This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 20th July, 2019

stepping stones



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

Thank you Inge-Lore and Mina for your translations:

 

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Supplies
  Images:
110317095116580677835153.pspimage
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Passion Pink.jpg
deco256_beas_tube.pspimage
SS_1365_Tube.pspimage

Signature.png

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Alpha Channel

 Mask:
creation.tine_masque077

Presets:
D.D.SteppingStones
D.D.SteppingStonesPreset2
D.D.SteppingStonesPreset3

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

Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Carolaine and Sensibility
&<Sandflower Special> (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
MuRa's Seamless
Xero

Found here:

 AND  

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in Corel Paint Shop Pro 2019.... 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 #87bdb7
Set your Background colour to #426e6d

Step One:
Open Graphics AND Mask in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.
Install Presets

Open Alpha Channel
Duplicate (Shift D) and Close Original Alpha Channel
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Radial Gradient as follows:



Step Two:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Select All
Maximise Passion Pink.jpg
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Cubism as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Tekstya as follows:



Step Three:
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image  (find creation.tine_masque077) as follows:



Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Four:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 1 from Alpha Channel as follows:



Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS-Reflection as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/cs_texture as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Five:
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Extrude/Preset D.D.SteppingStones OR as follows:

    

Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 2 from Disk
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS_LDots as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection 3 from Alpha Channel
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS_Reflection
Effects/Plugins/Carolaine and Sensibility/CS_LDots
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Selections/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Shift at Arch as follows:



Change Blend Mode to Hard Light

Step Eight:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/7pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select Border with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Builder Blocks Table as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
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
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour

Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/20 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Maximise Passion Pink.jpg
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste Into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Cubism
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Tekstya
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Poolshadow as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Eleven:
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Change Foreground Gradient to Rectangular Gradient with the following settings:



Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Selections/Select None

Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/20 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Maximise Pink Passion.jpg
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Cubism
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 315
Promote Selection to Layer
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Shift at Zig Zag as follows:



Step Thirteen:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Image/Add Borders/15 pixels/Foreground Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials"v">/Builder Blocks Table BUT
change Mod to 60 and Greater Than to 30
Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Maximise SS_1365_Tube.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/User Defined Filter/Emboss4 Preset OR as follows:



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

Step Fourteen:
Maximise deco256_beas_tube.pspimage
Edit/Copy    Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/60%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Glass/Preset D.D.SteppingStones2 OR as follows:

    

Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Perspective Shadow D.D.SteppingStonesPreset3 OR as follows:

   

Step Fifteen:
Maximise110317095116580677835153.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Carefully remove the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Image/Resize/85%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/Background Colour
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/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


LILLIAN


SHIRLEY NZ


BETTY


FRAN


MINA


INGE-LORE

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