Norah
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 selection (if any) into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP general folder
open the mask(s) (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 49 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Graphics Plus
Filter Factory Gallery N
VM Natural *
Toadies *
Mehdi
Penta.com
* => import into Unlimited 2
Colors
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
selections => select all
2
copy / paste « Norah BG » into selection
selections => select none
3
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Filter Factory Gallery N / Diamond Glass => 127 / 219 / 65 / 120
4
effects => edge effects => enhance
effects => plugins => Graphics Plus => Emboss / all settings to 0
5
layers => new raster layer
flood fill white
6
layers => new mask layer => from image
selections => select all / selections => float / selections => defloat
8
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => VM Natural / Downstairs / default settings
repeat this plugins once more (same sttings)
selections => select none
9
blend mode of the layer : Hard Light
layers => merge => merge visible
10
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Toadies => Plain Mosaic Blur => 15 / 23 / 255
11
effects => distortion effects => Wave
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Weaver
13
layers => new raster layer
flood fill white
layers => new mask layer => from image => « Mask324mpd©design »
14
layers => merge => merge group
blend mode of the layer : Dodge
opacity => 70%
15
layers => merge => merge visible
copy / paste « Norah deco by mpd © » as new layer
16
effects => image effects => offset => H : 30 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
blend mode of the layer : Overlay
17
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 1
selections => promote selection to layer
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 25
19
effects => plugins => Penta.com => Color Dot => Distance : 5
don’t change other settings
20
selections => select none
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 8 / 15 / 80 / 15 / black
21
highlight top layer
copy / paste « Norah deco 1 by mpd © » as new layer
don’t move it
22
set FG to color 1 and BG to color 2
23
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection # 2
24
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with FG color
selections => modify => contract => 3 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
25
in the BG box of the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient this way => ...
angle : 130 / repeats : 0 / UNtick « invert »
26
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with the gradient
selections => modify => contract => 15 px
27
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => AAA Frames => Foto Frame
selections => modify => contract => 10 px
layers => new raster layer
copy / paste « Femme 89 mpd » into selection
29
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
keep selection active
highlight layer below
30
selections => select all / selections => float / selections => defloat
31
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 8 / 15 / 80 / 15 / black
32
selections => select none
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down three times
33
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 8 / 15 / 80 / 15 / black
34
layers => duplicate
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 60%
35
effects => image effects => offset => H : 320 / V : 70 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
36
effects => plugins => Mura’s Meister => Copies
37
layers => duplicate
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : -200 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
38
layers => merge => merge down
blend mode => Hard Light
highlight bottom layer
39
copy / paste « Femme 89 mpd » as new layer
40
effects => image effects => offset => H : -380 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »
41
layers => arrange => move up
blend mode => Hard Light
opacity => 80%
42
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 8 / 15 / 80 / 15 / black
43
highlight top layer
copy / paste « WordArt by mpd © » as new layer
and place where you like
44
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px FG color
3 px BG color
selections => select all
45
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 40 px FG color
selections = invert
46
effects => 3D effects => Buttonize / black
47
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width
48
copy / paste « L729 text by mpd © » as new layer
place as shown on final result, or where you like
drop a shadow of your choice if you wish one
49
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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