Marja-Ava

Ava

you wil find the orignal tutorial here

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 

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 27 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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

Colors

set FG to color 1 and BG to White

To preserve original files => ALWAYS duplicate 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 new black image of 800 x 500 pixels

2
set FG to color 1 and BG color to color 2
prepare a linear gradient in the BG box of the material palette

2
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 40 px

3
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with the gradient

4
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => Paper Textures / Mineral Paper, Limestone / default settings

5
set BG to White
selections => select all
selections => modify => contract => 30 px

6
layers => new raster layer
flood fill selection with BG color
selections => modify => contract => 10 px
hit the DELETE key of your keyboard
selections => select none

7
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 5 / 5 / 50 / 5 / black
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => -5 / -5 / 50 / 5 / black

8
layers => merge => merge down
copy / paste « Ava Deco mpd © » as new layer

9
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : 120 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

10
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 10 / black

11
copy / paste « Ava Deco 1 mpd © » as new layer

12
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : -140 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

13
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 10 / black

14
copy / paste « Ava Deco 2 mpd © » as new layer

15
effects => image effects => offset => H : 25 / V : 57 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

16
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 10 / black

17
copy / paste « Flowers 27 mpd © » as new layer

18
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 80%

19
effects => image effects => offset => H : 220 / V : 20 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

20
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 10 / black

21
copy / paste « Femme 109 mpd © » as new layer

22
effects => image effects => offset => H : -100 / V : 0 / tick « custom » and « transparent »

23
adjust => one step photo fix / default settings
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 30 / black

24
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 15 px black

25
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 800 px width

26
enable the Text tool and type « Ava » with a font of your choice
place where you like

27
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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