Tutorial 2017
This
tutorial is written by
Denise D. on 24th July, 2023
from
my own ideas.
Any
resemblance to other tutorials is
co-incidental and unintentional.
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AFRICAN
SUNSET


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

Click on the Box to download Supplies
Supplies
Supplies
included with the Tutorial
Alpha Channel
Choice of backgrounds
D.D.AfricanSunset.png
Signature.png
Deco:
D.D.Deco.png
D.D.Deco1.png
Mask:
Narah_mask_0659.jpg
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Preset:
Emboss 3 Preset
Selections:
D.D.AfricanSunset1
D.D.AfricanSunset1.2
D.D.AfricanSunset1.3
Supplies
you need to provide:
Main
image suitable for your design
Misted Background scenery
The images I have used can be
found on Pinterest
Plugins:
MuRa's Meister
Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus
Eye Candy 4000
Texture
Carolaine & Sensibility
Filters
Unlimited 2.0/&<BKg Designer sf1011>
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 #684c84
Set your
Background colour to #afa7c3
Step One:
Place Emboss 3 Preset in your PSP Preset Folder
Open Mask and Minimise
Open
graphics in PSP, duplicate (Shift
D) and close the original.
Open Alpha Channel
Duplicate and close Original
We will work on the duplicate where the selections are hidden
If
you are using the Selections:
Place Selections in PSP Selection
Folder
File/New/New
Raster Layer as follows:

Step Two:
Selections/Select
All
Maximise your background of choice (I used Background 1.jpg)
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste into Selection
Selections/Select None
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Side by Side Preset OR as follows:

Step Three:
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Perspective Tiling as follows:

Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Sandstone as
follows:
Step
Four:
Effects/3D Effects/Geometric/Spherize as follows:
/
Repeat Effects/3D Effects/Geometric/Spherize
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #1 from Alpha Channel
(Selections/Load/Save
Selection/D.D.AfricanSunset1 from Disk)
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Graphics Plus/Cross Shadow as
follows:

Selections/Select None
Step Five:
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:

Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Step Six:
Select Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/&<BKg Designer sf1011>/Moire
Blocks as follows:

Step Seven:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Change Foreground Colour to Foreground/Background Sunburst Gradient as
follows:

Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugin/Carolaine & Sensibility/CS-LDots as
follows:

Step
Eight:
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find
Narah_mask_0659.jpg) as follows:

Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/User Defined Filter/Emboss 3 or as follows:

Step Nine:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection #2
from Alpha Channel
(Selection/Load/Save Selection/D.D.AfricanSunset1.2 from Disk)
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise your Misted Background scenery image
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste into Selection
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Selections/Select None
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Step Ten:
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Seamless Tiling/Side By Side settings as before
Change Opacity to 80%
Select Raster 1
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load/Selection#3 from Alpha Channel
(Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.AfricanSunset1.3
from Disk)
Promote Selection to Layer
Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur as follows:

Effects/Plugins/Carolaine & Senibility/CS_HLines as follows:

Repeat CS_HLines once
Selections/Select None
Step Eleven:
Edit/Copy Special/Copy Merged
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/3 pixels/Background Colour
Effects/3D Effects/Cutout as follows:

Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/40 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Edit/Paste into Selection
Adjust/Blur Radial Blur as follows:

Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Sandstone
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select None
Step
Twelve:
Image/Add Borders 3 pixels/Background Colour
Layers/Duplicate
Image Resize/95% as follows:

Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Step Thirteen:
Maximise image of a person
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place at bottom left corner
(see my image for placement)
Add a Drop Shadow of your choice if required
Select Copy of Background Layer
Maximise D.D.Deco1.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:

Image/Negative Image
Effects/User Defined Filter/Emboss 3
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Step Fourteen:
Maximise D.D.Deco.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Leave where it is.
Adjust the colour to suit your creation
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise D.D.AfricanSunset.png
Edit/Copy Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place where appropriate on the Layer
Step Fifteen:
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/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

INGE-LORE

MARIE

BETTY

SJOERTDJE

SYLVIANE

MICHELE B

MICHELE B

VERA MENDES
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