Season Greetings


This lesson was written by Jille in the Dutch version from PSP 3 on December 23 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

Second example
with tubes fromJhanna, Devilinside, Annet and KTS

Credits and Material
Tube from anna.pspimage
Tube from calico~1.pspimage
Tube from Jenny jen_kerst 364_04-12-2010.pspimage
Tube from Johanna jhanna-330 tube.pspimage - visit her group here
Open tubes in the program and minimize
Mask: sdtmask293.pspimage Open the mask in your program and minimize
Font: Christmas Card2 - minimize or install
Preset Alien Skin Eye Candy: 5 Impact - Glass click twice for an automatic installation or install in the map
C:\Alien Skin\Eye Candy 5 Impact\Settings\Glass

download material

Filters
Flaming Pear Transline Install in your map
VM 1 ( <IC Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2 ) import in Filters Unlimited 2
Alien Skin Eye Candy: 5 Impact - Glass

Material
Foreground color #f1edec and background color #9c9378
Change material from the foreground in a foreground-background gradient with these settings


The lesson

  1. File - New - New Image
  2. Flood fill tool - Fill with the gradient
  3. Layers - Duplicate
  4. Image - Flip
  5. Image - Mirror
  6. Layer palette- opacity = 65
  7. Layers - Merge - Merge down
    ...
  8. Layers - Duplicate
  9. Layer palette- blend mode Burn
  10. Effects - Plugins - <IC Net Software> Filters Unlimited 2 - VM1 Mighty Maze standard settings
  11. Layers - Merge - Merge visible
    Material palette - replace gradient with solid light foreground color
    ...
  12. Layers - New raster layer
  13. Flood fill tool - fill with foreground color
  14. Layers - New mask layer from image
  15. Layer palette- Merge - merge group
  16. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
  17. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

    ...
  18. Magic Wand tool - Tolerance and feather = 0
    Click in the middle of the big square
  19. Selections - Modify - expand with 4 pixels
    ....
  20. Material palette - change gradient
  21. Layers - New raster layer
  22. Flood fill tool - Fill with the gradient
    ....
  23. Open the tube anna.br_alone_27-11-10
    tube layer has to be active
  24. Edit - Copy and close
  25. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
  26. Move tool - drag into the selection
  27. Selections - invert and click delete key on your keyboard
  28. Selections - Deselect all
  29. Layer palette- opacity 80 - blend mode = Multiply
  30. Effects - Art Media - Charcoal - Detail = 90 and opacity = 10
    ....
  31. Layer palette- Make bottom layer active
  32. Selection tool - Custom selection
  33. Layer palette- Promote selection to layer
  34. Layer palette- Arrange - Bring to top
  35. Flood fill tool - fill with background color
  36. Effects - Plugins - FlamingPear - Transline
  37. Selections - Deselect all
    .....
  38. Layer palette- Activate group raster 1
  39. Selection tool - Custom selection
  40. Layer palette - Promote selection to layer
  41. Layer palette- Arrange - bring to top
  42. Flood fill tool - Fill with background color
  43. Selections - Deselect all
  44. Effects - Plugins - FlamingPear - Transline
  45. Effects - Edge Effects - Erode
  46. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wind
    From the left strength 100
    ...
  47. Open the tube jhanna-330 tube
  48. Edit - Copy and close
  49. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
  50. Image - Resize
  51. Image - Mirror
  52. Move tool - move to the left
  53. Effects - Edge Effects - Erode
  54. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

    ...
  55. Open the tube jen_kerst 364_04-12-2010
  56. Edit - Copy and close
  57. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
  58. Image - Resize - 75%
  59. Image - Mirror
  60. Move tool - Place tree at the right
  61. Effects - Edge Effects - Erode
  62. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy: 5 Impact -Glass and choose my preset

    ....
  63. Free hand Selection tool - Free Hand- Make a selection around the figure on top
  64. On your keyboard - fast keys Ctrl and X to cut
  65. Selections - Deselect all
  66. Edit - Paste as new layer
  67. Image - Resize - 80%
  68. Move tool - see example
  69. Layers - Merge - Merge down
    Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - same settings
    ...
  70. Open the tube calico~1
  71. Edit - Copy and close
  72. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer
  73. Image - Resize - 80%
  74. Move tool - move see example
  75. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - same settings
  76. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel black
  77. Selections - Select all
    ...
  78. Material palette - change settings from the gradient
  79. Image - Add borders - symmetric NOT checked
  80. Selections - Invert
  81. Flood fill tool - Fill with the gradient
  82. Adjust - Add/Remove noise - add noise
  83. Selection - Invert
  84. Effects -3D Effects - Drop Shadow color #4a3424
  85. Selections - Deselect all
    ...
  86. Image - Rotate right
  87. Material palette for the text : close foreground color and background color = #4a3424
  88. Activate text tool with these settings

    and write Hugs and kisses and a happy new year - or any other text
  89. Click the green checkmark to apply
  90. Objects - Align - Horiz center in canvas
    m
  91. Layer palette- Convert to raster layer
  92. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (background color)
  93. Image -Rotate left
  94. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 pixel black
  95. Add watermark
  96. File -Save as Give_a_name.jpg

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