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This lesson was written by Jille on July 14th 2011 in the Dutch version from PSP 3. The lesson can be made in lower versions as well
I followed my own idea, any resemblance with an existing lesson is a coincidence

Filters
AP [Innovations] Lines - Silverlining
Greg's factory Output 2 - Pool Shadow

Credits and material
Image Rohi: Autumn_in_Bryceland_2_Rohi.jpg
Mask lacy edge2.jpg
Tube: anna.pspimage tubed by Anna.br
Tube: mds5103 Deco.pspimage (I cannot read the watermark)
Tube: z3ph_f_flor985.pspimagetubed by Sara
Download material here

Preparation
Install filters
Open the program
Open the tubes in your program and minimize
Open the mask in the program and minimize
Material
I took white for the foreground and #ccc2be for the background
We also use this color #6d5853
Material foreground - Prepare a foreground - background gradient - with these settings

If you use different colors or material , feel free to change the opacity and/or the blend mode from the layers

The lesson

  1. File - New - New Image and choose the gradient (right mouse button)
  2. Layers - New raster layer
  3. Flood fill tool - fill with background color
  4. Layers - New mask layer - from image
  5. Layers - Merge - Merge group
  6. Effects - Edge effects- Enhance
  7. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - color = #6d5853
  8. Layers - New raster layer
  9. Selections - select all
    minimize for a while
  10. Open the Image from ROHI Autumn_in_Bryceland_2_Rohi.jpg
  11. Window - Duplicate - Close original and proceed with the copy
  12. Selection tool , make a selection without the frame
  13. Image -Crop to selection
  14. Layer palette - Promote background layer
  15. Image - Canvas size (width and length from your image + 100 - you might have some pixels more or less than, I do)
  16. Layers - load/save mask - Load mask from disk and choose 2020
  17. Layers - Merge - Merge group
  18. Edit - Copy and close
  19. Return to your working area - Edit - Paste into selection
  20. Selections - Deselect all
  21. Open the tube Anna
  22. Edit - Copy and close
  23. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
  24. Image - Mirror
  25. Image - Resize
  26. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  27. Move tool - move to the left
  28. Open the tube from Sara z3ph_f_flor985
  29. Edit - Copy and close
  30. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
  31. Image - Resize- same settings
  32. Move tool - drag to the right see example
  33. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - same settings
  34. Open the tube mds5103 Deco
  35. Edit - Copy and close
  36. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
  37. Image - Resize - same settings
  38. Repeat resize again - same settings
  39. Move tool - drag to bottom right
  40. Layer palette - Blend mode Overlay and opacity 60
  41. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 5 pixels color #6d5853
  42. Selections - Select all
  43. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 50 pixels foreground color
  44. Selections - Invert
  45. Flood fill tool - Fill selection with the gradient
  46. Effects - Plugins - Greg's factory Output Vol II Pool Shadow - standard settings
  47. Effects - Plugins AP [Innovations] - lines - Silverlining
  48. Selections - Deselect all
  49. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 5 pixels color #6d5853
  50. Add watermark
  51. File -Save as Give_a_name.jpg
    So we reached the end. I hope you enjoyed this lesson
    Jille