Tutorial 2017
 

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 14th March, 2024

 from my own ideas.
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KEEPING WATCH

keeping watch

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

flag   french    brazil  dutch
Thank you Inge-Lore, Michele B, Vera Mendes and Sylviane for these
BOX
Click on the Box to download Supplies

You need to supply:

Main image
Background image
Image of Dog


Thank you Lisa T and Luz Cristina for the use of their images


http://lemondedelisat.free.fr/bienvenue/bienvenue.html

https://es.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TubesPSP-LuzCristina/inf

Supplies included with this Tutorial:

  Images:


D.D. Deco1.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   

Textures:
winni.texture.036.bmp
wp_floral_080.gif

Alpha Channel
OR
Selections:
D.D.KeepingWatch
D.D.KeepingWatch2
D.D.KeepingWatch3
D.D.KeepingWatch4

 Mask:
creation.tine.masque077.jpg
http://espace.tine.free.fr/masques/masques.htm

Preset:
D.D.KeepingWatchPreset

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

Plugins:
Medhi
Eye Candy 4000
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact
AP 01 (Innovations)
AAA Filters

Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies
Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Bkg Designers sf101V>
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus

Nik Software/ColorEfexPro 3.0 Complete
You can download this Plugin at:

http://www.reneegraphisme.fr/filtres/Mes%20filtres.html

LOtis Filters/Mosaic ToolKit Plus
You can download this Plugin at:

http://www.reneegraphisme.fr/filtres/Mes%20filtres.html



Found here:
plugin  AND  plgin

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel 2020.... 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.


tools

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 #f1b099

Set your Background colour to #ea7a78

Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Install Preset
If you are using the Selections, Please place in PSP Selection Folder

Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original

Step One:
If you are using the Selections provided in the Supplies please do the following:

File/New/New Raster Layer 950 pixels x 700 pixel as follows:

nl

If you are using the Alpha Channel provided in the Supplies please do the following:

Open Alpha Channel/DUPLICATE (SHIFT D)/Close Original

Rename the Alpha Channel Raster 1

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

gradient

Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/winni.texture.036.bmp as follows:

texture

Layers/New Raster Layer

Step Three:
Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Wavy Lab 1.1 as follows:

medhi

Change the third and fourth colours to suit your creation

Step Three:
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask creation.tine.masque077.jpg from Disk as follows:

mask

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

Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #1 from Alpha Channel as follows:
(Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.KeepingWatch from Disk)

alpha

Select Raster 1
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Plugins/Nik Software/ColorEfexPro 4.0/Bi-Color User Defined/Color Efex Pro 4 as follows:

poloroid   color efex

I set the colours as follows:
Colour 1
Colour 1

Colour 2
colour2

You can play with the settings to suit your colours

Step Five:
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel2

Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Select Raster 1 again
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection Selection #2 from Alpha Channel
(Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.KeepingWatch2 from Disk)
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to top
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/wp_floral_080.gif as follows:

Texture

Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Layers/Duplicate
Select Promoted Selection 1  Layer
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/What Are You?/Default Settings

Step Seven:
Selection/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #3 from Alpha Channel
(Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.KeepingWatch3 from Disk)
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/LOtis Filters/Mosaic ToolKit Plus/Flowers as follows:

frame  

Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #4 from Alpha Channel
(Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.KeepingWatch4 from Disk)
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/AP[ 01(Innovations)/Lines - Silverlining/Dotty Lines as follows:

dotty

Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Distortion Effects/Wave as follows:

Wav e


Step Nine:

Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/What Are You?/Default Settings
Layers/Arrange/Move Down

Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise your background image
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer

Move down to on top of Group Raster 1
I changed the Opacity to 70% - you should adjust to suit your image

Step Ten:
Maximise
D.D. Deco1.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset deco

I Changed the Blend Mode to Luminance Legacy
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

Shift D (minimise copy for now)

Step Eleven:
On your original image
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout (some versions may need a New Layer for this step) as follows:

cutout

Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Effect/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour

Step Twelve:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/40 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Maximise copy2 made earlier
Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:

blur

Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2/&<Bkg Designers sf201V>/Grid as follows:

grid

Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None

Step Thirteen:

Maximise your floral image
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize to suit your version
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Move to the Right side of the Layer
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour

Step Fourteen:
Maximise your mainimage
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place to the left side of the Layer
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Perspective Shadow D.D.KeepingWatchPreset OR as follows:

settngs    basic



Step Fifteen:
Maximise your animal image
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place to the right of the Layer
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Perspective Shadow D.D.KeepingWatchPreset


Step Sixteen:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Copy Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten

OPTIONAL STEP:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Custom/Landscape

Image/Resize/1000 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

Betty
BETTY

Marie
MARIE

Inge
INGE-LORE

vera
VERA MENDES

Sylviane
SYLVIANE
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