Ildiko
Marja works with PSP12
I work with PSP20 Ultimate
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
It is stricly forbidden to modify images, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog,
to make a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.
Thank you to respect Marja’s work and the tubers work.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation
And I’ll fix the problem as soon as I can
Supplies
you can download the supplies on Marja’s original tutorial
OR HERE
place the selection into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
open the mask and minimize to tray
save your work often in case of problems with your psp
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors and tubes
this tutorials has 43 steps
Hints and Tips
TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror »has become --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » has become --> image => mirror => mirror vertical
Plugins needed
Filters Unlimited – VM Distortion
Filters Unlimited – Funhouse
Filters Unlimited – Bkg Designers sf 10 I
Penta.com
Virtual Painter 4 (layer with the effect applied to the image added to the supplies provided)
Graphic Plus
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 – Impact
Colors
prepare a Linear gradient into the BG box of the materials palette
To preserve original files => ALWAYS duplicate the tubes and decorations provided
close the original files and work with the copies
1
Create a transparent image of 800 x 500 pixels
flood fill with the gradient
2
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => VM Distortion / Tilomat 2000
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> => Cruncher => 8 / 8
4
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Funhouse => Vibes => top slider : 6
don’t change other settings
5
effects => edge effects => enhance
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => Penta.com => Color Dot => distance : 5
don’t change other settings
7
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 15 / 15 / 45 / 20 / black
8
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2
9
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => Virtual Painter 4
With Filter => Pastel
By Material => Stucco (Rough)
then click on the blue checkmark
10
selections => select none
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 15 / 15 / 45 / 20 / black
11
highlight top layer
set FG to color 3
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 3
12
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => select none
13
effects => texture effect => Blinds
effects => distortion effects => Wind / from left / 95
15
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
effects => image effects => offset => H : -190 / V : 228 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
16
layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset => H : 260 / V : -228 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
17
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
18
copy / paste « Ildiko deco by mpd © » as new layer
19
effects => image effects => offset => H : 50 / V : 40 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
20
copy / paste « Ildiko deco 1 by mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it
21
set FG color to color 2 and BG color to color 3
prepare a Linear gradient into the BG box of the materials palette
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 4
23
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with the gradient
layers => duplicate
24
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 20
25
layers => merge => merge down
selections => modify => contract => 15 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
26
highlight bottom layer
selections => promote selection to layer
layers => arrange => bring to top
27
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 20
keep selection active
28
copy / paste « deco 23 mpd © » as new layer
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 80%
29
place the decoration into the selection
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
layers => merge => merge down
30
effects => plugins => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass
settings tab => Clear
Basic tab =>...
selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 45 / 20 / black
32
copy / paste « Butterflies mpd © » as new layer
33
effects => image effects => offset => H : -240 / V : 10 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
34
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 45 / 20 / black
35
copy / paste « Flowers 16 mpd © » as new layer
36
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 80%
effects => image effects => offset => H : 260 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
37
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 45 / 20 / black
38
copy / paste « Ildiko Text by mpd © » as new layer
39
effects => image effects => offset => H : -20 / V : 5 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
40
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
set FG to color 2
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px FG color
35 px white
2 px FG color
41
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width
copy / paste « Black line mpd © » as new layer
42
effects => image effects => offset => H : -275 / V : 200 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
43
Add Marja’s Watermark
apply your watermark
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
Save your work as a jpeg file
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