Jeanne's Thinking Of You tutorial - translated by Maggie of Magstags

~*~Thinking of You ~*~

Jeanne's original animated Dutch tutorial can be viewed here.
File size is 170 kb.

The tutorial was created for PSP 9
but can be done in other version as well.

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Download the supplies here.
(File size - 4,165 kb)
Save the images in your own folders
or open them in PSP and minimize it.

THE COLOR PALETTE
Change the foreground color to a gold pattern.
Background on #924373.

Open a new transparent canvas, 600 x 400 pixels.
Fill with the background color.
Reduce the layer's opacity to 65%
in the Layers palette.

Open the 'herfttakkenSusan T 2012.pspimage'.
Adjust --> Hue and Saturation --> Colorize:228 - 95.
Copy the image and paste it onto the canvas.
Image --> Mirror.
Move it to the top right.

Copy and paste the lady tube (seen_skk)
onto the canvas.
Image --> Mirror.
Shift her to the right ( see example )
Select the autumn branches-layer in the Layers palette.
Activate the Eraser tool.
Carefully clean up the lady and the pillar.
There should be no branches left on them.
Layers --> Merge --> Merge All.

Copy and paste the 'ridder.pspimage' image onto the canvas.
Position it to the left.
Reduce the opacity of this layer to 62% in the Layers palette.
Open the glass tube.
Adjust --> Hue and Saturation --> Colorize -same as before.
Resize to 50%.
Copy and paste it onto the canvas.
Apply a drop shadow:
H & V - 4
Opacity - 60
Blur - 12
Color white.

Copy and paste the 'Hanne_mistedRose'- tube
onto the canvas.
Resize 50%.
Resize 65%.
Arrange it in position.
Layers --> Merge --> Merge All.

Image --> Picture Frame: Frame 04. Ok.
Select the white edge with your Magic Wand.
Fill with the background color.
Apply the same drop shadow as before.
Repeat the drop shadow
but change the V & H settings to minus -4.
Selections --> Select None.

* Image --> Add Borders: 1 px black.
Select with the Magic Wand and fill with the gold pattern.
Add a 5 pixel border in the background color.
Add a 1 pixel black border.
Select with the Magic Wand
and fill with the gold pattern.*

Add a 25 pixels border in background color.
Select with the Magic Wand.
Change the foreground color to white in the Color Palette.
Background on gradient:
Style - Linear
Angle - 45
Repeats -3
Invert - not checked.
Fill the border with the gradient.
Keep selected.

Effects --> 3D Effects --> Inner Bevel:
Bevel 2
Width 13
Smoothness 16
Depth 3
Ambiance 0
Shinniness 0
Angle 315
Intensity 44
Elevation 33
Color white.
Repeat from * tot *.

Copy and paste the 'lichtje.pspimage' onto the canvas.
Resize 80%.

Activate the Text tool.
Change the foreground color to a gold pattern,
background should be on the background color.
Choose a nice font - Jeanne used 'Violett', size 30.
Add a new raster layer.
Type the text and position it.
Add your watermark or name.
Layers --> Merge --> Merge All.

You can add the flame in AS.
Click here if you don't know how to do it.

Please take a few minutes to write
a message in Jeanne's Guestbook.
Thank you kindly.

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translated on the 30th December 2006

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