This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 24th  August, 2014

WATCHING AND WAITING





Thank you Inge-Lore for this German Translation


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

To follow Tutorial, hold down pencil - left click to move it

Click on the Box to download Supplies

To print click on Printer

Supplies
Montana Kates April Series Misc Animals 2 - 2.pspimage
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https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/montanakates-mists-only/info

29285.jpeg
D.D. Basket.pspimage

Font:
Storybook.TTF

Signature


Plugins:
Eye Candy 3.0
Eye Candy 4000
Graphics Plus
MuRa's Seamless
Neology (import into Filters Unlimited 2.0

Found here:
and


Notes:
This Tutorial was originally created in PSP X5 but reworked in Corel 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.

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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 #9e9349
Set your Background colour to #7185ba

Step One:
Place Pattern in PSP Pattern Folder
Place Mask in PSP Mask Folder
Export Brush to PSP Brush Folder
Open graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift D) and close the original.

File/New/New Image 750 pixels x 600 pixels as follows:



Selections/Select All
Maximise 29285.jpeg
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None

Step Two:
Effects/Reflection Effects/Kaleidoscope as follows:



Change Opacity to 80%
Layers/New Raster Layer
Selection Tools/Custom Selection with the following settings:



Edit/Paste into Selection
(your background image should still be active)

Step Three:
Selections/Modify/Select Selection Borders as follows:



Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient as follows:



Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Noise with the following settings:



Effects/Plugins/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow/Default settings
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow as follows:



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



Step Four:
Maximise Montana Kates April Series Misc Animals 2 - 2.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/90% as follows:



Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Change Opacity to 85%

Step Five:
Text Tool with the following settings:





Settings may vary according to your version of PSP
Write
Waiting for their Master…

(or words of your choice)
Convert to Raster Layer
Place towards the top of the Layer
See my image for placement
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow BUT change colour to White
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab BUT change the colour to White

Step Six:
Image/Add Borders/4 pixels/Background Colour
Magic Wand with the following settings:



Select Border with Magic Wand
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Nose
Effects/Plugins/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow BUT change colour to Black
Or
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab BUT change the colour to Black
Repeat Drop Shadow/Shadowlab/Direction 135
Selections/Select None
Edit/Copy
Image/Add Borders/25 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Neology/Checkered Tiling as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Effects/3D Effects/Inner Bevel as follows:



Selections/Select None

Step Seven:
Image/Add Borders/6 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Nose
Effects/Plugins/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow
Selections/Select None
Image/Add Borders/45 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Maximise Background 29285
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Neology/Psychoderma as follows:



Step Eight:
Maximise D.D. Basket.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Image/Resize/130%
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/White
Select with Magic Wand
Flood fill with Gradient
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Noise
Effects/Plugins/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 3.0/Drop Shadow
OR
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Selections/Select None

Step Nine:
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


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