Supplies
Images:
WinterChurchDeerMew120113.psp
Tubed
by:
Tubes & Mists MEW
enfants-nkt nikita.png
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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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SNFrame.06.jpg
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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:
AND
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 #00005c
Set your Background colour to #24bdf7
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:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground Colour to Acqua
multicolore.pspgradient Radial Gradient as follows:
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Cybia/ScreenWorks as follows:
Step Two:
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find Narah_Mask_1123) as follows:
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load/Selection#1 from Alpha Channel as
follows:
Promote Selection to Layer
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:
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:
Flood fill selections with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Filter Factory Gallery A/Zoom In
as
follows:
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:
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:
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:
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/MIrror/Horizontal
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:
Effects/Texture Effects/Mosaic Antique as follows:
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:
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:
Brush Tool/LARNoel.with the following settings:
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:
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:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask SNFrame.06 from Disk as follows:
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:
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:
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:
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
FRAN
LILLIAN
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INGE-LORE
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VERSIONS OF THE TUTORIAL
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