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

country life

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/CountryLife/CountryLife.html


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Thank you Mina for this Italian Translation:

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Supplies
  Images:
vvs-paisagem0027.png
I don't have a link for this tuber

Montana Kates April Series Rien Poortvliet 3 - 3.pspimage
Montana Kates October Animal Misc Tam 3.png
Here is a link for this Group but I don't think it no longer exists:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/montanakates-mists-only/info

herbe.png
Country Setter.png

Signature.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   

 Mask:
Mask_17_GB_2019.jpg
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http://beatricetutorial.altervista.org/HomeTube.html

Textures:
02small_Mesh
JC_026.JPG

Font:
ONYX

Script:
For Psp2020 and PSP2019 Versions Only
Country Life PSP Corel Script
(For PSP2020 Versions users)

Country Life 2019
(Fore PSP2019 Versions users)

Colour Swatch




Presets:
D.D.CountryLifePreset

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

Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
AAA Frames
Eye Candy 4000
Adjust

Graphics Plus
(Import this filter into Filters Unlimited 2.0
Found here:

AND 


Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel 2020.... 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  #f4edd3
Set your Background colour to #b8886e

Step One:
Open Mask and minimise in program
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Install Font
Install Preset

For Psp2020 and PSP2019 Users Only
Place Script in PSP Scripts Trusted or Restricted Folder

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

Open Alpha Channel/Duplicate (Shift D) and Minimise/Close Original
This will appear to be an empty Layer but it has saved Selections.

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



File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 700 pixels as follows:



Step Two:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Background Colour to #97905c
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image/Mask_17_GB_2019 as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters/Emboss (light) as follows:



Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise vvs-paisagem0027.png
Selections/Select All
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Layers/Duplicate
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #1 from Alpha Channel as follows:




Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame with the following Settings:



Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #2 from Alpha Channel
Select Raster 2
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #3 from Alpha Channel
Select  Raster 2
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame BUT change Width to 7
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #4 from Alpha Channel
Select  Raster 2
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame/Width 7
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Five:
Maximise Montana Kates April Series Rien Poortvliet 3 - 3.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/50% as follows:



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

 

Change Opacity to 95%
Move this image down until it is on top of Raster 2
Maximise herbe.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Opacity to 85%
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Six:
Fore PSP 2020 and 2019 Users, we are going to use a Script now to add the Borders.
This Scripts probably won't work in other versions of PSP as they all use different languages
to write Scripts.

If you are using a Version of PSP earlier than 2019/2020 or have a problem with this method,
please continue  to Step Seven and continue to Step Nine.

If you don't have the Script Icon installed on your Tool Bar, please go to
View/Customise/Script as follows:



Right click on the Icon and drag it up to your Tool Bar.
Do the same for the Script Output Icon.
Find the Country Life Script in the drop down menu and hit the Run Script Arrow as shown below:



During the Script run Plugin and other settings will pop up.  Just click OK
and the Script will proceed to the end.
When the Script is finished please go to Step Ten.

Step Seven:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Change Background Colour back to #c7a98b
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient BUT change Repeats to 7
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Invert
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture 02small-Mesh as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen 
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select All

Step Eight:
Image/Add Borders/7 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/White
Change Background Colour back to #97905c
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture JC-026 as follows;



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Change Background Colour back to #c7a98b
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Selections/Select All

Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/02small_Mesh as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Original/More Green/Current Pick as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/#97905c
Selections/Select None

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



Maximise Montana Kates October Animal Misc Tam 3.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Eleven:
Maximise PA-Rivet_Trim.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Free Rotate/90 Degrees/Right
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Original/More Green/Current Pick as follows:




Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Twelve:
Text Tool with the following settings:




Settings may vary according to your version of PSP
Materials Box as follows:



Write:

Country Life...

Convert to Raster Layer
See my image for placement
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Extrude D.D.CountryLifePreset OR as follows;

    

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
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/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


FRAN


LILLIAN


BETTY


SHIRLEY NZ


INGE-LORE


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