This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 14th February, 2021

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/MothersDay2021/MothersDay2021.html



Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

Thank you Marion for this French Translation

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
  Images:
You will need an main image approximate 600 pixels high

Le Cage Au Fleur_LR-4-21-18.png

You can join this Group at
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/treschicboutique:

JB_white flowers.png
JB_white flowers.2.png
101492216_koraliki.png
in a pot.png
ribbon.png
BlueBirds.png
Text.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   

 Masks:
Vix_MaskHalloween0902.jpg

tube_nuages_fairymist.png
You can join this Group at:

http://fairymist.pagesperso-orange.fr/

Selections:
D.D.MothersDay2021
D.D.MothersDay2021.2
D.D.MothersDay2021.2a
D.D.MothersDay2021.3
D.D.MothersDay2021.4

Colour Swatch


Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
MuRa's Seamless
Alien Skin/Eye Candy 4000

VM Distortion
Graphics Plus
&<Background Designers IV> (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)

Found here:

AND 


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.



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 #c7d5e7
Set your Background colour to #eee8c4
Colour 3   #7d95c3



Step One:
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.


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



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



Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2/VM Distortion/Radial Pox as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask Vix_MaskHalloween0902.jpg from Disk as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings

Step Three:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize 50% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Distortion Effects/Curliques as follows:



Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.MothersDay2021 from Disk as follows:

 

Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise in a pot.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filter/Sharpen as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Five:
 Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.MothersDay2021.2 from Disk 
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave as follows:



Selections/Select None
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.MothersDay2021.2a from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave 
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Maximise JB_white flowers.png
Image/Resize/75% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.MothersDay2021.3 from Disk
Hit the Delete Button
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Seven:
Maximise JB_white flowers.2.png
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Eight:
Maximise ribbon.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Mirror/Vertical Or Image/Flip
Effect/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Manual Color Correction Tool with the following settings:



(For instructions how to install Manual Correction Tool please go to Group Home Page/Files)
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Nine:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal Or Image/Mirror
Image/Resize 60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Ten:
Maximise your main image
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
My Offset setting was below but you may need a different setting.
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise 101492216_koraliki.png
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:




Step Eleven:
Maximise Le Cage Au Fleur_LR-4-21-18,png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Original/More Cyan/Lighter as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Twelve:
Maximise BlueBirds.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise Text.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge VISIBLE

Step Thirteen:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Change Foreground Colour to #eee8c4
Change Background Colour to #7d95c3
Change Gradient to the following settings:



Flood fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask tube_nuages_fairymist.jpg from Disk as follows:



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

Step Fourteen:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.MothersDay2021.4 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Selections/Select None
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/900 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
File/Export/[PNG Optimiser

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
A big thank you to the ladies who test my Tutorials
TESTERS' RESULTS


SJOERTJE



FRAN


BETTY


LILLIAN


INGE-LORE





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