Tutorial 2017
 

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 1st June, 2024

 from my own ideas.
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   ODE TO LOVE

image

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

flag    french  BRAZIL

Thank you Inge-Lore,  Michele and Vera Mendes  for these Translations


BOX
Click on the Box to download Supplies


Supplies
  Images:
3613-luzcristina.pspimage
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Flower1.png

Signature.png

Text.png

Selections:
D.D.OdeToLove
D.D.OdeToLove2
D.D.OdeToLove3
D.D.OdeToLove4

Mask:
Soniamask_0265.jpg

Preset:
D.D.OdeToLove

Plugins:

DSB Flux
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Filter Factory Gallery D
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies
Filters Unlimited/Convolution Filters
MuRa's Meister
MuRa's Seamless
AAA Filters
Xero

Found here:

plugins  AND  plugins

Double Click on the  ICI  icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.

Notes:
This Tutorial was created  in Corel PSP 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.


tools


   
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 #d5c8a3
Set your Background colour to #495075

Step One:

Open Mask and minimise for now
Place Preset in PSP Preset Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder

Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.


Files/New/New Raster Layer 1000 pixels by 700 pixels as follows:

nl

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

grtadient

Flood fill Layer with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Linear Transmission as follows:

linear t

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:

refl;ect

Layers/Duplicate

Step Three:
Close off Copy of Raster 1
Select Raster 1
Effects/Geometric/Skew as follows:

skew

Open and Select Copy of Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Filter Factory Gallery D/Tunnel Tile as follows:

tunnel

 Selections/Load/Save Selection D.D.OdeToLove from Disk
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Image/Resize 90% as follows:

90

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

offsert wheel

Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters/Emboss, (light)/Default Settings

Step Four:
Maximise Flower1.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/45% 
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/Image Effects/Offset/same settings as before
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Perspective Shadow/Preset D.D.OdeToLove as follows:

settings    basic

Step Five:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

Close off Copy of Raster 1
Select Raster 1
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #2 from Alpha Channel
Promote Selection to Layer
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/Motion Trail as follows:

motion

Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution/Emboss (light inverse)/Default Settings

Step Six:

Select Raster 1
Selection/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #3 from Alpha Channel
Select Raster 1
Promote Selection to Layer
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/Weaver as follows:

weaver

Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selecton #4 from Alpha Channel
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filter/Emboss, Light/Inverse/Default Settings

Step Seven:
Keep Copy of Raster 1 Layer closed
Close Off Raster 1
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Open Raster 1
Select
Merged Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find Soniamask_0265.jpg) as follows:

mask

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Open Copy of Raster 1 Layer

Step Eight:
Maximise Text.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Objects/Align/Right
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Clarity/Default Settings

Step Nine:
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:

perspectiv e

Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Ten:
Selections/Select All
Edit/Copy
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:

cutout

Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Change Foreground Gradient to Angle 45 Repeats 5
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/What Are You/Default Settings
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/40 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Noise as follows:

nopise

Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour

Step Eleven:

Maximise 3613-luzcristina.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset lady

Layers/Duplicate
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Twelve:

Maximise 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/1000 pixels
wide - height will adjust itself

OPTIONAL STEP:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Custom Filter/Landscape as follows:

custom



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

mARIE
MARIE


MICHELE B
MICHELE B

Inge-Lore
INGE-LORE


Michele
MICHELE B


vera
VERA MENDES



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