Tutorial 2017
 

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 25th February, 2023

 from my own ideas.
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BOX
Click on the Box to download Supplies


Supplies
  Images:
D.D.EasterBackground2.jpg

D.D.Floral Deco.png

Text.png

KTs Deco 3.png

D.D.Deco2.png

DeniseD Signature.png

Colour Swatch

You will need a Main Image for this tutorial

Thank you Gabry for the use of the child image

 Mask:
adita_mask_02.jpg


Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0

Eye Candy 4000
VM Natural
Graphics Plus
AAA Filters

Found here:

plugins  AND  plugois

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP2019
.... 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.

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Home/homeb.html

tools


   
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 #faedd8
Set your Background colour to #fbd8b0

swatch

Step One:

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


Maximise D.D.Background2.jpg
Shift D and close original
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background Sunburst Gradient as follows:

gradient

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find adita_mask_02.jpg) as follows:

msak

Layer/Merge/Merge Group
Adjust Sharpness/Sharpen More
Image/Resize/80% as follows:

80

Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset mask 

Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters/Emboss (Strong)

Step Three:
Using Tool/Eraser Tool, carefully remove part of the Mask from in front of the Rabbit as shown below:

REMOVE


Step Four:
Maximise D.D.Floral Deco.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Top
I moved my image up further towards the top of the Layer
See my image for placement
Maximise D.D.Deco2.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effect/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset deco2

Adjust/Hue Saturation/Hue Saturation Lightness as follows:

hue

 
Step Five:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/Background Colour
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout (some versions may need a New Layer here) as follows:

cutpout

Selections/Invert

Step Seven:
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:

blinds

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

shadowlab

Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select All

Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/VM Natural/Lakeside Reflection as follows:

vm

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/95%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Layers/Merge/Visible
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Texture Frame as follows:

foto

Step Ten:
Maximise you Main Image
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom left on the Layer
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise Text.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset text

Step Eleven:
Maximise Deco.3.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Top
Change Blend Mode to Luminance Legacy
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000

Step Twelve:

Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/1000 pixels wide - height will adjust itself

OPTIONAL STEP:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Custom Filter/Landscape as follows:

cuastom


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

sjoertdje
SJOERTDJE

MARIE
MARIE

Betty

BETTY

Inge-Lore

INGE-LORE

Inge2
INGE-LORE 2

MICHELE
MICHELE
MICHELE2

MICHELE 2


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