20 - Douceur En Hiver - English
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I made it with PSP:
note:
put the file: WSL_Mask84.jpg into your PSP folder: Mask
Filter / Plugins
Sapphirer Filters 03 / SapphirePlugins_0238:
Filters Unlimited 2.0: ![]()
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Nature: ![]()
VDL Adrenaline / Snowflakes: ![]()
Penta.com / Jeans: ![]()

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(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 600 x 400 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #FFFFFF
and your BGC to: #a08f97
set your FGC to this
gradient:

flood fill your picture with the gradient
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20
Effects / Plugins / Sapphire Filters 03 / SapphirePlugins_0238:


02) Layers / New Raster Layer
change your FGC with your BGC:

flood fill the layer
with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20
Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited
2.0
Distortion Filters /
Whirl:

Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from Disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

03) open the tube: JBL_020307_Snow.png
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Adjust / Hue and Saturation /
Colorize:
H: 236 / S: 21
change the blend mode of this layer to: Overlay
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

04) open the tube: TCH-Tuto-Saphin-01.png
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown below:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #957d86

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

05) Layers / New Raster Layer
open the tube: TCH-Alpha-51Douceur-Hiver.pspimage
this is our alpha channel; minimize it and back to your picture
Selections / Load/Save
Selection / Load selection from Alpha Channel:

Effects / Plugins / Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Nature /
Icicles
ice colour & highlight colour: #FFFFFF / shadow
colour: #957d86


Deselect
Adjust / Softness / Soften
Layers / Duplicate
activate the layer under it: Raster 1
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #957d86

(I changed the blend mode of the top layer to: screen and the opacity to: 50)
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

06) Layers / New Raster Layer
Effects / Plugins / VDL Adrenaline / Snowflakes:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

07) Layers / New Raster Layer
change your FGC with your BGC
flood fill the layer with this gradient:

Selections / Load/Save
Selection / Load selection from Alpha Channel:

Edit / Cut
Deselect
close the minimized alpha channel file;
we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind:
& 
Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise:
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #957d86

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

08) open the tube: TCH-Tuto-Decor-01.png
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #957d86

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

09) open the tube: KS-Winter woman-27-11-2008.png
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown below:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #957d86


10) Image / Add borders / 2 px / BGC: #a08f97
Image / Add borders / 5 px / FGC: #ffffff
activate your magic wand tool:
select the white border
flood fill the
selection with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / Penta.com / Jeans:
![]()
Deselect

11) Image / Add borders / 2 px / BGC: #a08f97
Image / Add borders / 15 px / FGC: #ffffff
activate your magic wand tool:
select the white border
flood fill the
selection with this gradient:

Adjust / Add/Remove Noise / Add Noise:

Deselect

12) open the tube: TCH-Tuto-Decor-02.png
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Image / Flip

13) Image / Add borders / 2 px / BGC: #a08f97
Image / Add borders / 5 px / FGC: #ffffff
activate your magic wand tool:
select the white border
flood fill the
selection with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / Penta.com / Jeans:
![]()
Deselect
Image / Add borders / 2 px / BGC: #a08f97
add your watermark and name
File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

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

Copyright tutorial: Tchounette
Copyright translation:
Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, January 04, 2009
