23 - Romance - English

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I made it with PSP:
PSP 8 & 9 user still need this
picture frame: ![]()
Filter / Plugins
Sandflower:
(import the filter into the Unlimited2.0!!!)
Unlimited 2.0: ![]()

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(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 650 x 450 px / transparent
02) change your FGC to: #993D20 (dark colour)
& and your BGC to: #DDAF30 (light
colour)
change your FGC to gradient:
03) open the tube: ship_at_sunset.psp
Edit / Copy
close it again, we don't need it anymore
go back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as a New Layer
move it to the left side
04) Image / Mirror
05) open the tube: Ships_sunset_sea.psp
Edit / Copy
close it again, we don't need it anymore
go back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as a New Layer
your picture should look like this:
06) open the tube: silnic-m245.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again, we don't need it anymore
go back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as a New Layer
your picture should look like this:
07) Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
08) Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited
2.0:
Sandflower Specials / Page Curl Romance:
09) Layers / New Raster Layer
10) flood fill the layer with your gradient
11) Layers / Arrange / Move Down
12) change your FGC to: #993D20
activate the top layer
Layers / New Raster Layer
activate your paint brush tool: brush: Romance
stamp into the left empty corner once
13) Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 55 / 1 / Colour: black
change the blend Mode to: Multiply
14) open the tube: lazo1.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again, we don't need it anymore
go back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as a New Layer
your picture should look like this:
15) activate your magic Wand Tool and click into the middle of the ring once
16) Selections / Modify / Expand to: 1 px
17) activate the Merged Layer
18) press your Delete key once
Selections / None
19) activate the top layer
20) Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 55 / 1 / Colour: black
21) open the tube: Itaci_MiniKit_Passion_Stitche.png
Image / Resize: 50 %
Edit / Copy
close it again, we don't need it anymore
go back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as a New Layer
22) Adjust / Hue & Saturation / Colorize:
Hue: 22 / Saturation: 131
23) Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / Colour: black
24) move it down:
25) Layers / Duplicate
26) Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
Left / 90 Degrees
move it to the right side:
27) open the tube: corner.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again, we don't need it anymore
go back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as a New Layer
move it into the right, upper corner
28) Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 55 / 1 / Colour: black
29) activate the layer under it
and erase the lines above:
30) activate the top layer
31) Layers / Duplicate
32) Image / Flip
33) activate the layer: Copy of Raster 4
34) Layers / Merge / Merge Down
35) and erase the lines at Raster 4:
36) activate the top layer
37) Layers / Duplicate
38) Image / Mirror
39) activate the layer: Raster 4
erase the lines at this layer:
40) open the tube: alfiler.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again, we don't need it anymore
go back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as a New Layer
place it to the left side:
41) Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / Colour: black
42) add your name
43) Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
44) Image / Resize: 85 %
(all layers: checked!!!)
45) Image / Picture Frame:
46) the top layer is activated
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / Colour: black
47) repeat the Drop Shadow:
-1 / -1 / 100 / 1 / Colour: black
48) add your watermark
49) Image / Resize:
600 px Width
Export with JPEG Optimizer

You are done!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

Copyright tutorial: Marisma
Copyright translation:
Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, May 05, 2008
