Tutorial 2017
 

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 10th April, 2024

 from my own ideas.
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TAKING TEA

taking tea

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

Free Website Translator 
flag   flag     brazil Taking Tea

Thank you Inge-Lore, Michele B. Vera Mendes and Sylviane for these Translations

BOX
Click on the Box to download Supplies


Supplies
You will need to supply:

 A main image

Supplies
included with the Tutorial

libellulegraphisme_Clough-Tea-And-Roses.png
This group no longer exists


yld-Tube-Misted-266.png
http://yorkshirelassdesignsinpsp.com/

D.D.Text.png
Signature.png

Gradient:
sg_sunny blue skies.PSPGradient

Selections:
D.D.TakingTea
D.D.TakingTea2
D.D.TakingTea3

Mask:
creation.tine_masque116.jpg
You can join this Group at:

http://espace.tine.free.fr/masques/masques.htm

Preset:
Flexify 2 Settings.q2q

Plugins:

Medhi
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters
L en K landksiteofwonders
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus
Adjust
MuRa's Seamless

Found here:

plugins AND  plugins

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

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP2020
.... 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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tools


   
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 #adcde9
Set your Background colour to #7e8ad6

Step One:

Place Gradient in PSP Gradient Folder
Place Selections in PSP Selection Folder
Open Mask and minimise
Place Preset where you can find it - I usually leave it in the supplies folder

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


File/New/New Raster Layer 1000 pixels x 700 pixels as follows:

nl

Change Foreground Colour to Sunburst Gradient 
sg_sunny blue skies.PSPGradient as follows:

gradient

Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Sorting Tiles as follows:

sorting

Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror/Default Settings

Step Three:
Layers/Duplicate
Close Off Raster 1 and select copy of Raster 1 Layer
Effects/Geometric Effects/Skew as follows:

skew

Repeat Effects/Geometric Effects/Skew/Skew Angle -45 degrees

Step Four:
Effects/Plugins/Flaming Pear/Flexify 2/Preset Flexify 2 q2q OR as follows:

flexify

Step Five:
Change Blend Mode to Overlay and Opacity to 80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds

Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters/Emboss (light)/Default Settings
Open Raster 1 BUT stay on Copy of Raster 1

Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TakingTea from Disk as follows:

sELECTION

Promote Selection to Layer
Effects/Plugins/L en K landksiteofwonders/palmyre as follows:

polmyre

Change Blend to Hard Light
Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Mirror Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Toadies/What Are You?/Default Settings
Select Copy of Raster 1 Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load SelectionD.D.TakingTea2 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/L en K landsiteofwonders/Mayra as follows:

mayrA

Repeat
Plugins/L en K landsiteofwonders/Mayra once
Selections/Select None
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror as follows:

rotating
 
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Distortion Effects/Polar Co-ordinates as follows:

polar

Change Blend Mode to Multiply or blend of your choice
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
as follows:

ds mask

Step Eight:
Select Raster 1
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TakingTea3 from Disk
Promote Selection to Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Noise as follows:

add noise

Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise libellulegraphisme_Clough-Tea-And-Roses.png or image of your choice
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders as follows:

select borders

Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise Add Noise
Selections/None
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds frame

Step Nine:
Maximise yld-Tube-Misted-266.ng
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Carefully remove the tuber's watermark
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset clock

Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Repeat twice
Plugins/Adjust/Variations/Original
/More Blue/Current Pick

Step Ten:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Background Colour
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask from Image (find creation.tine_masque116 ) as follows:

mask

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

Step Eleven:
Image/Mirror Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset mask

Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Using the Deform/Pick Tool, pull the mask over to the left border as shown below

pull

Deselect Deform/Pick Tool

Step Twelve:
Edit/Copy Special  Copy Merged
Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Canvas Size as follows:

canvas

Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:

perspective

Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror

Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow

Step Thirteen:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Selections/Select All
Edit/Copy
Image/Add Borders/30 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Blur/Radial Blur as follows:

spin

Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror/Default Settings
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow

Step Fourteen:

Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Blur/Radial Blur
Plugins/L en K landsiteofwonders/Adonis as follows:

adonis

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Effects/Reflection Effects/Rotating Mirror/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Selections/Select None

Step Fifteen:
Maximise your main image
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place to the left of the Layer
Add a Drop Shadow if necessary
Maximise D.D.Text.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place in bottom right corner
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Add your own watermark if you wish
Image/Add Borders/2 pixels/Background Colour

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

Image/Resize/1000 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

Betty
BETTY

MARIE
MARIE
Sjoertdje
SJOERTDJE

Vera
VERA MENDES

INGE
INGE-LORE

Michele
MICHELE B
MICHELE 2
MICHELE B

Sylviane
SYLVIANE

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