Marja-Embrace yourself

Embrace yourself

you wil find the orignal tutorial here

Marja dedicated this tutorial to Greet P. (Gret knows why...)
This tutorial is a personal creation.
Marja works with PSP12
I work with PSP20 Ultimate
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP
however, the results might be different using another version of PSP

Any resemblance with another one would be pure coincidence.
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 (if any) into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
open the mask (if any) 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 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Unlimited 2
Texture (ou Textures)
Filters Unlimited - Filter Factory Gallery V *
Itali@n Editors Effect
Xero
Toadies *
Graphics Plus
* => import into Unlimited 2

Colors

set FG to color 1 and GB to color 2

To preserve original files => ALWAYS duplicate the tubes and decorations provided
close the original files and work with the copies
save your work often in case of problems with your PSP

1
Create a transparent image of 800 x 500 pixels
flood fill with BG color

2
effects = > plugins => Texture => Texturizer

3
prepare a Linear gradient in the BG box of material palette

4
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with the gradient

5
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%

6
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Filter Factory Gallery V / Ommadawn / default settings

7
effects = > plugins => It@lian Editors Effects / Effeto Fantasma / 20 / 20

8
effects => plugins => Xero => SoftMood / 50 / 50

9
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black

10
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

11
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color
selections => select none

12
effects = > plugins => It@lian Editors Effects / Effeto Fantasma / 20 / 20
blend mode of the layer : Dodge

13
set FG to color 3
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

14
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color

15
selections => modify => contract => 4 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

16
effects = > plugins => It@lian Editors Effects / Effeto Fantasma / 10 / 10

17
effects => edge effects => enhance
blend mode of the layer : Luminance

18
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black

19
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down

20
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

21
set BG to color 2
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with BG color

22
effects = > plugins => Texture => Texturizer
don’t change the settings

23
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Toadies => *Sucking Toad* Bevel II.2 / 80 / 80 / 80
selections => select none

24
layers => duplicate
highlight layer below
effects = > plugins => It@lian Editors Effects / Effeto Fantasma / 20 / 20

25
effects => edge effects => enhance more
highlight top layer
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -10 / -10 / 50 / 5 / black

26
layers => merge => merge down
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

27
highlight layer below
selections => promote selection to layer
layers => arrange => bring to top
selections => select none
blend mode of the layer : Luminance

28
copy / paste « Embrace deco by mpd © » as new layer

29
effects => image effects => offset => H : -320 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

30
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black

31
copy / paste « Embrace deco 1 by mpd © » as new layer

32
effects => image effects => offset => H : -195 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

33
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black

34
enable the Selection tool / custom selection

35
set FG to color 3
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color

36
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel / white

37
selections => modify => contract => 8 px
layers => new raster layer

38
copy / paste the wharacter tube into selection

39
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
selections => select none
layers => merge => merge down

40
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%

41
effects => image effects => offset => H : 100 / V : 45 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

42
layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset => H : -150 / V : -100 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

43
layers => merge => merge down
layers => arrange => move down
blend mode of the layer : Overlay

44
highlight top layer
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 10 / 10 / 50 / 5 / black

45
copy / paste « Embrace deco 2 by mpd © » as new layer
place on the right (see final result)

46
copy / paste « Embrace text by mpd © » as new layer
place

47
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
set FG to color 1

48
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px FG color
selections => select all

49
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 30 px BG color
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black

50
selections => invert
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Cross Shadow / default settings
selections => select none

51
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 2 px FG color

52
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width

53
copy / paste « Embrace deco 3 by mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it

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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