This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 25th July, 2016

 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

LOVE ROSES


http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/LoveRoses/LoveRoses2.html


Thank you Franie Margot for this French translation

Thank you Inge-Lore for this German translation

Click on Box to download supplies
Supplies
    Images:   
D.D.LoveRosesYellow

SS_63
You can join her group at:
https://br.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/tda_tubes/info

corners3_ice
Obtained through Internet
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.

DENISE D Signature.png

Gradient:
mcq Curl
           
Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Simple
Eye Candy 3.0
VM Distortion (import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
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 X8.... 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.



Place Gradient in PSP Gradient 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 #e6eac0
Set your Background colour to  #ffef84

Step One:
File/New/New Image 800 pixels x 800 pixels as follows:


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



Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VMDistortion/Tilomat 2000 as follows:




Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More

Step Two:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Image/Resize/90% as follows:



Maximise D.D.LoveRosesYellow
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:




Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Image/Resize/70%
Selections/Select All
Selections/Float
Selections/Defloat
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VMDistortion/Tilomat 2000
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Selections/Select None
Effects/Geometric/Spherize as follows:



Step Four:
Select Raster 2
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



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



Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab Direction 135
Select Raster 3
Repeat Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 315
Maximise SS_63
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Five:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Background Colour to Gradient  mcq Curl with the following settings:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 10 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow/Direction 135
Edit/Copy
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Select Raster 2
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75%
Adjust Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow/Direction 315
Image/Add Borders/45 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select Border
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Gradient
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 135
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Gradient
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 315
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Maximise corners3_ice
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
(leave where it is)
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Maximise corners3_ice again
Selection Tool with the following settings:



Edit/Copy     Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror

Step Ten:
Promote Background Layer
Image/Canvas Size as follows:




   Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Effects/Plugins/AAA Frames/Texture Frames as follows:

Maximise DENISE D Signature.png

Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer

Place at bottom of 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 Annie, Alice T. Betty, Elizabeth, Gisela, Lillian Sjoertdje and Shirley
the ladies who test my Tutorials
TESTERS' RESULTS



BETTY


ELIZABETH

   
LILLIAN


SHIRLEY