Tutorial 2017
 

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 9th July 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
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LOVE IT

love it

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/LoveIt/LoveIt.htm


FLAG

Thank you Inge-Lore for this German translation

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Click on the Box to download Supplies
Supplies
 Images:
Denise's Roses.png created from 4053--luzcristina.pspimage
You can join this Group at:
https://es.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TubesPSP-LuzCristina/info

picture backgro8undf.pspimage
BetteDshirleyjeanlace2.pspimage
wd-allaboutlace52.psp (this group no longer exists)
coins_chris.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   

Texture:
esp_tan_Patt_9

Pattern;
goldfill.jpg

Selections:
D.D.LoveIt

Mask:
Chickmask_0183

Font:
Splendid ES.ttf

Plugins:
Eye Candy 3 OR Eye Candy 4000
MuRa's Meister
MuRa's Seamless
VM Natural (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Simple
AAA Frames

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 Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Install Font
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  #fbfae7
Set your Background colour to #e1ca81

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

nl

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

gradient

Flood Fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Select All
Maximise picture backgro8undf.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Change Blend Mode to Overlay and Opacity to 50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge Down
Change Background Colour to Pattern goldfill as follows:

poattern

Selections/Select All
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Pattern
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Three:
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

inner bevel

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

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

shadowlab

Selections/Select None

Step Four:
Maximise BetteDshirleyjeanlace2.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Free Rotate/45 degrees/Right
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset corner

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten

Step Five:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/85% as follows:

85

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR   Image/Mirror
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/90%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Select Copy of Background
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab

Step Six:
Select Copy (2) of Background
Maximise BetteDshirleyjeanlace2.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Copies/Encircle as follows:

mura

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Glow as follows:

glow

OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Gradient Glow as follows:

basic     gg glow

Step Seven:
Maximise wd-allaboutlace52.psp 
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/70%
Change Opacity to 70%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Selections/Load/Save Selection D.D.LoveIt from Disk as follows:

selection

Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture esp_tan_Patt_9  as follows:

texture

Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Maximise coins_chris.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/125%
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offsetr coins 
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Nine:
Select Raster 2
Text Tool with the following setttings

text

text 2

Settings may vary according to your version of PSP
Write:
Love
See my image for placement
Convert to Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Glow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Gradient Glow
Reduce the size of the text to 24 (or similar)
Write  /
See my image for placement
Convert to Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Glow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Gradient Glow

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

mw

Select border
Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/ &<Sandflower Specials "v">/Poolshadow/Default Settings as follows:

poolshadow

Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders 2 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/50 pixel/Foreground Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Promote Selection to Layer
Maximise picture backgro8undf.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask Chickmask_0183 as follows:

mask

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Frame Works as follows:

aaa

Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Maximise Denise's Roses (created using 4053--luzcristina.pspimage)
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image/Effects/Offset as follows:

offset roses

Step Twelve:
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/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

Betty
BETTY

LILLIAN
LILLIAN

ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH

ALICE

ALICE T.

Inge
INGE-LORE



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