This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 12th May, 2018

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



Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Tranlation

Use this pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab and move it

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Supplies
  Images:
JER_ladyatpiano_vintage.psp
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A2Gdecorframe119.PspTube
D.D.Element.png
100Fleurs.PspTube

Signature.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   

Textures:
JC_027

  Patterns:
D.D.Regency.jpg
D.D.Regency1.jpg
D_goldfold.jpg

Selections:
D.D.Practice Time
D.D.PracticeTime2

Plugins:
Eye Candy 3 OR Eye Candy 4000
MuRa's Meister
MuRa's Seamless
VM Toolbox (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Simple

Found here:

and

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP 2018.... 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.

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 #fdf2c9
Set your Background colour to #78424c

Step One:
Before opening PSP, download plugins and install
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Texture in PSP Texture Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selections Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 700 pixels x 700 pixels as follows:



Step Two:
Maximise A2Gdecorframe119.PspTube
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Copies as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Step Three:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.PracticeTime from disk as follows:



Selections/Invert
Edit/Clear
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Sunburst Gradient as follows:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture JC_027 as follows:



Selections/Invert

Step Four:
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders as follows:



Change Background Colour to Pattern D-goldfold as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Select Raster 2
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select the following areas:



Selections/Modify/Expand 2 pixels
Change Background Colour to Pattern D.D.Regency1.jpg as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Maximise 100Fleurs.Pspimage
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.PracticeTime2 from Disk
Edit/Clear
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Undo the Selection on the original image of 100Fleurs.Pspimage
Back to the copy
Manual Color CorrectionTool with the following settings:



If you do not have this tool installed please go to the following link for instructions:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EscapingtoPSP/files/MINI%20TUTORIALS/

Image/Resize 80% as follows:



Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Copies as follows:



Image/Resize/135%
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
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

Step Eight:
Select Raster 2
Select the centre of the frame with Magic Wand
Selections/Modify/Expand 20 pixels
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Repeat Once
Flood Fill with Gradient
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Noise as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise JER_ladyatpiano_vintage.psp
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Change Background back to Pattern D-goldfold.jpg
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Pattern
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture JC_027
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 17 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow BUT change Distance to 4/Opacity 50
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab BUT change Distance to 4/Opacity 50
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab Direction 315
Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders 50 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Change Background Pattern to Pattern D.D.Regency as follows:



Flood Fill with Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/VM Toolbox/Instant Tile as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Maximise D.D.Element.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 85%
Image/Flip Vertical OR  Image/Flip
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Selections/Select All
Selections/Float    Selections/Defloat
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Selections/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Image/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR  Image/Flip

Step Twelve:
Change Background back to Pattern D-goldfold.jpg
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Pattern
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture JC_027
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Pattern
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 17 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab Direction 135
Selections/Select None

Step Thirteen:
Maximise 100Fleurs.PspTube
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Recolour using Manual Color Correction Tool
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror

Step Fourteen:
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/850 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


ALICE T.


LILLIAN


FRAN


ELIZABETH


JOYCE


SHIRLEY


BETTY


FOR OTHER VERSIONS OF THE TUTORIAL
PLEASE GO TO:

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