WINTER MEMORIES

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This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
© 2018 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:

sg_tattered-pictures.PspMask (from Essex Girl)
1Patries_Hanks_Steve_Shelter_For_The_Heart-27-8-08.psp
Paysage hiver misted jewel 011.png
bow5_bc_isthislove.png
YLD-memories-sel.PspSelection
yp-text-memories.pspimage
yp-text-winter.pspimage

The above can be downloaded here

Download and extract to a file on your computer.
Place selections in your PSP Files/Selections folder.
Open all other supplies in PSP and minimise.


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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

Selections >> Select All

STEP 2

Maximise Paysage hiver misted jewel 011.png
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste into Selection
Selections >> Select None
Image >> Mirror

Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance

STEP 3

In the Materials Palette load
Foreground with #616493 Blue and Background with #FFFFFF White

STEP 4

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with Foreground colour #616493 Blue

Effects >> Texture Effects >> Blinds

blinds setting

STEP 5

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

selection

Edit >> Clear
Selections >> Select None

STEP 6

Layers >> New Raster Layer

Select Flood Fill Tool and fill layer with Background colour #FFFFFF White

STEP 7

Layers >> New Mask Layer >> From Image
Select sg_tattered-pictures.PspMask from the drop down options



Layers >> Merge >> Merge Group

Layers >> Duplicate

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Down

Effects >> Edge Effects >> Enhance More

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow mask

STEP 8

Maximise 1Patries_Hanks_Steve_Shelter_For_The_heart-27-8-08.psp
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste as New Layer

Image >> Resize 80%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen


Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 9

Maximise bow5_bc_isthislove.png
Edit >> Copy
Minimise original
Edit >> Paste as New Layer

Adjust >> Hue and Saturation >> Colorize

colorize

Image >> Resize 75%
Resize All Layers UNCHECKED

Image >> Free rotate

free rotate

Effects >> Image Effects >> Offset

image offset

Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen

Effects >> 3D Effects >> Drop Shadow

drop shadow

STEP 10

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 11

Maximise text yp-text-winter.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

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

STEP 13

Image >> Add Borders

add borders

STEP 14

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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