUBESpack/info

SNFrame.06.jpg
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http://www.cantinhodaverinha.net/masks/masks.htm

Pattern:
SILVER.DebsSilver.jpg

Preset:
Preset_Halftone_Rough paper

Plugins:

MuRa's Meister
Cybia
Filter Factory Gallery A  (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Eye Candy 4000
MuRa's Seamless
AAA Frames
Graphics Plus

Found here:


pluginAND  plugin


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.

tools

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
#00005c
Set your Background colour to
#24bdf7

swtch

Step One:
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Preset in PSP Preset Folder
File/Export/Custom Brush
Open Mask and minimise
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.


Open Alpha Channel and Duplicate
This will appear to have nothing on it but selections are hidden in the Layers.
Layers/New Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Cloud as follows:

cloud

Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground Colour to Acqua multicolore.pspgradient Radial Gradient as follows:

gradient

Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Cybia/ScreenWorks as follows:

cybias

Step Two:
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find Narah_Mask_1123) as follows:

mask

Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load/Selection#1 from Alpha Channel as follows:

selection

Promote Selection to Layer
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

Step Three:

Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection#2 from Alpha Channel
Change Foreground Colour to  Acqua multicolore.pspgradient Linear Gradient as follows:

gradoient2

Flood fill selections with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Filter Factory Gallery A/Zoom In as follows:

zoom

Selections/Select None

Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer

Selections/Load/Save Selections/Load Selection#3 from Alpha Channel
Maximise Sparkles.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel

Step Five:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection#4 from Alpha Channel
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Artistic Effects/Halftone/Rough Paper Preset OR as follows:

halfrtone

Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Select None
Select Raster 1
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection#5 from Alpha Channel
Maximise WinterChurchDeerMew120113.psp
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Maximise ChristmasCorner.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/65% as follows:

65

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset corner

Layers/Duplicate
Image/MIrror/Horizontal
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds

Effects/Texture Effects/Mosaic Antique as follows:

mosaic

Layers/Duplicate
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Seven:
Maximise Art-Texture-Accents_dBm-5-2011.pspimage
Edit/Copy   (I chose small accent layer but you choose what you like)
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset art texture

Change Blend Mode to Luminance or Blend of your choice
Effects/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab BUT change Centre Offset setting to 3 Opacity 30
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Change Background Colour to Pattern SILVER.DebsSilver.jpg as follows:

pattern


Brush Tool/LARNoel.with the following settings:

brush

brush 2

Using the Background Pattern, click once on the bottom right hand side of image (see my image for placement)
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Deselect Brush Tool

Step Eight:

Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/4 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select All
Image Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Cybia/Screenworks/ as follows:

cybia

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask SNFrame.06 from Disk as follows:

mask2

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Selections/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

 ds5

Step Nine:

Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Selections All
Image/Add Borders/35 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame as follows:

aaa

Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Maximise enfants-nkt nikita.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Carefully remove the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Image/Resize/90%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset children

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Eleven:
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

betty
BETTY

fran
FRAN

lilian
LILLIAN
shirley
SHIRLEY NZ

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INGE-LORE

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