Spring Morning
Spring Morning

This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
It was created in Paint Shop Pro X.
© 2016 - Yvonne - Yorkshire Lass Designs - All rights reserved.


You will need the following to complete this tutorial:

Tubes

graphsabine_design114.psp
Misted_Early_Morn_RM.psp
Misted_Geraniums_RM.psp
yp-garden-lantern.psp
yp-spring-morningtext.psp

The above can be downloaded here

download supplies
Download and extract to a file on your computer then
open in PSP and minimise


Plugins
MuRa's Meister - Cloud

Available here
http://www.fleursauvage.be/utilitaire/filtres/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 #D1C6C9 and Background with #CFB483

Effects >> PlugIns >> Mura's Meister >> Clouds

cloud setting

STEP 3

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Selections >> Select All

STEP 4

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

Image >> Resize 110%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

STEP 5

Maximise tube Misted_Geraniums_RM.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

STEP 6

The tube Misted_Geraniums_RM.psp should still be on the clipboard

Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer
Image >> Mirror

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

STEP 7

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Visible

This is what you should have now

progress shot

STEP 8

Layers >> Duplicate
Image >> Resize 85%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen

STEP 9

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

Repeat Drop Shadow changing Vertical and Horizontal Offsets to minus 2 (-2)

STEP 9

Maximise tube graphsabine_design114.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer

Image >> Resize 105%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

STEP 10

Zoom in and with the Selection Tool set at Rectangle, 0 feather, select the overhanging twig as below

zoom in

Hit the DELETE key
Selections >> Select None

STEP 11

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 12

Maximise tube yp-garden-lantern.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as New Layer

Image >> Resize 70%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED

Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

STEP 13

Zoom in and with the Selection Tool (same settings as in STEP 10)
select the overhanging part of the lantern's pole as below

zoomk in

Hit the DELETE key
Selections >> Select None

STEP 14

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 15

Layer >> New Raster Layer

Selection Tool >> Custom Selection

selection tool

custom selection

STEP 16

Maximise yp-spring-morning-text.psp
Edit >> copy
Minimise tube
Edit >> Paste >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> Select None

STEP 17

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 18

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

Layers >> Merge >> Merge All (Flatten)

STEP 19

Image >> Add Borders

border setting

STEP 20

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
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