This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 4th March, 2019

MEETING OF FRIENDS



Thank you Inge-Lore and Mina for your translations:

 

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Supplies
  Images:
 Maud Humphry1.pspimage
Maud Humphrey (March 30, 1868 – November 22, 1940)
 was a commercial illustrator, water colorist, and suffragette from the United States.
She was the mother of actor Humphrey Bogart and frequently used her young son as a model

JoeGDesign_Paradiso_ADDON_Element27.png

QTF_Btfl02.png
lamb.png
D.D.FineLaceBorder.png

Signature.png

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

 Mask:
lines.jpg

Pattern:
D.D.Mosaic.jpg

Selections:
D.D.MeetingofFriends
D.D.MeetingofFriends1
D.D.MeetingofFriends2

Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Medhi
Filters Unlimited 2.0
DSB Flux
Adjust/Variations

Found here:
 AND 

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel Paint Shop Pro 2019.... 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.





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 #ede6b9
Set your Background colour to #c7f5f4

Step One:
Place Gradient in PSP Gradient Folder
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Open Graphics AND Mask in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 700 pixels as follows:



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



Step Two:
Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Artistic Effects/Enamel as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.MeetingOfFriends from Disk as follows:



Flood Fill with Background Colour
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (lines.jpg) as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Adjust/Sharpen/Sharpen More
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters/Emboss (strong) as follows;



Selections/Select None

Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.MeetingOfFriends1 from Disk
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Bright Noise as follows:



Selection/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Melt 1.1 as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters/Emboss (strong)
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Five:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.MeetingofFriends2 from Disk
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Maximise Maud Humphry Bogart1.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Vibrancy as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Maximise QTF_Btfl02.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/90% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Seven:
Effects/Reflection Effects/Feedback as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:



Layers/Arrange/Move Down

Step Eight:
Select Raster 5
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Original/Lighter as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Nine:
Selections/Select All
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise D.D.FineLaceBorder.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



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



Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Change Background Colour to Pattern D.D.Mosaic.jpg as follows:



Image/Add Borders/20 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select border with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Image
Minimise for now
Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient BUT change to the following settings:



Effects/Artistic Effects/Enamel
Selections/Select None
Maximise Copy  of Border
Effects/Geometric/Spherize as follows:



Edit/Copy  
Back to our original creation
Selections/Select All
Layers/New Raster Layer
Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour

Step Twelve:
Maximise JoeGDesign_Paradiso_ADDON_Element27.png
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows;



Change to Target Tool with the following settings:



Wipe over the image with the Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Original/More Blue/Darker
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip

Step Thirteen:
Maximise lamb.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow/Direction 135
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Fourteen:
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/900 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


LILLIAN


SHIRLEY


FRAN


BETTY


INGE-LORE


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