SUMMER MEMORIES

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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:

jcw_buds.psp
Misted_vanishing_Dunes_RM.psp
Misted_Ocean_Scene_RM.psp
sg_tattered-pictures.Pspmask (from Essex Girl)
YLD-summer-memories-sel.PspSelection
yp-text-summer.pspimage
yp-text-memories.pspimage

The above can be downloaded here
Summer Memories Materials
Download and extract to a file on your computer.
Place selection in your PSP Files/Selections folder.
Open all other supplies in PSP and minimise


Plugins

MuRa's Meister - cloud

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

Download and extract to your Plugins folder

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Drag this arrow with you to mark your place in the tutorial



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INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Open a new canvas 800 x 600 transparent background

New Canvas

STEP 2

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

Image resize 55%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

STEP 3

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

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Down

STEP 4

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

Image >> Mirror

Image >> Resize 160%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

Drop Shadow

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Down

STEP 5

Image >> Greyscale

Adjust >> Hue and Saturation >> Colorize

colorize

Adjust >> Brightness and Contrast >> Brightness/Contrast

brightness-contrast

STEP 6

In the Materials Palette load
Foreground with #FEFFEE Cream and Background with #697D4A Dark Green

STEP 7

In the Layers Palette highlight the bottom layer (Raster 1)

layers palette

Effects >> Plugins >> MuRa's Meister >> Cloud

cloud setting

STEP 8

Layers >> New Raster Layer
Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with Background Colour #697D4A Dark Green

Effects >> Texture Effects >> Blinds

blinds

Layers >> Arrange >> Bring to Top

STEP 9

Selections >> Load/Save Selection >> Load Selection from Disk

Select YLD-summer-memories-sel from the dropdown options

selection

Edit >> Clear

Selections >> Select None

STEP 10

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with Foreground Colour #FEFFEE Cream

Layers >> New Mask Layer >> From Image

Select sg_tattered-pictures from the dropdown options

mask settings

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Group

Layers >> Duplicate

Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance More

STEP 11

Maximise text yp-text-summer.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste as New Layer

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 12

Maximise text yp-text-memories.pspimage
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste as New Layer

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 13

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Add your name and/or watermark

Layers >> Merge >> Merge All (Flatten)

STEP 14

Image >> Add Borders

border

STEP 15

Image >> Add Borders

border

STEP 16

Resize image 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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