LOVE IS THE HONEY

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This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
© 2016 Yorkshire Lass Designs in PSP. All Rights Reserved.

It was created in Paint Shop Pro X, but can be realised in other versions.
However, some tool descriptions and locations may vary, but the overall result should be the same.

My thanks to all the artists and other creators, known and unknown to me,
who have inspired this tutorial and whose work I have used.


You will need the following to complete this tutorial:

cas_Mask_0415_30.jpg (from Casiop's Univers)
creation.tine_masque114.jpg(from Tine)
yp-text-love-is-the-honey.pspimage
yp-text-life-is-the-flower.pspimage
yp-honey-bee.pspimage
yp-honey-bee2.pspimage
yp_perfume_marc_jacobs_honey01.psp
YLD-honey-bee.PspSelection
YLD-honey-bee2.PspSelection
YLD-honey-perfume.PspSelection
YLD-life-is-the-flower.PspSelection
YLD-love-is-the-honey.PspSelection

The above can be downloaded here
Supplies
Download and extract to a file on your computer.
Open masks and tubes in PSP and minimise.
Place selections in your PSP Files/Selections folder.


Plugins
Penta.com - Color Dot

Available here
http://www.lesdouceursdecloclo.com/mesfiltres/mes_filtres.htm

Download and extract to your Plugins folder

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INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Open a new canvas 800 x 600 transparent background

New Canvas

STEP 2

In the Materials Palette load
Foreground with #FBEEB2 Fawn and Background with #000000 Black
Change Foreground Style to Gradient with the following settings

gradient

Select Floodfill Tool and fill layer with gradient

Adjust >> Blur >> Gaussian Blur
Radius = 60

Effects >> PlugIns >> penta.com >> color dot

color dot

STEP 3

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Select Floodfill Tool and fill layer with Background Colour #000000 Black

STEP 4

In the Materials Palette change Foreground Style to Color
Load Foreground with #FDDF1F Yellow

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Fill layer with Foreground Colour #FDDF1F Yellow

STEP 5

Layers >> New Mask Layer
Select creation.tine_masque114.jpg from the dropdown list

mask selection

Layers >> Merge Group

STEP 6

In the Materials Palette
Load Foreground with #FFFFFF White

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Select Floodfill Tool and fill layer with Foreground Colour #FFFFFF White

Layers >> New Mask Layer
Select cas_Mask_0415_30.jpg from the dropdown list

mask selection

Layers >> Merge Group

STEP 7

In the Layers Palette, make the bottom layer (Raster 1) invisible
Make sure the top layer (Group - Raster 3) is highlighted

layer palette

Layers >> Merge visible

In the Layers Palette change Blend Mode of the Merged Layer to Hard light

Layers >> Properties

layer properties

Make the bottom layer (Raster 1) visible

STEP 8

Layer >> New Raster Layer
Selections >> Select All

Selections >> Modify >> Contract
Number of pixels: 2

Selections >> Invert

Floodfill selection with Foreground colour #FFFFFF White

Selections >> Select None

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Down

Image >> Resize 80%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED

Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen More

This is what you should have now

progress shot

STEP 9

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Selections >> Load/Save Selections >> Load Selection from Disk
Select YLD-honey-perfume.PspSelection from the dropdown list

perfume selection

STEP 10

Maximise tube yp_perfume_marc_jacobs_honey01.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> None

STEP 11

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 12

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Selections >> Load/Save Selections >> Load Selection from Disk
Select YLD-honey-bee.PspSelection from the dropdown list

honey bee selection

STEP 13

Maximise tube yp-honey-bee.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> None

In the Layer Palette reduce opacity to 53

Layers >> Properties

layer properties

STEP 14

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Selections >> Load/Save Selections >> Load Selection from Disk
Select YLD-honey-bee2.PspSelection from the dropdown list

honey bee 2 selection

STEP 15

Maximise tube yp-honey-bee2.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> None

In the Layer Palette reduce opacity to 53

Layers >> Properties

layer properties

STEP 16

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Selections >> Load/Save Selections >> Load Selection from Disk
Select YLD-life-is-the-flower.PspSelection from the dropdown list

selection

STEP 17

Maximise tube yp-text-life-is-the-flower.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> None

In the Layer Palette reduce opacity to 53

Layers >> Properties

layer properties

STEP 18

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Selections >> Load/Save Selections >> Load Selection from Disk
Select YLD-love-is-the-honey.PspSelection from the dropdown list



STEP 19

Maximise tube yp-text-love-is-the-honey.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> None

STEP 20

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 21

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Add your name and/or watermark

STEP 22

Layers >> Merge All (Flatten)

STEP 23

Image >> Add Borders

borders

STEP 24

Resize if desired
Save as a jpg.



I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

If you have any questions or would like to show me your result
EMAIL ME



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