~*~ Sadness  ~*~

 
Marian's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here.
 
This tutorial was written for PSP 9 but can be done
    in other versions as well.

Download the supplies here
or here
The tubes were made by
MarieL
Suzi Sgai
and
*Nightangel
(*no link available on the tube)


FILTERS NEEDED:
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss
Xero - Porcelain



Step 1
Open a new transparent canvas, size 640x480 pixels.
The Color Palette:
Foreground color: #3a1f16
Background color: #ebc2a0
Make a gradient:
Style - Linear
Angle - 45
Repeats - 2
Invert - checked.
Fill the canvas with the gradient.
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur: 20


Step 2
Layers- New raster layer.
Selections - Select All.
Open the background image "ATT666687666613".
Copy and paste into the selection on your canvas.
Change the layer opacity to 16
in the Layers palette.

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance more.
Selections - Select None (Ctrl+D).


Step 3
Open the tube "Marif_2006_octobre_misted_paysage033".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it to the right.
Effects - FM Tools - Blend Emboss.
Change the layer opacity to 62
in the Layers palette.
Layers - Duplicate.

Step 4
Change the foreground color to #3a1f16.
Activate the Brush tool and find the brush 'bg_text_6_TOMH'.
Apply the brush 1x to the left
and 1x to the right - on other words, over the entire width
of the canvas.



Step 5
Open the tube "SS_115_AC".
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it to the top left.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in the Layers palette.
Change the layer opacity to 56
in the Layers palette.
Effects - FM Tools - Blend Emboss.


Step 6
Open the tube "Romance_misted_na_small_1__".
Image - Resize 110%.
Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in the Layers palette.
Effects - FM Tools - Blend Emboss.
Layers- Duplicate.


Step 7
Activate raster 3 in the layer palette.
Activate the Eraser tool: size 32, hardness 50, opacity 100.
Remove the excess on the woman's body as seen below:


Do the same on the copy of raster 3.


Step 8
Layers- merge - Merge All.
Effects - Xero - Porcelain: the bottom 2 slidebars on 3 and 0.


Step 9
We're going to add the text now.
Lock the foreground color.
Change the background color to #ebc2a0.
Use the font 'Sloop-Script-Three'.
Type your text.

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  H 1
 V 1
 Opacity 80 
 Blur 5
 Change the Blend Mode of the layer to 'Luminance(Legacy)'
in the Layers palette.


Step 10
Add a 1 pixel border - color #3a1f16.

Add border: - not symmetrical:
Top - 30
Left - 30
Right - 30
Bottom - 50.
Select with the Magic Wand.
Fill with the gradient.


Step 11
Effects - Art media Effects - Brush Strokes:



Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  H 1
 V 1
 Opacity 50
 Blur 5
 Color - black.
 
  Repeat with V & H -1.

Selections - Invert.
Effects - 3D Effects - Cut Out:
H & V - 5
Opacity - 80
Blur50.

Add a 1 pixel border - color #3a1f16


Step 12
Open the tube "Marif_2006_octobre_misted_fleurs0109".
Resize to 50%.
Copy and paste as a new layer on the border.
Effects - FM Tools - Blend Emboss.
Repeat the Blend Emboss Effect.
Layers - Merge - Merge All.

Add your name or watermark.
Resize and save as JPG.

You're done!! :)
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You may not use this tutorial in any way
  without the written permission of Marian.
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