This tutorial is written by Denise D. on 10th January, 2024

EASTER 2024

 


       

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

Click on the Box to download Supplies

Supplies
You will need to supply:

A main image of a person
(approximately 500 pixels x 500 pixels)
Image of rabbits or other easter image
Image of Easter Eggs

Thank you Lisat for the use of your image:

You can join this Group at:

http://lemondedelisat.free.fr/bienvenue/bienvenue.html


Supplies included with the Tutorial

D.D.JoyeousPaques.png

D.D.WhiteBouquet.png

Vyp_adele_cadre.pspimage

Signature.png

Selections:
D.D.Easter2024

Mask:
c25 masques 2012 inedit 122.jpg

Plugins:
MuRa's Meister
MuRa's Seamless
Eye Candy 4000
Eye Candy 5.0
Texture
AB01
Filters Unlimited 2/Tramages

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 #d8deb0
Set your Background colour to #639eb7

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

File/New/New Raster Layer 1000 pixels x 650 pixels as follows:



Step Two:
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Meister/Cloud as follows:




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



Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Adjust/Add/Remove Noise/Add Noise as follows:



Step Four:
Layers/New Mask Layer/From Image (find c25 masques 2012 inedit 122.jpg) as follows:



Effects/Edge Effects/Enhance
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects/Plugins/MuRa's Seamless/Emboss at Alpha/Default Settings
Change Blend Mode to Overlay or blend of your choice
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab as follows:



Step Five:
Maximise your Rabbit image
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Six:
Selections/Load/Save Selection/Load Selection D.D.Easter2024 from Disk as follows:



 Layers/New Raster Layer
Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Texture/Texturizer/Stained Glass as follows:



Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 5.0/Impact/Glass/Clear
Layers/Duplicate
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Layers/Duplicate
Repeat Offset
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat once

Step Seven:
Layers/Merge/Merge Down
Repeat once
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Maximise your image of Easter eggs
Reduce to a size approximately 450 pixels by 300 pixels
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Move Down to under the Rabbit Layer
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:



Add a drop shadow if necessary

Step Eight:
Maximise D.D.WhiteBouquet.png
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place this image behind the rabbits
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Maximise D.D.Joyeux Paques.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New Layer
Layers/Arrange/Bring to Top
Effects/Image Effects/Offset as follows:




Step Nine:
Select Raster 1
Layers/Duplicate
Close off Raster 1
Layers/Merge/Merge Visible
Image/Resize/90% as follows:



Open Raster 1
Staying on Raster 1
Effects/Plugins/AB01/CloseUp Grid as follows:



You will have to play with the settings to suit the colours you have used
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Image
Minimise for later

Step Eleven:
Selection the Merged Layer
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 135
Image/Add Borders/5 pixels/white
Selections/Invert
Change Background Colour to #00afb5
Change Foreground Gradient to Foreground/Background/Linear Gradient as follows:



Flood fill with Foreground Gradient
Effects/Plugins/Filters Unlimited 2.0/Tramages/PoolShadow/Default Settings
Selections/Invert
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Selections/Select All
Image/Add Borders/40 pixels/White
Selections/Invert
Promote Selection to Layer
Maximise image made earlier
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste into Selection
Keep Selected

Step Twelve:
Layers/New Raster Layer
Maximise Vyp_adele_cadre.pspimage
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste into Selection
Change Blend Mode to Luminance Legacy
Selections/Select None
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab
Repeat Shadowlab/Direction 315
Maximise your main image
(approximately 500 pixels x 500 pixels)
Edit/Copy  Edit/Paste as New Layer
Place in bottom right corner
see my image for placement
Effects/Plugins/Eye Candy 4000/Shadowlab

Step Eleven:
Maximise Signature.png
Edit/Copy   Edit/Paste as New layer
Place in a suitable place on the Layer

OPTIONAL STEP:
Effects/Plugins/AAA Filters/Custom Filter/Landscape

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


MARIE


SJOERTDJE


BETTY


INGE-LORE

INGE-LORE 2

MICHELE B


MICHELE B


SYLVIANE


SYLVIANE 2
For other Versions of this Tutorial, please go to:

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