Tutorial 2017
 

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 2nd August 2017

 from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is co-incidental and unintentional.
You may share my tutorials with other groups.
 All I ask is that you advise me and credit for the tutorial is given to me and linked to

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


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

JUST TOUCHING

just touching

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

BOX
Click on the Box to download Supplies

printer
To print click on Printer
 

Supplies
  Images:
JHanna_166_tube_030709.pspimage
You may join this Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JHanna_Tubes

cajoline_vintage1ermai2_3.psp
You can join this Group at:
http://cajoline-scrap.blogspot.com.au/

Scroll
 lace100-sandi.psp
bkd-cornerelement-blue.pspimage
DeniseD Signature.png

These images were obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

Pattern
D.D.JustTouchingPattern.jpg

 Mask:
claire_masque_grass_fond

Selections:
D.D.JustTouching
D.D.JustTouching2

Presets:
D.D.JustTouching
Double Click on the  icon  icon in the Supplies File to install this Preset in your Plugin.
If for some reason this doesn’t work, I have provided the settings in the Tutorial.


Plugins:
Eye Candy 3 OR Eye Candy 4000
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5
Simple
Texture
Filters Unlimited 2.0
MuRa's Seamless
&<Sandflower Specials"v"> (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
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.

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.

tools

Before opening PSP, download plugins and install
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection 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 #fefdd8
Set your Background colour to #d7b5d2

Step One:
File/New/New Image 850 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:

nl

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

gradient

Step Two:
Maximise Scroll.jpg
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60% as follows:

60

Image/Negative Image
OR for older versions
Adjust/Color Balance/Negative Image

Step Three:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Float      Selections/Defloat
Change Background Colour to Pattern D.D.JustTouchingPattern.jpg as follows:

pattern

Flood fill with Pattern
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Impact/Extrude/D.D.JustTouching
OR

SETTNGS    basix2


Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offsetframe

Step Four:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Free Rotate/90 degrees/Left
Image/Resize/90% as follows:

90

Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds

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

shadowlab

Step Five:
Maximise Scroll.jpg
Rotate Right as shown below:

rotater

This is what you should have noe:

screenshot

Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.JustTouching from Disk as follows:

SELECTION

Edit/Copy      
Back to Image we have been working on
 Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 65%
Image/Free Rotate/45 Degrees/Left
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset frame corner

Step Six:
Image/Negative Image
OR
Adjust/Color Balance/Negative Image
Selections/Select All
Selections/Float      Selections/Defloat
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Impact/Extrude/D.D.JustTouching
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
(You could save this as a PNG is you wish to keep this frame)

Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/Texturizer/Burlap as follows:

burlap

Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Background back to Background Colour
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask/claire_masque_grass_fond as follows:

mask

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

Step Eight:
Maximise lace100-sandi.psp
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/130%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Pick/Deform Tool with the following settings:

drag toool

Drag the sides of the lace out as shown below:

drag

Deselect Pick/Deform Tool
Manual Color CorrectionTool as follows:

manual xoloue

If you do not have this tool installed, please go to the following link for instructions:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EscapingtoPSP/files/MINI%20TUTORIALS/

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

Step Nine:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.JustTouching2 from Disk
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Canvas as follows:

canvas

Maximise cajoline_vintage1ermai2_3.psp
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Edges, Round No 6 as follows:

edges

Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:

mw

Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow as follows:

poolshadow

Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:

cut out

Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/12 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Change Background Colour back to Pattern D.D.JustTouchingPattern.jpg
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

inner evel

Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders/5 White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Design Blinds as follows:

design blinds

Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/35 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope as follows:

kaleidoscope

Selections/Select None

Step Thirteen:
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Maximise bkd-cornerelement-blue.pspimage 
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offet corner 2

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

Step Fourteen:
Maximise JHanna_166_tube_030709.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset lady

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
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/Width 850 pixels - 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

ALICE
ALICE T.

BETTY
BETTY

ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH

SHIRLEY
SHIRLEY


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