Anya_Michelle

~°~ Original by KaDs PSP Design ~°~

Thank you Karin for your permission to translate your tutorials.

Translated by Chris for ASDWebdesigns

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Materials:

Disclaimer: Each Graphic is the property of the original artist to whom the copyright belongs and may not be placed in a collection or offered for sale on-line or otherwise.

This translation is written with PSPX9, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

All materials supplied by Karin (KaDs PSP Design)

Plugins:

AAA Frames - Foto Frame

<I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Buttons and Frames

Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror and Blintz

AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines - SilverLining

Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow

Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass

Preparations:

Double click on the Alien Skin Preset it will install automatically

Open all other files in PSP, duplicate and minimize to tray. Close the originals

From PSP 14, 15 AND 16 there is no option for Image - Mirror & Image - Flip There is a new option but this does not give the same result except when the tube/image covers the whole image from side to side There is an easy way to add the old Mirror and Flip options to the Image Menu I have written a tutorial you can find it HERE. From PSP 17 the option is back

Colors:

#1e1e39 #e5e4ea #5a5aab #ffffff #000000

Note: When working with your own colors, play with the Blend Mode and/or Opacity at your own discretion

Set your Foregroundcolor to #1e1e39

Set your Backgroundcolor to #e5e4ea

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor to Foreground/Background Gradient (Corel_06_029) - Style: Linear

The tutorial:

01

Maximize "408_KaD_Alfakanaal" from tray

Fill the Layer with the Gradient

02

Effects -Plugins - AAA Frames - Foto Frame

03

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0- Buttons and Frames - Rectangular Button

04

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Blintz

Edit - Repeat Filters Unlimited - Blintz

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

05

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Overlay

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Your work looks like this now:

06

Materials Palette: Change the Foreground Gradient Back to Color

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - "Selection 1"

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

07

Effects - Plugins - Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow

Selections - Select None

Effects - Distortion Effects - Polar Coordinates

08

Effects - Plugins - AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines - SilverLining - Dotty Grid

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Soft Light

09

Materials Palette: Change the Backgroundcolor to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - "Selection 2"

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 2px

Edit - Cut (or hit Delete on your keyboard)

Keep Selected

10

FloodFill Tool

Lower the Opacity on the Toolbar to 50

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Raise the Opacity back too 100 on the Toolbar

Effects - Texture Effects - Weave

Selections - Select None

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 2   Horizontal: 2   Opacity: 35   Blur: 2   Color: #000000

11

Maximize "408_KaD_Element1 from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

No need to move

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Overlay and lower the Opacity to 65

12

Maximize "408_KaD_Element2" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Move into position like this:

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Overlay and lower the Opacity to 68

13

Maximize "408_KaD_Element3" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

14

Layer Palette: Click on the Top Layer

Window - Duplicate (or Shift+D on your keyboard)

Maximize "KaD_woman_108" from tray

Erase the watermark

Edit - Copy

Minimize to tray

On the duplicate image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

15

Image - Resize - 75% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these parameters for the X and Y Positions on the Toolbar

Layer Palette: Click on Raster Layer 5 and close it

Layers - Merge - Merge All Flatten

16

Effects - Plugins - AAA Frames - Foto Frame

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Image - Resize - 25% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Edit - Copy

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Back on your main work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass - Preset -"369_Impact_Glass"

If the Preset doesn't work for you, use these settings in the Basic Tab

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

18

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these parameters for the X and Y Positions on the Toolbar

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 0   Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 50   Blur: 20   Color: #000000

19

Maximize "408_KaD-Text1" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Move the Text just above the small frame like this:

20

Maximize "408_KaD_Deco1" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these parameters for the X and Y Positions on the Toolbar

21

Maximize "KaD_woman_108" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these parameters for the X and Y Positions on the Toolbar

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 0   Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 40   Blur: 20   Color: #000000

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

22

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 3px - #5a5aab

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 35px - Backgroundcolor

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 0   Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 40   Blur: 20   Color: #000000

Selections - Select None

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Foregroundcolor

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Optional: Image - Resize - Width 900 Pixels - Resize all Layers checked

Add your name or watermark, save as JPG file and you're done!

Extra Examples by Chris and Anya

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