Tutorial 2017
This Tutorial was written by Denise D on 17th January, 2017
from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely co-incidental and unintentional.
You may share my Tutorial with others.
All I ask that permission is asked and credit given to the links below.
http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Home/homeb.html
and
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/escaping-to-psp2

Please do not upload any of my completed Tutorial images onto sites
such as Fotki, Pinterest, Photobucket or similar

IRISH BLESSING

spreading the word

To follow Tutorial, hold down pencil - left click to move it


To print click on Printer

box
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FRENCH TRANSLATION HTML TEXT
FRENCH FLAG
Thank you Franie Margot for your French Translation
Please go to:

http://franie-margot.eklablog.com/irish-blessing2-a138223274


Supplies

    Images:
MKM 2015 MARCH SERIES IRELAND_2_T1.pspimage
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shamrockgirl208_sjs.pspimage

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Paper.pspimage
feston1.pspimage
Irish Corner.pspimage
cas_PassionDeco3.pspimage
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   

  Patterns:
prc_lace20
gold foil

Texture:
JC_047

Font:
Saint Paddy.ttf

Plugins:
Simple
Texture
MuRa's Seamless

Found here:
http://www.saturnelladesign.fr/pages/filtres.htm
http://janaly.com/Filtres/Filtre.html
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.
Before opening PSP, download plugins and install
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.
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 #f8f2d8
Set your Background colour to #d8cd9e

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

nl

Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground to Pattern prc_lace20   as follows:

pattern

Flood Fill with Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Two:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 20 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize as follows:

buttonize

Selections/Invert


Step Three:

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

gradient

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture JC_ as follows:

texture

Selections/Modify/Contract 15 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Four:
Layer/New Raster Layer
Maximise paper.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Modify/Contract 10 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders/10 pixels/Outside
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

inner

Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Magic Wand with the following settings:

mw

Select inside of frame
Change Foreground Colour to Gold Foil Pattern as follows:

godl pattern

Flood Fill with Pattern
Selections/Modify/Contract 6 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Select Raster 2
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds

OR
Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

 Repeat Drop Shadow/Direction 135
Select Raster 3 and repeat Drop Shadow Directions 315 and 135

Step Six:
Layers/Merge/Merge VISIBLE
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize 90% as follows:

90

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Geometric Effects/Spherize as follows:

spherize

Repeat Spherize once
Layers/Merge/Merge VISIBLE

Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Selections/Select All
Maximise paper.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection

Selections/Select None
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:

rotating

Repeat Rotating Mirror with the following settings:

rotatin2

Effects/Plugins/Simple/Centre Tile

Step Eight:
Selection Tool/Custom Selection with the following settings:

custom2   CUSTOM

Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope as follows:

kaledoscope

Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize

Selections/Select None


Step Nine:
Maximise feston1.pspimage
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as follows:

h&s

Select the following with Magic Wand.  This is a bit fiddly so Zoom In might help you

select

Hit the Delete Button
Selections/Modify/Expand 2 pixels
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Layers/Merge/Merge VISIBLE (you might want to save this image for later)
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Free Rotate/90 degrees/Left
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offsetlace

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal  OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

dslace

Repeat Drop Shadow H & V -3

Step Ten:

Maximise cas_PassionDeco3.png
Edit Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Mirror/Horizontal  OR Image/Mirror
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offsettopelement

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow  OR Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Change Background Colour to #3f6414
Close off Foreground Colour
Text Tool with the following settings:

text

texxt2

Write:

May the road rise
 to meet you,
May the wind be always
at your back,
May the sun shine warm
 upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon
your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the
 palm of His hand.


See my image for placement
Convert to Raster Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

dstext


Step Eleven:
Maximise MKM 2015 MARCH SERIES IRELAND_2_T1.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60%
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offsetcross

Change Blend Mode to Hard Light or blend of your choice

Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror

Step Twelve:
Maximise shamrockgirl208_sjs.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as a New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offsetgirl

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
(change colour to Black)
OR Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Direction 135

Step Thirteen:
Maximise Irish Corner
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offsetcorner

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow OR Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
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
TESTERS' RESULTS

ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH

ALICET
ALICE T.

BETTY
BETTY

SHIRLEY
SHIRLEY

FRANIE MARGOT
FRANIE MARGOT

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