New Year 2011


This lesson was written by Jille in the Dutch version of PSP 3 on December 6th 2010. I followed my own inspiration. Any connection with an existing lesson is merely a coincidence
It is possible to make this lesson in lower versions as well

Credits and Material
@nn_200610_mask_021_tdstudio.PspMask visit her website
12283242444_divers.pspimage
4247.pspimage
anna.pspimage
betsie_410_2 mei.pspimage
JoseCuervo~JW.pspimage
kts_enveloppe7-copie.pspimage
Background
Font UNIVOX.TTF
Font VLADIMIR.TTF

I thank the tubers for their beautiful work
Download material here

Filters
Penta.com - Dot and Cross

Filter page

Preparation
Install the filter
Extract Mask into your map Masks
Minimize the font or install
Open the PSP Program
and open tubes and background
Material
Foreground color #f7e070 and background color #957f29

Material foreground: Change into Foreground - background gradient with these settings


The lesson

  1. Open the background
  2. Layers - New raster layer
  3. Flood fill tool - fill with gradient - later in the lesson we adjust de blend modes
  4. Effects - Plug ins- Penta.com - Dot and Cross standard settings
  5. Layers - New Raster layer
  6. Flood fill tool - fill with background color
    ...
  7. Layers - load/save mask -load mask from disk and choose @nn_200610_mask_021_tdstudio
  8. Layers - Merge - Merge group
  9. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
  10. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  11. Layers - Duplicate
  12. Image - mirror
  13. Layers - Merge- Merge down
    .....
  14. Magic wand tool with these settings

    click in the diamond right and left
  15. Layers - New Raster layer
  16. Selections - Modify - contract with 1 pixel
  17. Flood fill tool - fill with the gradient
  18. Adjust - Blur - Gaussien blur 25
  19. Selections - Deselect all
  20. Layer palette- Arrange - move down
    ...
  21. Layer palette looks like this
  22. Layer palette blend mode from Raster 1 on Multiply
  23. Layer palette blend mode from Raster 2 on Screen
  24. Layer palette blend mode from group - Raster 2 on Dodge
    Result

    ....
  25. Layer palette- Make Raster 2 actif
  26. Layer palette - New Raster layer
  27. Selections - select all
    ....
  28. Open the tube anna.br_bedroom5_02-08-10
  29. Edit - Copy and close
    ....
  30. On your working area - Edit - Paste into selection
  31. Selections - Deselect all
  32. Layer palette- Opacity 36
    Result

    ....
  33. Layer palette- make raster 2 active
  34. Effects - GeometricEffects - Perspective horizontal

    Result
  35. Magic wand tool - same settings - click in the green part on top and on the bottom
  36. selections - Invert
  37. Selections - Modify - contract with 1 pixel
  38. Edit - Copy special - Copy merged
  39. Layers - New Raster layer
  40. Edit - Paste into selection
  41. Selections - Deselect all
  42. Layer palette- drag under Group Raster 2
  43. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

    Result

    ....
  44. Open the tube betsie_410_2 mei.2010
  45. Layer palette- make bottom layer (tube Betsie) active
  46. Edit - Copy and close
    ...
  47. On your working area - Make top layer active again
    Edit - Paste as new layer
  48. Layer palette- Opacity 55
    ......
  49. Layer palette- close the layer with the man tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  50. Layers - Merge- merge visible
  51. Selection tool - Custom selection
  52. Edit - Copy
  53. Selections - Deselect all
  54. Layer palette- Activate the layer with the man and make visible again!!!!!!!!
    ...
  55. Image - Add Borders - - Symmetric NOT checked
  56. Edit - Paste as new layer
  57. Image - mirror
  58. Move tool - move to the border left
    Resultaat
  59. Layers - Merge- merge visible
  60. Open the tube 4247
  61. Edit - Copy and close
    ....
  62. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
    Image - Resize
  63. Move tool - Move to the right
    Make a selection around the watermark and click delete key - Deselect all
  64. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

    ....
  65. Open the tube 12283242444_divers
  66. Edit - Copy
    ...
  67. On your working area -Edit - Paste as new layer
  68. Image - Resize - same settings but 50%
  69. Herhaal - formaat wijzigen - 50%
  70. Move tool - move to top left
  71. Effects - Photo-Effects - Sepiacoloring - 30
    ....
  72. Open the tube JoseCuervo~JW
  73. Activate the tube layer with the bottle
  74. Edit - Copy
    ...
  75. On your working area -Edit - Paste as new layer
  76. Image - Resize - same settings but with 60%
  77. Move tool - move to bottom left
    .....
  78. Back to the tube -copy a glass- paste on your work and resize 60%
  79. Layers - Duplicate
  80. Move tool - move one glass a little backwards and resize with 80%
  81. Layers - Merge- Merge down
  82. Repeat once more
  83. Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen
  84. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - same settings
    ...
  85. Material palette - close foreground color
  86. Activate text tool with these settings

    Write (on top left) Happy 2011
  87. Click check mark to apply
  88. Layer palette- Convert to raster layer
  89. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - same settings
    ....
  90. Open the tube
  91. Material palette- background color = black
  92. Activate text tool with these settings
  93. Write your text - I wrote
    To all my friends
    best wishes for the new year
    2011
  94. Click check mark to apply
  95. Layer palette- Convert to raster layer
  96. Layers - Merge- Merge all (flatten)
  97. Edit - Copy - Close
  98. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
  99. Image - Resize- same settings but- 50%
  100. Repeat twice as follows - Resize-1x with 50% and 1 x with 60%
  101. Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen
  102. Move tool - move to bottom left -
    Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - same settings but now with background color

    ...
  103. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked- 2 pixels color #56D873
  104. Layers - Duplicate
  105. Image - Resize - 90%
  106. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  107. Activate bottom layer
  108. Adjust - Blur - Gaussien blur radius 25
    ...
  109. Layers - Merge- Merge all (flatten)
  110. Image - resize - 950 pixels large or smaller
  111. Add watermark
  112. Adjust - Smart photo fix
  113. File -Save as Give_a_name.jpg

So we reached the end. I hope you enjoyed this lesson
Jille