Notes: This Tutorial was created in PSP
X7.... 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 Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder Place Selections in PSP Selection
Folder Install Presets Install Font 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 #cacaca Set your Background colour to #7d599d Step One: File/New/New Image 800 pixels x 550
pixels as follows: Change Foreground Colour to
Foreground/Background Linear Gradient as follows: Flood Fill with Gradient Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Melt 1.1 as
follows: Step Two: Layers/New Raster Layer Flood Fill with Background Colour Layers/Load Save Mask/Load Mask
Narah_mask_abstract127 from Disk as follows: Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More Layers/Merge/Merge Group Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as
follows: Step Three: Layers/New Raster Layer Selections/Load/Save Selection
D.D.OrientalFlavour from Disk as follows: Flood Fill with Gradient Effects/Plugins/Graphics Plus/Cut
Glass as follows: Selections/Select None Layers/Duplicate Image/Mirror Layers/Merge/Merge Down Step Four: Effects/Plugins/Alien
Skin/Impact/Extrude as follows:
Effects/Plugins/Alien
Skin/Impact/Backlight as follows: Double click on Raster 2 Change Blend Mode and Opacity as
follows: Step Five: Select Raster 1 Maximise mentali-misted205 Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer Double Click on Raster 3 and change
Blend Mode and Opacity as follows: Step Six: Maximise MR_Lace Leaves Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top Image/Resize/60% as follows:
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as
follows: Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as
follows: Effects/Image Effects/Offset as
follows: Step Seven: Maximise Spring Meeting Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Image/Resize 25% Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow Effects/Image Effects/Offset as
follows: Step
Eight: Change Background Colour to Pattern
Silver as follows: Image/Add Borders/4 pixels/White Magic Wand with the following settings:
Flood Fill with Pattern Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance Selections/Select None Image/Add Borders/12 pixels/White Select with Magic Wand Flood Fill with Gradient BUT change
Angle to 45 degrees Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Wavy Lab1.1 as
follows: Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as
follows:
Selections/Select None Image/Add Borders/4 pixels/White Select with Magic Wand Flood Fill with Pattern Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance Selections/Select None Selections/Select All Selections/Modify/Contract 20 pixels Selections/Invert Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow as follows: Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 135 Selections/Select None Step
Nine: Layers/Duplicate Image/Resize 93% Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Select Copy of Background Layer Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 315 Select Background Layer Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Melt 1.1 Step Ten: Image/Add Borders/4 pixels/White Select with Magic Wand Flood Fill with Pattern Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance Selections/Select None Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/White Select with Magic Wand Flood Fill with Gradient Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Wavy Lab 1.1 Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel Selections/Select None Step
Eleven: Image/Add Borders/4 pixels/White Select with Magic Wand Flood Fill with Pattern Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance Selections/Select None Selections/Select All Selections/Modify/Contract 23 pixels Selections/Invert Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 135 Selections/Invert Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop
Shadow Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 315 Selections/Select None Step
Twelve: Maximise MKM 2013 JULY FACES SERIES_T3 Edit/Copy
Edit/Paste as New Layer Image/Resize/70% Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen Image Mirror Effects/Image Effects Offset as
follows: Change Opacity to 75 Step
Thirteen: Text
Tool with the following settings:
Settings
may vary according to your version of PSP Using
existing colours Write:
Words are sounds of the heart.
-- Chinese Proverb
See
my image for placement Convert
to Raster Layer Effects/Plugins/MuRa's
Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings Effects/3D
Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:
Layers/New
Raster Layer Add
your Watermark Layers/Merge
All Flatten Image/Resize/800
pixels wide - height will adjust itself Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen File/Export/JPEG
Optimiser/Compression Value 20
I hope you have
enjoyed this tutorial A
big thank you to the Shirley, Sjoertdje and Gisela who test this
Tutorial TESTERS'
RESULTS
