This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 30th March, 2020

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



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Supplies
  Images:
5327-luzcristina.pspimage
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Butterfly Book.png
element.png

Signature.png

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If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

 Mask:
c25 masques 2012 inedit 103.jpg

Selections:
D.D.CreatingAMasterpiece
D.D.CreatingAMasterpiece1
D.D.CreatingAMasterpiece2
D.D.CreatingAMasterpiece3

Font:
West End-Decor.ttf

Presets:
D.D.CreatingAMasterpiecePreset

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

Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Eye Candy 4000
Graphics Plus
&<Bkg Designer sf101>
&<Bkg Designer sf1011>
MuRa's Meister
MuRa's Seamless (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Adjust
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 #c94f25
Set your Background colour to #5b5fb3

Colour Swatch



Step One:
Install Preset
Install Font
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 950 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:



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



Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Selections/Select All
Maximise 5327-luzcristina.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise 5327-luzcristina.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Canvas,Medium as follows:



Step Three:
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask c25 masques 2012 inedit 103.jpg as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss as follows:



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



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



Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise 5327-luzcristina.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Selections/Select Invert
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Change Opacity to 85%
Layers/Merge/Merge Down 
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 10 pixels
Selections/Invert
Select Raster 1
Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Bkg Designer sf1011>/Fan Blades as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten

Step Five:
This is what you should have now:



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/90% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315

Step Six:
Select Background Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.CreatingAMasterpiece1 from Disk
Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope as follows:



Selections/Select None
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.CreatingAMasterpiece2 
Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Texture Effects/Soft Plastic/Custom 2 OR as follows:



Effects/Distortion Effects/Polar Coordinates as follows:



Step Seven:
Promote Floating Selection to Layer
Layers/Duplicate
Selections/Select None
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Eight:
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.CreatingAMasterpiece 3 from Disk
Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:



Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Bkg Designer sf101>/Cruncher as follows:




Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None
Image/Add 3 pixels/Background Colour

Step Nine:
Maximise JER_children Painting.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Original/More Magenta/Lighter OR as follows:



Step Ten:
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Perspective Shadow D.D.CreatingAMasterpiecePreset OR as follows:

   

Step Eleven:
Maximise Butterfly Book.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise element.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Image/Mirror/Flip OR Image/Flip

Step Twelve:
Close off your Foreground Gradient in the Materials Box
Text Tool with the following settings:





Settings may vary according to your version of PSP
Write:

Art is not what you see,
but what you make others see.    
Edgar Degas

See my image for placement
Convert to Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New 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


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LILLIAN


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