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This Tutorial was written by Denise D on  6th June, 2016
from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely co-incidental and unintentional.
You may share my Tutorial with others.
All I ask that permission is asked and credit given to the links below.

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Home/homeb.html


Please do not upload any of my completed Tutorial images onto sites such as
Fotki, Pinterest, Photobucket or similar

relaxing



escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Relaxing/Relaxing.html

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Thank you Franie Margot for this French translation



Click on the Box to download Supplies

BOX

To print click on Printer

Supplies
                            Images:                           
JHanna_616 background
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https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/JHanna_Tubes/info

lizztish_up-a-lazy-river1
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https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/emotivemists

moonlight
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https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/My_Misted_world/info

KAT_2007_020488
GL Lace 01007_1
D.D.Relaxing.png
Obtained through Group Shares.
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.

DeniseD Signature.png

Brush:
AGIBRUSH.0221.0
Obtained through Group Shares.
You can obtained these brushes at:
http://pspagi.deviantart.com/#/art/agiBrush2008-Set05-95737733?hf=1
                         
Mask:   
Narah_Mask_0423
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https://ar.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TUBESpack/info

Selection:
D.D.Relaxing
           
Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5/Impact
Eye Candy 3.0
Penta
MuRa's Seamless
            
Found here:
http://www.chezviolette17.com/02filtres/Filtres.htm

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X5..... 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.


tool

Before opening PSP, download plugins and install

Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Export Brush to PSP Brush Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

The settings remain the same throughout this Tutorial unless otherwise stated.
Set your Foreground colour to #adc4ce
Set your Background colour to #d3b389

Step One:
File/New/New Image 800 pixels x 500 pixels as follows:



Selections/Select All
Maximise JHanna_616 background
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Distortion Effects/Wave as follows:



Step Two:
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select the following:



Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Paper Textures/Canvas,Coarse as follows



Selections/Select None

Step Three:
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract 25 pixels
Edit/Clear
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5/Impact/Brushed Metal/Handbrushed Copper as follows:



Selections/Modify/Contract 15 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground to Foreground/Background/Sunburst Gradient as follows:



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



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Modify/Contract 8 pixels
Edit/Clear

Step Five:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Colour
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Brushed Metal/Handbrushed Copper
Selections/Modify/Contract 8 pixels
Edit/Clear
Selections/Select None
Select Raster 1
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Select Raster 2
Repeat Inner Bevel
Select Raster 3
Repeat Inner Bevel

Step Six:
Select Raster 2
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



Repeat Drop Shadow with Direction 135
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Geometric/Spherize as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible

Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Penta/Colour Dot as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Selection Tool/Custom Selection as follows:





Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask from Disk as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow but change Distance to 4 and Opacity to 40
Repeat Drop Shadow Direction 315
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Relaxing from Disk as follows:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Maximise lizztish_up-a-lazy-river1
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selection/Select None

Step Nine:
Maximise moonlight
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/60% as follows:



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



Step Ten:
Maximise KAT_2007_020488
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/55%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow Direction 135
Change Opacity to 80%

Step Eleven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Select Paint Brush Tool/AGIBRUSH0221.0 with the following settings



Using the Foreground Gradient click twice on the top right hand corner (see my image for placement)
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Layers/Duplicate        Image/Mirror
Move to the bottom of the image (see my image for placement)
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Brushed Metal/Handbrushed Copper
(If for some reason you haven't been able to install the Brush, I have
supplied an image in the Supplies File)

Step Twelve:
Maximise GL Lace 01007_1
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Colorize as follows:



Layers/Duplicate

Step Thirteen:
Maximise DeniseD 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
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
File/Export/JPEG Optimiser/Compression Value 20

I hope  you have enjoyed this tutorial
A big thank you to Annie, Gisela, Sjoertdje, Shirley, Alice T, Betty and Elizabeth,
the ladies who test my Tutorials


TESTERS' RESULTS

eLIZABETH
ELIZABETH

SHIRLEY
SHIRLEY

BETTY
BETTY

ALICE T
ALICE T

LILLIAN
LILLIAN



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