This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 19th September, 2013

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

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LET'S GARDEN

lets garden

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/LetsGarden2/LetsGarden.htm

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Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

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Spanish Translation
BOX
                  Click on the Box to download Supplies
                         

Supplies
  Images:
JHanna_494©Nina_Chen.pspimage
You can join this group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JeBe_Quality_Tubes/

Seeds of your dreams.pspimage Misted by Frankie
You can join her group at:
http://lamanouche.com/designsmenu.html

fl_brouette_fleurs.psp
Obtained through Group Shares.
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.


Brush:
yp_brush_garden_thoughts.pspimage

Pattern:
D.D.Let's garden.jpg

Selection:
D.D.Lets Garden

Signature

Picture Frame:
Corel_09_020

Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Eye Candy 4000
Alien Skin Xenofex 2
DSB Flux
MuRa's Seamless

Found here:

plugins  AND  plugins

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSPX1 and updated 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.

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

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
#a1b6a9
Set your Background colour to 
#a2cbf1

Step One:

Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Export Picture Frame in PSP Picture Frame Folder
Export Brush to PSP Brush Folder

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

Making a Pattern
Maximise JHanna_494©Nina_Chen.pspimage
Duplicate (Shift D)
Working on the first copy
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Change Foreground to Foreground/BackgroundLinear Gradient as follows:


gradient

Flood Fill with Gradient
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

Step Two:
Selection Tool with the following settings:

selection

Using this tool, select a part of the image you like as shown below:

selecxt 1

Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Image

Step Three:
Working on the image just made, Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Radial Transmission as follows:

dsb

Repeat Radial Transmission again
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Default Settings
Save this image as a JPEG and place in your PSP Pattern Folder   I called mine D.D.let's garden.jpg

Step Four:

File/New/Transparent 800 pixels x 350 pixels as follows:

nl

Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Maximise JHanna_494©Nina_Chen.pspimage
Edit/Copy      Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Five:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Image/Picture Frame Corel 02_090 (Could show up as Window Card 04) as follows:

frame

Magic Wand with the following settings:

mw

Select the area round the frame as shown below:

select 2

Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Lets Garden as follows:

selections 2

Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Close off Raster 2
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Open Raster 2 and Select it
Image/Canvas Size as follows:

canvs


Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Send to Bottom
Change Foreground Gradient to Foreground/Background/Sunburst Gradient as follows:

grdient 2

Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Papyrus as follows:

paprys

Step Eight:
Change Background Colour to #04285a
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/4 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/12 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Change Background Colour to Pattern as follows:


pattern

Flood fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel

Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/4 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Xenofex 2/Classic Mosaic as follows:


xenofex

Random Seed can be your choice
Effects/Edge/Effects/Enhance More
Selections/Select None
Image/AddBorders/2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/AddBorders/4 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour


Step Ten:
Maximise Seeds of your dreams.pspimage
Edit/Copy      Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset watercan

Maximise fl_brouette_fleurs.psp
Edit/Copy      Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset wheelbarrow

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Eleven:
Brush Tool (find
yp_brush_garden_thoughts.pspimage) with the following settings:

brush

(If you are unable to export the brush in your version of PSP
you can Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer onto the layer.)
Change your Background back to Background Colour
Right click twice with the brush image.(see my image for placment)
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings


Step Twelve:
Maximise 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/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

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