This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 3rd April, 2018

COUNTRY TOPPER



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

Use this pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab and move it

Click on the Box to download Supplies

To print click on Printer

Supplies
  Images:
LF-Deco-16.pspimage
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in-the-fields2_lizztish.psp
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Birds & Flowers sm 1_1-03~pjs.psp
    Stait_Day at the Fair by Mark Keathley.psp
This image was obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you 

Denise D Signature.png
 

  Pattern:
8ec
 
 Mask:
masque_45_franiemargot

Presets:
D.D.CountryTopperPreset
Double Click on the    icon in the Supplies File to install this Preset in your Plugin.
If for some reason this doesn’t work, I have provided the settings in the Tutorial.

Plugins:
Eye Candy 3 OR Eye Candy 4000
VM Instant Art (import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Carolaine & Sensibility
MuRa's Seamless

Found here:
http://www.saturnelladesign.fr/pages/filtres.htm

http://www.maidiregrafica.eu/paginafiltri/filtri.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X9.... 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.

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.



Before opening PSP, download plugins and install
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.
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 #c4c188
Set your Background colour to #c67866

Step One:
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Install Preset
File/New/New Image 850 pixels x 375 pixels as follows:



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



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Instant Art/Strange Life Form No 4 as follows:
 


Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask masque_45_franiemargot as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Three:
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5/Impact/Bevel/Preset D.D.CountryTopperPreset
OR if you can't install the preset

    

Maximise Stait_Day at the Fair by Mark Keathley.psp
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/80% as follows:



Adjust/Brightness and Contrast/Fill Light/Clarity as follows:

LATER VERSIONS OF PSP


PSP 9 VERSION
Adjust/Brightness and Contrast/Clarify as follows;



Change Opacity to 85%

Step Four:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Promote Background to Layer
Image/Canvas Size as follows:



Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select the blank border with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS_texture as follows:



Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Change Background Colour to Pattern  as follows:



Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/15 Background Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS-Reflection as follows:



Keep selected

Step Six:
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/BRectangles as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS-Reflection
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/20 pixels/Background Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/cs_Texture
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS_Reflection
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/Background Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine & Sensibility/BR-Rectangles
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Maximise Birds & Flowers sm 1_1-03~pjs.psp
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Blend Mode to Hard Light OR Blend of your choice
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



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



Step Nine:
Maximise in-the-fields2_lizztish.psp
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Ten:
Maximise LF-Deco-16.pspimage
Edit/Copy      Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/55%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Eleven:
Maximise DeniseD 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


SHIRLEY NZ


FRAN


ELIZABETH


ALICE T.