This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 5th May, 2023

PRECIOUS

  
Thank you Inge-Lore and Michele B for these Translations

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
Supplies included with the Tutorial

Alpha Channel

DeniseD Signature.png

D.D.Precious.png

 Mask:
2Bit_Mask48.jpg

Colour Swatch

Supplies you need to provide:

Main image suitable for this Tutorial
Background scenery


Thank you Zenyra, for the use of your image

Plugins:
DSB Flux
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Tramages
(This plugin is included in the Supplies.
You need to import it into Filters Unlimited 2.0)

Found here:

AND 

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP2019
.... 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 #7590ae
Set your Background colour to #d0929d

Step One:
Open Mask and minimise
Import Tramages plugin into Filters Unlimited 2.0 if necessary

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

Open Alpha Channel
Duplicate
Close Original and work on Copy of Alpha Channel where
the selections are hidden

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



Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Bubbles as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Three:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Layers/Load/Save Mask from Image (find2Bit_Mask48.jpg) as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group

Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #1 from Alpha Channel
Select Raster  1
Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #2 from Alpha Channel
Flood fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Bright Noise as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selecton #3 from Alpha Channel
Select Group - Raster 1 Layer
Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #4 from Alpha Channel
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down to on top of Raster 1
Maximise your Background Image
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Selections/Invert
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #5 from Alpha Channel
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:



Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror/Default Settings
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #6 from Alpha Channel
Click Delete three times
Selections/Select None
Layers/Merge/Merge Down

Step Nine:
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Geometric Effects/Circle
Image/Resize/15%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Impact/Glass/Clear
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows;



Step Ten:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize 75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Place under the first circle
(see my image for placement)
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize 75%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Place under the first circle
(see my image for placement)
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat once

Step Eleven:
Selections/Select All
Change Foreground Colour to #6f78a5
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Foreground Colour
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Selection/Select All
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Bright Noise
Selections/Select None
 
Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/40 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Tramages/Waffle as follows:
(I have included a link to my version of Tramages as it varies with different versions)



Change Blend Mode to Lighten
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Invert
Layers/New Raster Layer
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Foreground Colour

Step Thirteen:
Maximise your main image (my main image was approximately 500 by 600 pixels)
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom left of Layer
Layers/Duplicate
Select Raster 1
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur/Radius 30
Maximise D.D.Precious.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place where suitable.

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/1000 pixels wide - height will adjust itself

OPTIONAL STEP:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Custom Filter/Sharp

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


SJOERTDJE


MARIE


BETTY


INGE-LORE


INGE-LORE 2



MICHELE B


MICHELE B 2
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