This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 10th March, 2024

CHRISTMAS 2024

       

Thank you Inge-Lore, Michele B., Vera Mendes and Sylviane for these Translations

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
You will need to supply:

A main image of your choice
approximately 600 x 600 pixels

A Christmas Mouse or similar image

Christmas Decos of your choice

Supplies included with the Tutorial

Callitubes-40natal.png
Glitter Star Tree.png
LD-ChristmasMouse.png
Text.png
D.D.Deco.png
D.D.Signature.png

Pattern:
SnowflakesLightBlue11-07~LM.jpg
005_verloop6-ca.jpg

Selections:
D.D.Christmas2024
D.D.Christmas2024.2

Plugins:
Carolaine & Sensibility
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies
Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Toolbox
FM Tile Tools
VM Natural

Found here:

AND 

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP2019
.... 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 #f6ebbe
Set your Background colour to #4a8886

Step One:
Place Patterns in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Raster Layer 1000 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:



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



Flood fill with Foreground Gradient

Step Two:
Effect/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 21.0/VM Toolbox/Radial Mosaic as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Distortion Effects/Lens Distortion/Pincushion as follows:



Step Three:
Change Background Colour to Pattern SnowflakesLightBlue11-07~LM.jpg as follows:



Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Christmas2024 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select All/Modify/Select Selection Borders as follows:



Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine & Sensibility/CS-DLines as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None

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



Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror/Rotating Angle 180

Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Five:
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/What are You as follows:



Effects/Plugins/FM Tile Tools/Saturation Emboss

Step Six:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Select Raster 1 Layer
Effects/Artistic Effects/Enamel as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Layers/Duplicate

Step Seven:
Image/Canvas Size as follows:



Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:



Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Christmas2024.2 from Disk
Hit the delete button once
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Maximise Glitter Star Tree.png Or Christmas Tree of your choice
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



 Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Nine:
Maximise your main image 
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Select Raster 2
Effects/Distortion Effects/Wind as follows:



Step Ten:
Maximise D.D.Text.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Eleven:
Open one of your Christmas Decos
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste in bottom right corner
Add Drop Shadow if necessary
Select Raster 1 Layer
Maximise D.D.Deco1.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Top
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Selections/Select All
Layers/New Raster Layer
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Keep Selected

Step Twelve:
Change Foreground Colour to Pattern 005_verloop6-ca.jpg as follows:



Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Pattern
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:



Step Thirteen:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Pattern
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Pattern
Selections/Select None

Step Fourteen:
MaximiseLD-xmas mouse.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Carefully remove the Tuber's watermark
Image/Resize/75% as follows:



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:
 


Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Fifteen:
Maximise Callitubes-40natal.png or image of your choice
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Top
I changed the colour of this image by playing around with Hue/Saturation/Lightness as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Sixteen:
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Add your own watermark if you wish
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Effects/Plugins/VM Natural/Sparkle as follows:



OPTIONAL STEP:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Custom Filter/Landscape

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


BETTY

SJOERTDJE


INGE-LORE

VERA MENDES

MICHELE B

MICHELE B


MARIE


SYLVIANE
For other Versions of this Tutorial, please go to:

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