Grisi_Tube_2Rosas.pspimage
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13186826067_feerique_nikita.pspimage
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SoniaTubes_3375.pspimage
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ivy_sb_edging.pspimage
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so that appropriate credit can be given.

DeniseDSignature.png

Presets:
D.D.InnocensePreset
D.D.InnocenseBacklight
Double Click on the    icon in the Supplies File to install this Preset in your Plugin.
     
Texture:
Cobblestone.jpg

Pattern:
Silver7.jpg

Mask:
Gertje 20.jpg

Narah_mask_0546
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Selections:
D.D.Innocense
D.D.Innocense2
           
Plugins:
Eye Candy 3.0
MuRa's Seamless
Penta
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5
Andrew's Filter 25 (Import into Filters Unlimied 2.0)
                     
Found here:
http://www.chezviolette17.com/02filtres/Filtres.htm
http://janaly.com/Filtres/Filtre.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSP X7 but now reworked in PSPX9... 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.

Some tools or features have other names in earlier versions of the PSP.

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


Before opening PSP, download plugins and install

The settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Set your Foreground colour to #f2a0f0
Set your Background colour to #f474e0

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

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



Flood Fill with Background Colour
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/Cobblestone as follows:



Step Two:
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Sunburst Gradient as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask Gertje20 from disk as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group

Step Three:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Innocense from Disk as follows:



Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Selections/Select None

Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/Penta/Dot and Cross as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask Narah_mask_0546 from Disk as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings

Step Five:
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection from Disk D.D.Innocense
Selections/Invert
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Image
Working on New Image
Image/Resize/55% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Edit/Copy       
Back to Original image
Selections/Select None
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

 

Step Six:
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Layers/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Innocense2 from Disk
Maximise SoniaTubes_3375
Image/Greyscale as follows:



(some versions may find Greyscale under Adjust)
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Select Raster 1
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Impact/Extrude D.D.InnocensePreset OR the following settings:

   

Maximise 13186826067_feerique_nikita
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/65%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



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



Step Eight:
Change Background Colour to Silver7 Pattern as follows:



Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select last border with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 20 pixels
Layers New Raster Layer
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Some versions may need a New Raster Layer here
Repeat Cut Out with -5 Vertical and Horizontal Settings
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders as follows:



Select with Magic Wand
Change the Gradient to Sunburst Gradient and 10 Repeats
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Andrew's Filters 25/Raspberry Ripple Icecream as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White(Symmetric box ticked)
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 20 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 135
Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Maximise Grisi_Tube_2Rosas
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow

Step Twelve:
Maximise ivy_sb_edging
Select Layer 4
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Image Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as follows:



Effects/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Impact/Backlight/Preset D.D.InnocenseBacklight as follows:

       

Step Thirteen:
Maximise DeniseDSignature.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/800 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

ELIZABETH



LILLIAN