NEW YEAR 2015

Tutorial 2017

This Tutorial was written by Denise D on 23rd October, 2014
from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely co-incidental and unintentional.
You may share my Tutorial with others.
All I ask that permission is asked and credit given to the links below.
http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Home/homeb.html
and
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/escaping-to-psp2

Please do not upload any of my completed Tutorial images onto sites
such as Fotki, Pinterest, Photobucket or similar

NEW YEAR 2015

spreading the word

To follow Tutorial, hold down pencil - left click to move it

To print click on Printer

Double Click on the Box to download

Supplies
Images:
12283242563_divers_nikita.pspimage
You can join this Group at:

http://www.reveries.fr/accueil.php

014_CFT_2013.pspimage

calguisDoroninaTatianaSweetMagic02102011.jpg
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http://dakara.free.fr/index.htm

0_b60f1_84403d85_S.png
Obtained through Group Shares.
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.

Bump Map:
Corel_02_007.PspImage
Usually this is supplied with PSP
but if not install into Bump Files in your PSP Files Folder

Selections:
D.D.NewYearsEve

Pattern:
antique_gold

Texture:
multi-tone lines

Mask:
1217491302_masques
1250181534_nikita_masques.jpg

Font:
Old English TextMT

Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Filters Unlimited 2.0
MuRa's Seamless

Found here:

AND

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Paint Shop Pro X5 but reworked 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

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 #b40026
Set your Background colour to #893382

Step One:
Place Bump Map in PSP Bump Folder
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder

Install Font

Open Graphics AND Masks in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 650 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:

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

GRDIENT

Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Striped Paper, Fine as follows:

PAPER

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance

Step Three:
Effects/3D Effects/Artistic Effects/Balls and Bubbles as follows:

SHAPE

Layers/Duplicate
Selections/Load/Save Selection from Disk D.D.NewYearsEve as follows:

Selections/Invert
Select Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Distortion Filters/Ink Blots as follows:

Step Four:
Select Copy of Raster 1 Layer
Using the right side of the Mouse, Double click on this layer and change Opacity and
Blend Mode as follows:

OPACITY

Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Black
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings

Select Border with Magic Wand
Change Background Colour to Pattern antique_gold as follows:

Flood Fill with Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixel/Black

Step Five:
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Change Foreground Gradient to Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient as follows:

gradent 2

Flood fill with Gradient
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixel/Black
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Black

Step Six:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 24 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows

bevel

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
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as a New Image
Minimise for the moment
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders as follows:

BORDERS

Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture as follows:

Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image(find Mask 1250181534_nikita_masques.jpg) as follows:

MASK

Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Maximise Frame Duplicate
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 110% as follows:

110

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Distortion Effects/Ripple as follows;

ripple

Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Black
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White (tick Symmetric box)
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixel/Black
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Change Foreground Gradient back to Linear Gradient
Flood Fill with Gradient
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Black
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders.1 pixel/Black

Step Ten:
Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 39 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Maximise 014_CFT_2013.pspimage
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image(find Mask 1217491302_masques.jpg)
Untick Invert Mask Data Box
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/55%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

OFFSET MICE

Manual Colour Correction Tool as follows:

MANUEL

Change Opacity to 60%

Step Eleven:
Maximise calguisDoroninaTatianaSweetMagic02102011.jpg
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Mirror
Image/Resize 65%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

OFFSET BOY

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000

Step Twelve:
Text Tool with the following settings:

TEXT

Settings may vary according to your version of PSP
Write:

Happy New Year

Use the arrows on the text to adjust to fit (see my image)
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

DS2

Step Thirteen:
Maximise 0_b60f1_84403d85_S.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as follows:

H AND S

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

offset start

Layers/Arrange/Layers Move Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Flip OR Image/Flip
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings

Step Fourteen:
Maximise 12283242563_divers_nikita.pspimage
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Image/Mirror Horizontal Or Image/Mirror
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

OFFSET FIREWORKS

Layers/New Raster 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

FRANIE MARGOT