This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 14th February, 2021

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Easter2021/EasterGreetings2021.html



Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

Thank you Marion for this French Translation

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
  Images:
Vintage Easter Postcard Lady With Stainglass Window by Donna.pspimage
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https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TubesandMistsbyDonna/info

lizztish_easter-bunnies.pspimage
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https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/emotivemists

Easter image.png
Floral Spray.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   

Textures:
JC_060

Pattern:
LACE prc_lace030.png

Selections:
D.D.Easter2021
D.D.Easter2021.1

 Mask:
creation.tine_masque138.jpg

Presets:
D.D.Easter2021


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

Plugins:
MuRa's Meister
Eye Candy 4000
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact
&<Sandflower Specials"v">
(Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Adjust/Variations
Xero

Found here:

AND 

Colour Swatch:



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 #ad9fc3
Set your Background colour to #403c69
Suggestion:   You need a medium and a dark colour for this tutorial to
turn out correctly

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

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



Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Cloud as follows:



Step Two:
Layers/Duplicate
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Colour
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask creation.tine_masque138 from Disk as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Image/Resize/90% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Three:
Select Raster 1
Layers/New Raster Layer
Select Background Colour and change the settings to the following:



For earlier versions of PSP:



Flood fill with Background/Texture
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Adjust/Sharpness/Unsharp Mask as follows:



Step Four:
Select Copy of Raster 1 Layer
Selections/Select All
Selections/Float
Selections/Defloat
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour/Texture BUT change Texture settings to
Scale 29
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Clarity/Default Settings
Selections Modify/Contract 28 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Easter2021 as follows:



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



Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Six:
Selection/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Easter2021.1 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground Colour to Pattern LACEprc_lace030.png as follows:



Flood fill with Foreground Pattern
Selections/Select None
Effects/Distortion Effects/Polar Coordinates as follows:



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



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Seven:
Maximise lizztish_easter-bunnies.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/85%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Opacity to 75%
Maximise Easter Egg.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Free Rotate/Left/15 Degrees



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Eight:
Select Copy of Raster 1 Layer
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Sparkle 2 as follows:



Step Nine:
Maximise Floral Spray.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Default Settings
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror

Step Ten:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/7 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Pool Spotlight/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/90%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Select Background Layer
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:



Effects/Texture Effects/Mosaic Antique as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Sparkle 2

Step Eleven:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Pool Spotlight/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Maximise Vintage Easter Postcard Lady With Stainglass Window by Donna.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/ 65%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Adjust/Brightness and Contrast/Fill Light/Clarity as follows:



Step Twelve:
Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Original/More Blue/Darker as follows:



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Perspective Shadow/D.D.Easter2021 Preset OR as follows:

     

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

INGE-LORE


BETTY




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