This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 29th January, 2020

THREE OF A KIND



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

 Thank you Inge-Lore for your German Translation


Thank you Mina for your Italian Translation

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
  Images:
vintage sisters.png
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D.D.VintageRoses3.jpg
D.D.Vintage Roses2.png
D.D.Lace Frame

Signature.png
 This image was obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

Selections:
D.D.ThreeOfAKind
D.D.ThreeOfAKind2

Texture:
ov_paper.jpg

Swatch:


Plugins:
Alien Skin Eye Candy 3.0
OR
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000
Van Der Lee/Unplugged X
&<Sandflower Specials "v">
AFS IMPORTS
MuRa's Seamless
Xero
VM Distortion

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 #ffeca7
Set your Background colour to #c89d70

Step One:
Place Selection in PSP Selection Folder
Place Textures in PSP Texture Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

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



File/New/New Image 900 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:



Step Two:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.ThreeOfAKind from Disk as follows:



Promote Selection to Layer
Maximise D.D.VintageRoses3.jpg
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture ov_paper as follows:



Selections/Invert

Step Three:
Select Raster 1
Effects/Artistic Effects/Enamel as follows:



Selections/Modify/Contract 25 pixels
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise D.D.Vintage Roses 2.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None

Step Four:
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Effects/Plugins/Van Der Lee/Unplugged-X/Transition as follows:




Step Five:
Maximise D.D.Vintage Roses2.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/85% as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Leave where it is

Step Six:
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Image/Duplicate (Shift D)
Minimise for now
Selections/Load/Save Selection/LoadSelection D.D.ThreeOfAKind2 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient
Selections/Select None
Effects/Distortion Effects/Curliques as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:


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



Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders/7 pixels/White
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/&<Sandflower Specials "v">/Poolshadow as follows:



Step Eight:
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/&<Sandflower Specials "v">/Sparkle001 as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Cut Out as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Promote Background Layer
Image/Canvas Size as follows:



Maximise Copy of work minimised in Step Five
Edit/Copy
Back to original work,
Selections/Select All
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move to Bottom
Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None

Step Ten:
Effects/Plugins/VM Distortion/Flip Chop as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Maximise D.D.Lace Frame.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Eleven:
Maximise vintage sisters.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Image/Resize/70%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Carefully erase the tuber's watermark with Eraser Tool
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Opacity to 85%
Effects/Plugins/Xero/Clarity as follows;



Step Twelve:
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials "v">/Poolshadow
Selectons/Select None
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood Fill with Foreground Gradient BUT change Gradient to the following settings:



Effects/Plugins/VM Distortion/FlipChop as follows:



Effects/Plugins/AFS IMPORTS/sqborder2 as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Layers/New Raster Layer

Step Thirteen:
Maximise D.D.Lace Frame.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Repeat Inner Bevel once
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials "v">/Poolshadow
Selections/Select None
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


BETTY


FRAN


SHIRLEY


INGE-LORE


MINA

FOR OTHER VERSIONS OF THE TUTORIAL
PLEASE GO TO:


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