This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 3rd April, 2019

TRUE BEAUTY



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

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Thank you Mina for your Italian Translation:

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Supplies
  Images:
special gift.png
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D.D.TrueBeauty2.png
101perles1.png

Signature.png

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If you are the owner of this image, please contact me
so that credit can be given to you   

Pattern:
D.D.TrueBeauty.jpg

Textures:
iron04

Mask:
sc_edge002

Selections:
D.D.TrueBeauty
D.D.TrueBeauty1
D.D.TrueBeauty2
D.D.TrueBeauty3

Presets:
D.D.TrueBeauty
D.D.TrueBeauty1
Double Click on the   icon in your supplies folder to install this Preset in your Plugin.


Plugins:
dsb flux
Simple
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0./Impact
Filters Unlimited 2.0
MuRa's Meister

Found here:

and

Notes:
This Tutorial was created in PSP 2019 Ultimate.... 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  #fefae2 
Set your Background colour to #afbb9f

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

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



File/New/New Image 850 pixels x 600 pixels as follows:



Flood fill with Gradient

Step Two:
Selections/Select All
Maximise D.D.TrueBeauty2.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Simple/Zoom Out and Flip
Effects/Plugins/dsb flux/Radial Transmission as follows:



Adjust/Hue and Saturation/Vibrancy as follows:



Step Three:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.True Beauty from Disk as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture as follows:



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

  

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



Repeat Drop Shadow with -3 H and V settings

Step Four:
Maximise 101perles1.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/30%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Copies as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Five:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TrueBeauty1 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders/5 pixels/Both Sides as follows:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Brushed Metal/D.D.TrueBeauty1 OR as follows:

    

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None

Step Six:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Resize/85% as follows:



Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Effects/Texture/Blinds as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen

Step Seven:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TrueBeauty2 from Disk
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Change Background Colour to Pattern D.D.TrueBeauty.jpg with the following settings:



Flood Fill with Background Pattern
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Convolution Filters/Emboss Light as follows:



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



Selections/Modify/Contract 25 pixels
Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with Gradient
Effects/Texture Effects/Texture/iron04 
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise D.D.True Beauty2.jpg
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow BUT untick Shadow on New Layer Box
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
Maximise 101perles1.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/30%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Copies as follows:



Effect/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



Step Ten:
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/65 pixels/Background Colour
Magic Wand with the following settings



Select Border with Magic Wand
Effects/Texture Effects/Blinds as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Load/Save Mask/Load Mask sc_edge002 from Disk as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen More
Layers/Merge/Merge Group

Step Eleven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Layers/Arrange/Send to Bottom
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Select Group Raster 1
Selections/Invert
Layers/New Raster Layer
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:



Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/1 pixels/Foreground Colour
Image/Add Borders/8 pixels/Background Colour
Select with Magic Wand
Effects/Plugins/dsb flux/Bright Noise as follows:



Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Foreground Colour

Step Twelve:
Maximise Vyp_Lilas_deco01.pspimage
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.TrueBeauty3 from Disk
Select Delete Button
Selections/Select None
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow BUT change colour to #ad5f72
Layers/Duplicate
Image/Mirror/Horizontal Or Image/Mirror
Image/Mirror/Vertical OR Image/Flip

Step Thirteen:
Maximise special gift.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Carefully remove the Tuber's Watermark with Eraser Tool
Image/Resize/85%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Opacity to 95%
Effects/3D Effects/Drop Shadow as follows:



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


FRAN


LILLIAN


SHIRLEY NZ


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INGE-LORE

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