Flowers For Daddy
Original tutorial can be found HERE
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Material
2 characters tubed by Jacotte
decoration tubes found on the net
Open all tubes with PSP, duplicate them and close the originals
work with the copies
open the Alpha layer (selections) - windown/duplicate
close the original and work with the copy
Filters Used
Italian Editors Effects/Picture in Picture
Unlimited 2/Factory G/Glass Pyramid
Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow
Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling
AP Innovations /Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass
Unlimited 2/&<Bkg Kaleidoscope>/X Tile Maker 1.0
AAA Frame/Foto Frame
AFS IMPORT/sqborder
Colors
color 1 -> foreground color -> #f9e0c1
color 2 -> background color -> #dc8445c
Use the paint brush to follow the steps
left click to grab it
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Realization
Step 1
activate the alpha layer
rename this layer “Raster 1”
Step 2
fill this layer with color 2
Step 3
layers/new raster layer
fill with a linear gradient ( 0 - 1 ) (light color in the middle)
Step 4
effects/plugins/Italian Editors Effects/Picture in Picture
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 5
effects/Unlimited 2/Filter Factory Gallery G/Glass Pyramids
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 40%
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 6
effects/plugins/Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow
Step 7
effects/Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling
Step 8
layers/duplicate
close the visibility toggle of this layer for the moment
Step 9
in the layers palette, activate Raster 2 (the layer below)
set the blend mode on “overlay” (or other according to your colors)
layers/merge/merge down
Step 10
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
fill the selection with a linear gradient ( 45 - 3 ) (uncheck “invert”)
Step 11
effects/texture effects/sandstone (color 1)
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 12
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 1
selections/modify/contract/5 pixels
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
Step 13
effects/3D effects/drop shadow ->
1 / -1 / 50 / 1 / black ** -1 / 1 / 50 / 1 / black
Step 14
layers/merge/merge down
Step 15
effects/geometrci effects/perspective horizontal
Step 16
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
Step 17
in the layers palette, activate Raster 1 (bottom layer)
effects/plugins/AP Innovations/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid
Step 18
in the layers palette, open the visibility toggle of the top layer, and activate it
view/rulers
activate the Pick tool (K) and pull the layer down to 440
press the M key of your keyboard to disable the tool
layers/arrange/move down
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on “hard light”
Step 19
in the layers palette, activate the top layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selections #2
layers/new raster layer
fill with a linear gradient ( 0- 1 ) (uncheck “invert”)
effects/artistic effects/enamel
Step 20
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 1
selections/modify/contract/5 pixels
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
effects/3De effects/drop shadow ->
1 / -1 / 50 / 1 / black ** -1 / 1 / 50 / 1 / black
layers/merge/merge down
Step 21
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selections #2 again
selections/modify/contract/5 pixels
acitvate the tube “295” (dad & child)
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
move it properly in the middle of the frame
selections/invert and press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 85%
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
layers/merge/merge down
Step 22
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
effects/distortion effects/lens distortion/pincushion
Step 23
in the layers palette, activate Raster 1 (bottom layer)
edit/copy
Step 24
in the layers palette,activate the top layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selections #3
layers/new raster layer
edit/paste into selection
Step 25
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass/Clear
Step 26
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 1
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down
Step 27
layers/duplicate - image/mirror - image/flip
effects/image effects/offset
Step 28
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / black
Step 29
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
Step 30
acitvate the tube of the girl
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck “resize all layers”/80%
move it to the right
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black
Step 31
decorate as you prefer, using the decoration tube provided (or others of course)
Step 32
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
Step 33
image/add borders/check “symmetric”/2 pixels color 2 and 2 pixels color 1
image/add borders/65 pixels color 2
select this border with the magic wand tool
fill the selection with a linear gradient ( 0- 1 ) (uncheck “invert”)
selections/promote selection to layer
Step 34
effects/plugins/&<Bkg Kaleidoscope>/Xtile Maker 1.0
effects/edge effects/enhance more
layers/merge/merge down
Step 35
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
selections/select none
Step 36
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/30 pixels
effects/plugins/AAA Frame/Foto Frame
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
Step 37
selections/invert
effects/plugins/AFS IMPORT/sqborder2
Step 38
effects/3D effects/buttonize/color 2
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
selections/select none
Step 39
image/add borders/check “symmetric” ->
2 pixels color 1
1 pixel black
Step 40
image/resize/width 900 pixels
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask
Step 41
apply your signature
file/save as... type jpeg
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