This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 1st March, 2020

http://escapingtopsp2.altervista.org/Smitten/Smitten.htm

Thank you Inge-Lore for your German Translation

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Supplies
  Images:
1220639703_enfants.pspimage
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trailing_vine.png

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 Mask:
Beatrix Mask4.jpg
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Selections:
D.D.Smitten
D.D.Smitten2
D.D.Smitten3
D.D.Smitten4

Flaming Pear Preset:
Smitten Flexify 2 settings

Presets:
D.D.Smitten Preset

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

Colour Swatch



Plugins:
Lotis Mosaic ToolKit Plus v2.55a
You can download this plugins here:

https://app.box.com/s/kmfz4is4p0gzovzwng7navmi3dovfeiq

MuRa's Seamless
&<Background Designers 1V>
MuRa's Seamless
(Import all three into Filters Unlimited 2.0)

__Background Designers IV_ - _Frame Gradient Switcher
(Install this plugin in Background Designers IV if  you don't already have it)

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5.0
Eye Candy 3.0
Or
Eye Candy 4000
Medhi
Found here:
AND 


Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel 2020.... 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.



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 #d3e8c4
Set your Background colour to #73a3a7

Step One:
Open Mask and Minimise
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Install Preset
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 900 pixels as follows:



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



Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Melt 1.1 as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Plugins/Lotis/Mosaic ToolKit Plus v2.55a as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More

Step Three:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Smitten from Disk as follows:



Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image as follows;



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Selections/Select None

Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Smitten2 from Disk
Change Gradient to the following settings:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Flaming Pear/Flexify 2/Smitten Flexify 2 settings
(CLICK on the RED arrow for Preset in supplies folder) OR as follows:



Image/Resize/80% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Five:
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Effects/Artistic Effects/Halftone as follows:


 
Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Smitten3 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Lotis Mosaic ToolKit Plus v2.55a as follows:



Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Glass/Clear with Reflection as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Effects/Artistic Effects/Halftone

Step Seven:
Select the Promoted Selection Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Smitten4 from Disk
Effects/Plugins/&<Background Designers 1V>/@Frame Gradient Switcher (this plugin is included in the supplies folder) as follows:



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
Selections/Select None

Step Eight:
Maximise 1220639703_enfants.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Leave where it is
Image/Add Borders/3 pixelsForeground Colour
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/90%
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select Border with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/&<Background Designers IV>/@Frame Gradient Switcher as follows:




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 Nine:
Maximise trailing_vine.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change the Blend Mode to Hard Light
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip
Image/Resize 80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Step Ten:
Maximise chat bouquet de fleurs.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Carefully remove the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Perspective Shadow/Preset D.D.Smitten OR as follows:

 

Step Eleven:
Text Tool with the following settings:




Settings may vary according to your version of PSP

Write:

Smitten

Convert to Raster Layer
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



See my image for placement

Step Twelve:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
Image/Resize/900 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

SHIRLEY NZ


BETTY


FRAN


LILLIAN


INGE-LORE

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