TRIBUTE TO SANTA

Tutorial 2017

This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 30th September, 2021

from my own ideas.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is co-incidental and unintentional.
If you wish to share my Tutorials, you MUST obtain my permission first.
All I ask is that you advise me and credit for the tutorial is given to me and linked to
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TRIBUTE TO SANTA

santa

Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation

Thank you Vera Mendes for this Portuguese Translation

Thank you Vera Mendes for this Spanish Translation

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
Images:
Christmas_ClusterFrames_Freebi_by_Carolina_Cluster3.png
I don't have a link for this tuber.

13508436287_noel_nikita.png
You can join this Group at:

http://www.reveries.fr/

BJP-SANTA ON THE ROOF.png
195_(XMAS)_SANTA&REINDEER~NLB.png
!!!)_XmasBells-Ds-Carte-TUB-TR.png
052_(XMAS)_JCSanta EGS 12.16.png
Text.png
DeniseD signature.png

Some of these image were obtained from the Internet
If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you

Textures:
Corel_08_048
(may show up as Stripes 29)

Patterns:
Gold_glitter.jpg

Mask:
w-maske25_sigrid.jpg
wintermaske019_sigrid-759721.jpg

Colour Swatch

You can join this group at:

http://sigridshomepage.bplaced.de

Selections:
D.D.TributeToSanta
D.D.TributeToSanta2
D.D.TributeToSanta3
D.D.TributeToSanta4

Plugins:
MuRa's Seamless
Eye Candy 4000

&<Sandflower Specials V> (Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Graphics Plus
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.

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.

swatch

Set your Foreground colour to #ab0d00
Set your Background colour to #fbe2b1

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

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

Maximise Christmas_ClusterFrames_Freebi_by_Carolina_Cluster3.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/75% as follows:

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

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

offset frame

Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset frame 2

Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset frame 3

Step Three:
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Repeat Once
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Objects/Align/Centre in Canvas
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TributeToSanta from Disk as follows:

Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background Sunburst Gradient as follows:

gradoient

Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture Corel_08_048 (may show up as Stripes 29) as follows:

texture

Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise BJP-SANTA ON THE ROOF.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Image/Resize 95%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More

Step Four:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TributeToSanta2 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/Corel_08_048
Selections/Select None
Select Merged Layer
  Maximise 052_(XMAS)_JCSanta EGS 12.16.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Mirror/Horizontal OR Image/Mirror
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset santa 2

Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

Step Five:
Select Merged Layer
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TributeToSanta3 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise 195_(XMAS)_SANTA&REINDEER~NLB.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow
Layers/Merge/Merge VISIBLE
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Background Colour to Pattern Gold_glitter.jpg as follows:

pattern

Flood fill with Background Pattern
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image/find w-maske25_©sigrid.jpg as follows:

mask1

Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:

ds3

Step Six:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials V>/Pool Shadow as follows:

poolshadow

Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout (some verisions of PSP may need a new Layer here) as follows:

cut out

Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Promote Background to Layer
Image/Canvas Size as follows:

canvas

Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Flood fill with Background Pattern
Selections/Select All
Selections/Modify/Contract/15 pixels
Selections/Invert
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:

bevel

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

shadow2lab

Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Invert

Step Eight:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill Layer with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials V>/Pool Shadow
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask (findwintermaske019_sigrid-759721.jpg) from Disk as follows:

mask

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TributetoSanta4 from Disk
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave as follows:

weave

Promote Selection to Layer
Selections/Select None
Effects/Distortion Effects/Polar Co-ordinate as follows:

polar

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000 Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Select Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000 Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135

Step Ten:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/50 pixels/Foreground Colour
Selections/Invert
Effects/Texture Effects/Weave 2 as follows:

weave 2

Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Button Beveler ll as follows:

beveller

Step Eleven:
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/10 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/&<Sandflower Specials V>/Pool Shadow
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel
Selections/Select None
Maximise 13508436287_noel_nikita.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offaset girl

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Twelve:
Maximise!!!)_XmasBells-Ds-Carte-TUB-TR.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/80%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset bells

Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise Text.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

offset text

Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise DENISED Signature.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom of Layer
Add your Watermark
Layers/Merge All Flatten
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

FRAN

LILLIAN

INGE-LORE

VERA MENDES

FOR OTHER VERSIONS OF THE TUTORIAL
PLEASE GO TO:

https://escapingtopsp2.blogspot.com/