Tutorial 2017
This Tutorial was written by Denise D on 1st July, 2016
from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely co-incidental and unintentional.
You may share my Tutorial with others.
All I ask that permission is asked and credit given to the links below.
http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Home/homeb.html
and
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EscapingtoPSP/info

Please do not upload any of my completed Tutorial images onto sites
such as Fotki, Pinterest, Photobucket or similar

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

chrstmas village

To follow Tutorial, hold down pencil - left click to move it


To print click on Printer

box
Double Click on the Box to download




FRENCH FLAG
Thank you Franie Margot for your French Translation
Please go to:
http://franie-margot.eklablog.com/christmas-village2-p1302132


Supplies

   Images:   
MKM 2015 DEC SEREIES CHRISTMAS_1_T3
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Ket_Navidad006
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13206013515_noel_nikita
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deco_vivi
SE_wordART_Christmas_Quote_10
Obtained through Internet
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.
                    
Mask:
masque_221_franiemargot
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1250181399_nikita_masques
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Selections:
D.D.ChristmasVillage
D.D.ChristmasVillage1
D.D.ChristmasVillage2   
      
Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Eye Candy 3.0
AAA Frames
MuRa's Seamless
                     
Found here:
http://www.chezviolette17.com/02filtres/Filtres.htm
http://janaly.com/Filtres/Filtre.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X7.... 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
Place Selections in PSP Selections Folder
Place Masks in PSP Mask Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

The settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Set your Foreground colour to #d57f3f
Set your Background colour to #8e422d

Step One:
File/New/New Image 800 pixels x 550 pixels as follows:



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



Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Gradient/Intensity mapped to gradient as follows:

 

Step Two:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask 1250181399_nikita_masques from Disk as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance

Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask masque_221_franiemargot   as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:


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

shadowlab

Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.ChristmasVillage from Disk as follows:



Effects/Distortion Effects/Twirl as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Maximise MKM 2015 DEC SEREIES CHRISTMAS_1_T3
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Right Click on Raster 2
Select Properties Option
Change Blend Mode and Luminance as follows:



Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.ChristmasVillage1 from Disk
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize with the following settings:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:


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


shadowlab2

Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.ChristmasVillage2 from Disk
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Gradient/Intensity mapped to gradient as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel with the following settings:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab Direction 135
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Image/Add Border with the following settings:



Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Cotton Paper, Coarse as follows;



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White (symmetric box ticked)
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Gradient/Intensity mapped to gradient as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/Foreground Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Cotton Paper, Coarse
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame as follows:



Step Ten:
Maximise Ket_Navidad006
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75% as follows:



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



Change Blend Mode to Luminance
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings  

Step Eleven:
Maximise 13206013515_noel_nikita
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/35%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change to Target Brush with the following settings:



Wipe over the image with Foreground Gradient
Deselect Change to Target Brush
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Twelve:
Maximise deco_vivi
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise SE_wordART_Christmas_Quote_10
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effect/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Selections/Select All
Selections/Float        Selections/Defloat
Manual Colour Selection Tool as follows:





If you don't have this tool installed go to the link below to see mini tutorial:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EscapingtoPSP/files/MINI%20TUTORIALS/

OR
https://app.box.com/s/a6jfqy0ycvuka532zvnjyoomz573uqd6

Selection/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Twelve:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/800 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


SHIRLEY


LILLIAN


ELIZABETH


ALICE T.


FRANIE MARGOT.


FOR OTHER VERSIONS OF THE TUTORIAL
PLEASE GO TO:
https://goo.gl/photos/3wg4qw7uX7RREaTe9






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