Lesson 563
"Two Steps Back"
This lesson was written on January 24, 2024 using psp12.
If you are working with a different version of PSP, the settings and filter effects may give a different effect. Play around with the settings until you get the desired result.
This lesson was conceived and written by me. Any similarity is purely coincidental.
In my lessons I use a color scheme
I list the colors by noting the color number in the color box, in the color scheme
Main tube is from
Masks are from
Other materials are made by myself, this will have mpd© behind it.
This lesson contains 32 steps
Supplies
Tube(s)
MPL Watermerk
Renee_TUBES_Divers-et-fleurs-2023-10
L563 text made by mpd©
L563 text 1 made by mpd©
Plugin(s)
Flaming Pear – Flood
Graphic Plus – Cross Shadow
Mask(s)
NarahsMask_1538
Narah_mask_0503
Narah_mask_0607
Narah_Mask_1064
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Preparation
Place the selection files in the selection folder of your Psp files
Open the tubes and the color scheme in your psp. Minimize them, except for the color scheme.
Set your foreground to color L563 and your background to color white
1.
Open a new image of 800x 500 pixels in black
2.
Layers / New raster layer
Flood/Fill/Tool/ Fill your layer with your foreground (color L563)
3.
Layers / New mask layer / From image and select mask:
NarahsMask_1538
4.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects / Geometric Effects/ Circle
Transparent checked
5.
Layers / New raster layer
Fill the layer with your foreground ( color L563)
Layers / New mask layer / From image and select mask:
Narah_mask_0503
Settings are still correct
6.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Layers / New raster layer
Fill the layer with your background color (white)
7.
Activate the mask Narah_mask_0607
Image / Rotate right
minimize the mask
Layers / New mask layer / From image and select mask:
Narah_mask_0607
settings are still correct
8.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
(when closing the mask do NOT save)
Set the Blend Mode to Overlay
Layers/Duplicate
Layers / Merge / Merge visible
9.
Effects / Geometric Effects/ Circle
Transparent checked
Edit / Repeat Circle
Again
Edit / Repeat Circle
10.
Minimize this image **
Open a new image of 800x 500 pixels in black
11.
Layers / New raster layer
en Fill the layer with your foreground color ( color L563)
Layers / New mask layer / From image and select mask:
Narah_Mask_1064
settings are still correct
12.
Layers/Merge/Merge Group
Effects / 3D-Effects/ Drop Shadow
v&h at 1
Opacity 85
Blur 1,00 color black
13.
Effects/ Image Effects/Seamless Tiling using the default settings
BUT Direction /Horizontal checked
14.
Effects / Distortion Effects / Polar Coordinates
Repeat checked
Rectangular to Polar checked
15.
Effects / Plugins/ Flaming Pear – Flood
16.
Activate the tube Renee_TUBES_Divers-et-fleurs-2023-10
Activate the middle layer
Edit/copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
17.
Image /Resize with 75 %, resize all layers not checked
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 250
Vertical at 0
Custom and transparent checked
18.
Effects / Plugins / flaming pear – flood
set the top slider to 90
the rest remains as it is
!! If this does not come out with your chosen tube, play with the slider for a while until you get the desired result !!
19.
Activate the image ** that we minimized in step 10
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
20.
Image /Resize with 85 %, resize all layers not checked
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal minus at 180
Vertical at 5
Custom and transparent checked
21.
Layers /Duplicate
Image /Resize with 85 %, resize all layers not checked
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 75
Vertical minus at 5
Custom and transparent checked
22,
Layers / Arrange / Move down
Stay on this layer
Layers /Duplicate
23,
Image /Resize with 85 %, resize all layers not checked
Effects / Image Effects / Offset
Horizontal at 75
Vertical minus at 5
Custom and transparent checked
24.
Layers / Arrange / Move down
Activate the top layer in your layer palette
Layers / Merge / Merge down
Repeat 1x more
25.
Effects / Plugins / flaming pear – flood
The upper slider at 80
the rest remains as it is
26.
Effects/ Plugins / Graphic plus – cross shadow, default settings
Activate L563 text made by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
27.
Place the text to the left
28,
Activate L563 text 1 made by mpd©
Edit / Copy and return to your 800 image
Edit / Paste as a new layer
Place the text in the lower right corner, but not at the bottom.
29.
Effects / Plugins / flaming pear – flood
only the top slider at 88
The rest remains the same
**If you want to place the text bottom right, this is now possible**.
30.
Layers / Merge / Merge all layers
Image / Add Borders/Symmetric checked:
1 pixel foreground (color L563)
35 pixels black
1 pixel foreground ( color L563)
31.
Image / Resize 800 pixels width
Resize all layers checked
32.
Layers / New raster layer
and put your name/watermark on it
!! Don't forget my watermark !!
Layers / Merge / Merge all (flatten)
Save your work as a JPG file
That brings you to the end of this lesson.
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