Tutorial 2017
This Tutorial was written by Denise D on 14th December, 2017
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
and
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/escaping-to-psp2

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

SANTA'S WORKSHOP

santas workshop

To follow Tutorial, hold down pencil - left click to move it


To print click on Printer

box
Double Click on the Box to download



Supplies

    Images:   
wieskes tube 257.pspimage
You can join her group at:
http://rooskestubedesign.be/

JER_alc_BarbaraGibson_Xmas01.psp
You can join this group at;
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TagalongTubes/info

santas helpers1.pspimage
SE_wordART_Christmas_Quote_11.pspimage
blb-Christmas98-01-sj(1).psp
Sweet Christmas_Element1.pspimage
WhiteDropBaubles.pspimage
blue star.png

Obtained through Internet
If this image was created by you, please let me know
so that appropriate credit can be given.

Copy of Abstract Curves image
Copy of Abstract Curves Border image
(If you don't have this program you can cut and paste this image)

Selection:
D.D.SantasHelpers

Pattern:
Snowblue11-11 LM

Plugins:
Abstract Curves
Eye Candy 3.0
MuRa's Seamless
Texture
DSB Flux

                
Found here:
http://www.saturnelladesign.fr/pages/filtres.htm
http://janaly.com/Filtres/Filtre.html
http://www.maidiregrafica.eu/paginafiltri/filtri.html
Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP X9.... 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 Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder

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 #e5f084
Set your Background colour to #8abbc0
 
You will need:
Animation Shop Program if you wish to do the animation

Step One:
File/New/New Image 850 pixels x 400 pixels as follows:



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



Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Grain/Contrasty as follows:



Step Two:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/Abstract Curves with the following settings:
(If you don't have Abstract Curves, a copy of the result is included in the supplies)



Change Blend Mode to Screen
Change Opacity to 85%

Step Three:
Maximise wieskes tube 257.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/50% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

shadowlab

Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Four:
Selection Tool/Custom Selection with the following settings:

   
    


Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize as follows:

buttonize

Selections/Select None

Step Five:
Maximise santas helpers1.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Selection Tool/Custom Selection with the following settings:



Effects/3D Effects/Buttonize BUT change colour to background colour
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selection/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.SantasHelpers from disk as follows:



Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



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

Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Maximise JER_alc_BarbaraGibson_Xmas01.psp
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 80%
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



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

Step Eight:
Maximise  SE_wordART_Christmas_Quote_11.pspimage
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 50%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Manual Color Correction Tool with the following settings:



If you don't have this tool installed please go to the following link
for instructions:

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

Change Blend Mode to Hard Light
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Nine:
Image/Add Borders 2 pixels/White
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/12 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select Border
Change Background Colour to Pattern Snowblue11-11 LM (or pattern of your choice) as follows:



Flood fill with Pattern
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/ Direction 135
Selectons/Select None

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient BUT tick the Invert Box
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Grain/Contrasty
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/Abstract Curves (same settings)
Change Opacity to 80%
Selections/Modify/Contract 15 pixels
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Modify/Contract 5 pixels
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Maximise WhiteDropBaubles.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Blend Mode to Soft Light
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Duplicate
Maximise blb-Christmas98-01-sj(1).psp
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize 60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow/Direction 135
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Twelve:
Maximise Sweet Christmas_Element1.pspimage
Edit/Copy        Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/40%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow/Direction 315
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror

Step Thirteen:
Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten
Effects/Image Effects/Page Curl as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/850 pixels wide - height will adjust itself
If you don't wish to do the animation you can Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste the stars on the image now
File/Export/JPEG Optimiser/Compression Value 20

ANIMATION:
Step One:
Maximise blue star.png
Edit/Copy       Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate twice (3 star layers)
Close off copy of Raster 1 and Raster 1
Select Copy (2) of Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Bright Noise as follows:


dsb

Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Open Animation Program
Edit/Paste as a new Animation

Step Two:
Back to Paint Shop Pro Program
Close off Copy (2) of Raster 1
Open and select Copy  of Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Bright Noise BUT change setting to 35
Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Back to Animation Shop
Edit/Paste after Current Frame as shown below:



Back to Paint Shop Pro Program

Step Three:
Close off Copy (2) of Raster 1 and Copy of Raster 1
Open and Select Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/DSB Flux/Bright Noise BUT change setting to 40
Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Back to Animation Shop
Edit/Paste after Current Frame

Step Four:
To view your animation select the following:



File/Optimization Wizard as follows:

     
             

                                                                                                                     Save
File as Gif
This is a brighter version of the same tut.



I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial
A big thank you to the ladies who test my Tutorials
TESTERS' RESULTS

fran
FRAN

ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH

Lillian
LILLIAN

SHIRLEY
SHIRLEY NZ

ALICE T
ALICE T.


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PLEASE GO TO:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Pw4oppzBFjM3J7ko1



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