Tutorial 2017
This
tutorial is written by
Denise D. on 10th April, 2024
from
my own ideas.
Any
resemblance to other tutorials is
co-incidental and unintentional.
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TAKING
TEA

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

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

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:
AND

Double
Click on the
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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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:

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

Flood fill with Gradient
Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/Medhi/Sorting
Tiles as follows:

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:

Repeat Effects/Geometric Effects/Skew/Skew Angle -45 degrees
Step Four:
Effects/Plugins/Flaming Pear/Flexify 2/Preset
Flexify 2 q2q OR as follows:

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

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:

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

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:

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

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

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

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:

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:

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

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:

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:

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Step Eleven:
Image/Mirror Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

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

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

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

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:

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:

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

MARIE

SJOERTDJE

VERA MENDES

INGE-LORE

MICHELE B

MICHELE B

SYLVIANE
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