This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 14th January, 2020

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

Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation:

Thank you Mina for this Italian Translation:

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Supplies
  Images:
Fant_guirlandes_CibiBijoux.png
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Stait_A Day in the Country.png
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fractual 1.jpg
lignesx2905.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   

Gradient:
pj3_sea-treasure-jgd

  Patterns:
Fractal Pattern.jpg

 Mask:
1217491071_masques.jpg

SWATCH

Alpha Channel

Presets:
D.D.FractalPreset
D.D.FractalPreset2
D.D.FractalPreset3

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

Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
AP (Lines) Lines
Alien Skin/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact
MuRa's Seamless
AAA Frames
Found here:

AND 


Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel 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

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 #c1fff1
Set your Background colour to #6935af

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

Open Alpha Channel
DUPLICATE
and close original
It will appear to be an empty layer but there are selections saved on it.
Change Foreground Colour to pj3_sea-treasure-jgd/Linear Gradient as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Sorting Tiles as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Geometric Effects/Pentagon as follows:



Effects/Geometric Effects/Circle




Step Three:
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Glass D.D.Fractal2 Preset OR as follows:

    

Leave Bevel Profile as is
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection#1 from Alpha Channel as follows:



Select Raster 1
Effects/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Papyrus as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Change Background Colour to Pattern/Fractal Pattern as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #2 from Alpha Channel
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Extrude/D.D.Fractual Preset with the following settings:

   

Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Effects/Plugins/dsb flux/Blast as follows:


  
Step Seven:
Select Copy of Raster 1 Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection #3 from Alpha Channel
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Extrude/D.D.Fractual3 Preset OR with the following settings:

    

Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Select  Raster 1 Layer
Maximise Stait_A Day in the Country.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/ 125% as follows:



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Blend Mode to Luminance Legacy
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror Horizontal OR Image/Mirror

Step Nine:
Maximise lignesx2905.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters/Colorized Emboss as follows:



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



Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/12 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select border with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient BUT change Angle to 45
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/BackgroundColour
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 22 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/AP(Lines) Lines/SilverLining as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/12 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/BackgroundColour
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/Background Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Papyrus BUT change Intensity to 100
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Colour
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask 1217491071_masques from Disk as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/EdgeEffects/Enhance
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame as follows:




Step Thirteen:
Maximise Fant_guirlandes_CibiBijoux.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Select Raster 1
Effects/Distortion Effects/Wind as follows:



Step Fourteen:
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


SHIRLEY NZ


BETTY


LILLAN


FRAN


INGE-LORE

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