This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 21st February, 2014.

FARMYARD FRIENDS
VERSION 1


VERSION 2


http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Farmyard%20Friends/FarmyardFriends.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:
Mom_0022.psp

portrait-swan-web.png
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D.D.ribbon.sideborder.pspimage
pasteltwinkles.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   

 Selection:
D.D.Farmyard Friends

Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Found here:

 AND  


Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSPX5 and reworked
in Corel Paint Shop Pro 2019.... 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

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 #c3b9aa
Set your Background colour to #365b6e

Step One:
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder

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

File/New/New Image 800 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:



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



Flood Fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Distortion Effects/Pixilate as follows:



Effects/Reflection Effects/Feedback as follows:



Step Three:
Deform/Pick Tool as follows:



Push the right side of the Layer over to 400 pixels as shown below:



Deselect Deform/Pick Tool

Step Four:
Selections Tool/Circle as follows:



Starting at 400 pixels x 325 pixels, draw out a circle to 150 pixels x 650 pixels as shown below:



Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Select Warp Brush as follows:

   Some versions of PSP may have this in a different folder



Hold the Circle over the areas shown below:



Holding down the left side of the Mouse all the time pull out the following shape.
(It will just happen and when it is the right size just take your finger off the Mouse)



Click Apply as follows:



Deselect Warp Brush

Step Six:
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Impact as follows:

 

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



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



Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down

VERSION 1
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Hemp 2 as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

VERSION 2
Selections/Select All
Maximise Mom_0022.psP
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Change Blend Mode to Soft Light
Carry on now for both versions

Step Eight:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Selections/Select All
Maximise pasteltwinkles.psp
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Change Blend Mode to Overlay
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Farmyard Friends from Disk as follows:



Hit the Delete Button

Step Nine:
Maximise portrait-swan-web.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Leave where it is
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 12 pixels
Selections/Invert
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise Add Noise as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/95% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/95%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Ten:
Maximise D.D.ribbon.sideborder.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
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/850 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