Lexa
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
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 54 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
L&K LandsiteofWonders
AAA Frames
Unlimited 2
Mura’s Meister
Toadies
Flaming Pear
Colors
To preserve original files => ALWAYS duplicate the tubes and decorations provided
close the original files and work with the copies
1
Create a BLACK new image of 800 x 500 pixels
2
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with BG color
3
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Background Designers IV> => @Night Shadow / default settings
4
effects => plugins => L en K’s => Zitah
5
enable the Selection tool / custom selection
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => distortion effects => Pixelate
tick « Symmetric » / Block Width : 15 / Block height : 15
7
effects => edge effects => enhance more
effects => edge effects => enhance
selection => select none
8
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
9
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 55 / 25 / black
10
highlight bottom layer
enable the Selection tool / custom selection
selections => promote selection to layer
layers => arrange => bring to top
12
effects => artistic effects => Enamel / white
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel
14
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
15
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 55 / 25 / black
blend mode of the layer : Luminance
16
highlight bottom layer
layers => duplicate
17
effects => distortion effects => Pixelate
tick « Symmetric » / Block Width : 55 / Block height : 55
effects => edge effects => enhance more
effects => edge effects => enhance
18
effects => plugins => Mura’s Meister => Perspective Tiling
effects => edge effects => enhance
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 55 / 25 / black
20
highlight bottom layer
enable the Selection tool / custom selection
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => Art Media Effects => brush strokes / FG color
effects => edge effects => enhance more
selection => select none
23
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 55 / 5 / black
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -5 / -5 / 55 / 5 / black
24
highlight top layer
enable the Selection tool / custom selection
set BG color to color 3
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with BG color
26
effects => plugins => AAA Frame Works
selections => modify => contract => 30 px
effects => texture effects => straw wall / white
28
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
29
enable the Selection tool / custom selection
prepare a rectangular gradient in BG box of the materials palette
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with BG gradient
32
effects => plugins => Toadies => Sucking Toad Bevel 1 => 219/ 46 / 176
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effects => edge effects => enhance more
selection => select none
34
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -5 / -5 / 65 / 5 / black
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layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
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copy / paste « Lexa Deco by mpd © » as new layer
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effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 90 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
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copy / paste « Flowers 48 mpd © » as new layer
39
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 80%
effects => image effects => offset => H : -300 / V : -50 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
40
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => plugins => Flaming Pear => Flood
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 80%
42
effects => image effects => offset => H : 560 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
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copy / paste « Femme 56 mpd © » as new layer
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effects => image effects => offset => H :0 / V : -5 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
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effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 65 / 15 / black
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set BG color to color 2
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
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image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 2 px FG
selection => select all
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image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 40 px BG color
selection => invert
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effects => plugins => AAA Frame Works / width => 20
don’t change other settings
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selection => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 65 / 15 / black
selection => select none
51
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width
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copy / paste « Lexa deco 1 by mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it
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copy / paste « Tex tLexa deco L701 mpd © » as new layer
place where you like
54
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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