Cameron
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
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 selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
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 26 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
no plugin needed
Colors
set FG to color 1
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 WHITE image of 850 x 550 pixels
2
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1
flood fill selection with color 1
layers => new raster layer
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 2 / 2 / 80 / 2 / black
4
layers => new raster layer
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -2 / -2 / 80 / 2 / black
selections => select none
5
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
6
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 75 / 15 / black
7
copy / paste « Cameron deco by mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it
8
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 75 / 15 / black
9
copy / paste « Cameron deco 1 by mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it
10
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 75 / 15 / black
11
set FG to color 2 and BG to color 3
in the BG box, prepare a sunburst gradient this way
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2
13
fill selection with the gradient
selections => select none
14
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 75 / 15 / black
15
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => merge => merge down
16
copy / paste « Cameron deco 2 by mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it
17
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 75 / 15 / black
18
copy / paste « Cameron deco 3 by mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it
19
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 75 / 15 / black
20
copy / paste « Femme 77 mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it
if you use another tube or want this tube to be elswhere, don’t hesitate of course
21
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 75 / 15 / black
22
copy / paste « Cameron Text by mpd © » as new layer
place properly
23
set FG to color 1
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
24
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px FG color
25
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width
26
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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If you create a tag (using other tubes than those provided) with this tutorial
and wish it to be shown, send it to me !
It will be a real pleasure for me to add it to the gallery at the bottom of this translation
