This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 18th January, 2014.

practical cat



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

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Supplies
leeloo_MLC_Claire_Stoner_GFALA_24_a.pspimage
leeloo_LLC_corinne_bittler_CBT7b.pspimage
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3-2014 cute cat by Roby2765.psp
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https://ar.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TUBESpack/info

D.D.eyelets.png
D.D.buttons.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

Texture:
1217493621_textures.jpg

 Mask:
Narah_mask_0505.jpg
Masks can be obtained at:
https://ar.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TUBESpack/info

Font:
andlso.ttf

Colour Swatch

Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000


Found here:

 AND 


Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSPX5 and 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

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.

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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 #82b4ee
Set your Background colour to #2f86e3

Step One:
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Install Font

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

File/New/New Image 750 pixels x 600 pixels as follows:



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



Flood Fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture 1217493621_textures.jpg as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Select All
Maximise leeloo_MLC_Claire_Stoner_GFALA_24_a.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Change Blend Mode to Soft Light
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate

Step Three:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 50 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:


Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:
Narah_mask_0505.jpg


Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None

Step Four:
Maximise D.D.eyelets.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Five:
Maximise D.D.buttons.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:




Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Six:
Select Raster 1
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask/Narah_mask_0505.jpg from Disk as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Change Opacity to 80%
Change Blend Mode to Multiply

Step Seven:
Close off Gradient in Materials Box
Change Background to #ea71c0
Text Tool with the following settings:





Settings may vary according to your version of PSP
Write:

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cat
With Cats, some say, one rule is true:
Don’t speak till you are spoken to.
Myself, I do not hold with that — I say,
 you should ad-dress a Cat.
But always keep in mind that he Resents familiarity.
I bow, and taking off my hat,
Ad-dress him in this form: O Cat!
But if he is the Cat next door,
Whom I have often met before
(He comes to see me in my flat)
 I greet him with an oopsa Cat!
I think I've heard them call him James —
 But we've not got so far as names.”
T.S. Eliot,

Place on the right side of the image (see my image for placement)
Convert to Raster Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Eight:
Maximise 3-2014 cute cat by Roby2765.psp
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/80% as follows:



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows;



Effects/Eye Candy 3.0/Perspective Shadow as follows;



Step Nine:
Maximise leeloo_LLC_corinne_bittler_CBT7b.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/30%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



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

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/800 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
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