This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 10th May, 2018

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

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Supplies
  Images:
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Ikebana8.pspimage

DeniseD Signature.png

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If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

  Patterns:
D.D.IkebanaPattern2.jpg

 Mask:
Mask_GB-52
Nik_Ceramic_Tiles
kristiw_designerstash_template2(1)

Selections:
D.D.Ikebana

Presets:
D.D.IkebamaPreset


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


Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Simple
Psychosis
Xero
Texture

Found here:
http://www.saturnelladesign.fr/pages/filtres.htm
http://www.maidiregrafica.eu/paginafiltri/filtri.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X9.... 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.

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.



Before opening PSP, download plugins and install

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 #d3f7f7
Set your Background colour to #e1f5a3

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

File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 600 pixels as follows:



Change Background Colour to Pattern D.D.IkebanaPattern2.jpg as follows:



Flood Fill with Pattern
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:




Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/Psychosis/Streaker as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Image/Resize/85% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Three:
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



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



Selection Tool/Custom Selection as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise Mina@.4603 mist paesaggio.03.17.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Change Opacity to 75%
Adjust/Sharpen/Sharpen More

Step Four:
Select Raster 1
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Radial Gradient as follows:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask_GB_52 as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group

Step Five:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Free Rotate/90 degrees Right as follows:



Image/Mirror/Vertical Or Image/Flip
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Ikebana from Disk as follows:



Select Raster 1
Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Tekstya as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Select None
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical Or Image/Flip
Image/Mirror/Horizontal Or Image/Mirror

Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Promote Background Layer
Image/Canvas Size as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror

Step Eight:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selection Tool/Custom Selection as follows:



Change Background back to Background Colour
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Sandstone as follows:



Step Nine:
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask Nik_Ceramic_Tiles as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/User Defined Filter Emboss 3 Preset OR as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5Impact/Extrude/D.D.IkebanaPreset OR as follows:

  

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Eye Candy/Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders 5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/40 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand with the following settings:



Promote Background Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground back to Foreground Colour
Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Sandstone
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask kristiw_designerstash_template2(1) from DIsk as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/User Defined Filter Emboss 3 Preset
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab Direction 315
Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/5 Pixels/Foreground Colour
Maximise Gabry-woman 37-18.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Thirteen:
Maximise Ikebana8.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/130% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Fourteen:
Maximise CherSwitz~accentCorners.pspimage
Select a corner of your choice
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Repeat Once
Change Blend Mode to Luminance
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow BUT change Opacity to 40
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab BUT change Opacity to 40
Maximise DeniseD 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



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ELIZABETH



LILLIAN



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ALICE T.



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