This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 14th July, 2013

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Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

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Supplies
  Images:
various-8.pspimage
03orn7a.pspimage

2013 MKM JULY MISC-1_T4.pspimage

1292663832_hommes_nikita.pspimage
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Selection:
D.D.Dads'sMemories


Mask:
Narah_mask_Abstract155.jpg

Signature

Font:
Book Antiqua (BKANT).ttf

Plugins:
Eye Candy 4000
Eye Candy 3.1
Impressionist
MuRa's Seamless
AAA Filters

Found here:

AND 

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in Corel X1 and updated in PSP 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.

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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 #c1b78e
Set your Background colour to #9a8d77

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


File/New/New Image 800 pixels x 750 pixels as follows:



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



Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Maximise 1292663832_hommes_nikita.pspimage
Select calque 2
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Distortion Effects/Curliques as follows:



Effects/Distortion/Polar Co-ordinates as follows:



Change Blend to Soft Light.
This is your result:



Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask Narah_Mask_Abstract 155.jpg as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Step Four:
Maximise
Select Misted_Nikita
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Five:
Maximise various-8.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 50% as follows:



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Opacity to 65%

Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Dad'sMemories from Disk as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise 2013 MKM JULY MISC-1_T4.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders/3 Pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 Pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/3 Pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 11 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Repeat Cutout using -2 H and V Settings
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/20 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Impressionists as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer

Step Nine:
Working on the New Layer
Effects/Distortion/Lens Distortion/Fisheye as follows:



Edit/Copy
Back to the original work
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:




Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Impressionists as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None



Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/ 8 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 18 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout
Repeat Cutout using +2 H and V settings
Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Change Background Colour to #8b5539
Text Tool with the following settings:





Some versions may need other settings here

Write:

As I sit here writing, I recall.....

Convert to Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Place at bottom of layer
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.1/Glow as follows:




Step Thirteen:
Maximise03orn7a.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Top
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/1000 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
This next step is Optional
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Custom/Landscape as follows:



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

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