Valentine’s Day

Original tutorial can be found HERE

Material

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Filters Used
Unlimited 2
AAA Frame
Thank Clopclo and Renée Graphisme to share your plugins' pages


Colors


use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab it and move it

Realization
1
open alpha layer, duplicate it
close orignal image (to preserve it) and work with the copy

2
flood fill with a linear gradient -> 45 / 0 / « invert » unchecked

3
layers -> duplicate

4
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Button and Frame / Glass Frame 1

5
effects -> geometric effects - > perspective horizontal / -90 / transparent

6
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #1
DELETE (delete key of your keyboard)
keep selection active

7
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 2

8
open mask 1 and minimize it to tray

9
layers -> new mask layer -> from image

layers -> merge -> merge group

10
effects -> edge effects -> enhance
selections -> select none

11
layrs -> arrange -> move down

12
highlight top layer and merge down
iamge -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 50%

13
layers -> load mask from disk -> mask 20/20

14
layers -> merge -> merge group
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more

15
effects -> image effects -> offset

16
layers -> duplicate
effects -> image effects -> offset

17
layers -> duplicate
effects -> image effects -> offset as before (don’t change settings)

18
layers -> merge -> merge down TWICE

19
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down

20
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 30 / black

21
highlight Alpha layer
new mask layer from image

effects -> edge effects -> enhance more
layers -> merge -> lmerge group

23
highlight top layer
effets -> image effects -> offset

24
highlight Alpha layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #2
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection misted decoration tube
effects -> edge effects -> enhance
selections -> select none

25
highlight top layer
layers -> load mask from disk -> mask 20/20 (check « invert transparency »)

layers -> merge -> merge group
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more

26
highlight Alpha layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #2
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill white

27
opan mask « Flower » and minimize it to tray

28
new mask layer from image

effects -> edge effects -> enhance more
layers -> merge -> merge group
selections -> select none

29
layerzs -> merge -> merge visible

30
image -> add borders -> check « symmetric » -> ...
2 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1

31
effects -> plugins -> AAA Frame -> Foto Frame

32
selections -> select all
selections -> modify -> contract -> 40 pixels

33
selections -> modify -> select selection borders

34
flood fill with gold pattern (provided)

selections -> select none

35
selections -> select all
selections -> modify -> contract -> 40 pixels

36
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections -> select none

37
image -> add borders -> check « symmetric » -> 60 pixels color 1

38
select this border with magic wand tool
effects -> texture effects -> Texture Crystal (provided)

39
selections -> modify -> select selection borders

40
flood fill with gold pattern as in step 31
selections -> select none

41
selections -> select all
selections -> modify -> contract -> 60 pixels

42
close the padlock of the layer
effects -> 3D effects -> cutout

43
open the padlock
selections -> invert
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections -> select none

44
copy / paste as new layer decoration tube
don’t move it

45
copy / paste as new layer Text tube
move it where you like

46
open couple’s tube and erase the watermark
copy / paset as new layer
image -> reszie -> 90%
move it properly (see final result)
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 30 / 10 / black

47
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

48
image -> resize -> check « resize all layers » -> 900 pixels (width)

49
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

50
apply your watermark and save as... type .jpeg
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