This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 1st September, 2023

CONTEMPLATION 2023

 


 

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

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Supplies
You will need to supply a main image  

Supplies included with the Tutorial

JHanna_817 tube .png
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Signature.png

Callitubes-317flores.png
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Pattern:
1or-Arguld24.jpg

Preset:
Emboss 3

Mask:
1250181536_nikita_masques.jpg

Selections:
D.D.Contemplation2023

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP2023
.... 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 #7997d1
Set your Background colour to #dad256

Step One:

Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Place Preset in PSP Preset Folder

Open Mask and minimise

Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 1000 pixels x 600 pixels as follows:



Step Two:
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background Sunburst Gradient as follows:



Flood Fill with Foreground/Background Sunburst Gradient
Selections/Select All
Maximise Callitubes-317flores.png
Edit/Copy      Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Default Settings
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:



Step Three:
Effects/Geometric/Pentagon as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Change opacity to 50%
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
User Defined Filter/Emboss 3 Preset Or as follows:



Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Contemplation2023 from Disk as follows:



Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave as follows:



Step Five:
Change Background Colour to Pattern 1or-Arguld24.jpg as follows:



Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope as follows:



Image/Resize/90% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Seven:
Layers/Duplicate
Select Promoted Selection Layer
Image/Resize/110%
Effects/Distortion Effects/Curliques as follows:



Select Copy of Promoted Selection Layer
Maximise Callitubes-317flores.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 90%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Eight:
Layers/Duplicate
image/Resize 90%
Objects/Align/Left
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Arrange/Move down to on top of Raster 1
Change Blend Mode to Overlay or blend of your choice
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Default Settings
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Foreground Colour
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Edit/Copy  
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/40 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Edit/Paste into Selection
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image(find 1250181435_Nikita_Masques.jpg) as follows:



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

Step Ten:
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/2 pixel/Foreground Colour
Maximise JHanna_817 tube.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image/Effects/Offset as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

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



Step Thirteen:
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


MARIE


SJOERTDJE


BETTY


INGE-LORE


SYLVIANE



MICHELE B
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