Gerda's original Dutch tutorial can be found here

 

Elegance

This tutorial was translated in (german)

by Karin

Thanks, dear

 

This lesson was done in PSP 9 

You need a good knowledge of PSP to do this tutorial

I'm not going to explain in this lesson how to use Super Blade Pro.

If you don't know how it works, click here

 

Filters you will need:

 

I C Net Software's Filters Unlimited;

 Vm Distortion 

Simple Filters;

 Fm Tile Tools  download here

Filter Super Blade Pro  download here

The tube is from Susan  

 

Materials needed:

border="0"> elegance-gerda psp image;

border="0">tube susan T 567;

cornergerdaG7;

a gold pattern.

The zip with the

  clear glass presets  (safe it in your environments

Download supplies here

 

 

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If you have saved everything in all the folder,

you can press Esc to stop the music.

Get something nice to nibble on and

activate your answering machine :-))))

 

Are you ready ? Lets go and follow me !!!

 

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Step 1

Open your elegance-gerda psp image.

(It is not empty. The selections are in the alpha channel)

Foreground on #f9ede4 -->background on  #a7876b

Gradient -style linear --> Angle 45 -->Repeat on 3 --> 

Invert not checked

Fill your canvas with the gradient

Adjust --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur on 10

Effects -->filters --> VM Distortion-->Vision Impossible -->as seen below

 

Effects -->Texture Effects --> Weave: with these settings:

 

Effects--> Plugins --> Fm Tile Tools -->Blend Emboss

 

Step 2

New raster layer

Change your foreground to the gold pattern

Selections-->Load from Alpha Channel--> select elegance-ger1

Fill with the gold pattern 

Deselect ( Ctrl +D)

Effects -->Texture Effects --> Mozaic Glass,

with these settings:

Drop Shadow 1/1/50/1, color black

 

Step 3

New raster layer

Foreground on gold pattern

Selections--> Load from Alpha Channel --> select elegance-ger 2

Fill with the gold

Selections  --> Modify  --> Contract by 1

Change your foreground to your gradient, with the Repeat setting on 0

Fill the selection with the gradient

Deselect

Drop Shadow 10/10/50/5 , color black

 

Step 4

Open your susan T 567 tube. Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas

Image --->Resize to 90% - "Resize all layers NOT CHECKED!!!

Drag the tube to the left

Drop Shadow 10/10/50/5 , color black

Layers --> Duplicate this layer

Image -->Mirror

Layers --> Arrange --> Move Down

Use your Mover Tool to drag this image into the oval shape

You will notice that the lady's legs are sticking out at the bottom,

but that is the intention :)))) hihi

Change the opacity of this layer to  44

Use your eraser tool to remove the part

of the image that is sticking out

at the bottom of the oval shape

as seen in this screenshot below:

Merge all layers when you're finished with the Eraser Tool

 This way we clean up the mess in our layers palette :)))

 

Step 5

New raster layer

Selections--> Load from Alpha Channel--> select elegance-ger 3

Fill the selection with this color #f9ede4

Effects-->Plugins --> Flamingpear's Super Blade Pro

and find the clear glass setting and apply.

Deselect

Drop Shadow 2/2/42/0, color black

Merge all layers

 

Step 6

New raster layer

Fill with the gold pattern

Select All

Selections --> Modify

Contract by 1 and press the delete button on your keyboard.

Deselect

Add a 20 pixel border, select the border with your Magic Wand

and fill with this color #f9ede4

Effects-->Plugins --> Flamingpear's Super Blade Pro -->Clear Glass. Apply.

Deselect

New raster layer

Fill with the gold pattern

Select All

Selections Modify

Contract by 1 and press the delete key on your keyboard

Deselect

 

Step 7

Open your cornergerdaG7

and paste it as new layer in the top left corner of the canvas

Simple Filters  -->top left mirror

Adjust --> Sharpen

Open your font Bickhamscript and add your name in the gold pattern

Drop Shadow 1/1/50/1, color black

Merge all layers and your elegance creation is finished

 

 

This tutorial can be used freely, but should not be copied.

You can text - link to it.



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