As time goes by


This lesson was written by Jille in the Dutch version from PSP XIII
on March 8 2011.
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

Filters
AAA Frames - FotoFrame
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow

Credits and Material: I used
Background jhanna_115 bground
visit JHanna's group
tube:AnnaGirl_sm~bks.pspimage
tube: BigBen_misted_by_Jille.pspimage
tube: fbr_ambitions a size too big 5-29-06 396 kb.pspimage
tube: kTs_1mlk80 copie.pspimage
tube: Mtm_Misc 170-26 juni 2007.pspimage
Text file: gedicht_tekst.txt

I thank the makers from the mask and the tubes for their beautiful work. This lesson would not exist without their effort



Material: download here

Preparation
Install the filters.
Extract the selections into your map Selections
Open PSP
Open tubes and background in the program and minimize
Material
I took white as foreground color and #55456f as background color
Material background : set as foreground-background gradient

Material foreground on pattern and choose any gold pattern

The lesson

Part 1

  1. We make a little image with two tubes
    Open the tube kTs_1mlk80 copie
  2. Window - Duplicate - Close original and proceed with the copy
  3. Image - Resize - 60% - Smart size- Resize all layers = Not checked

  4. Freehand Selection Tool - Make a selection around the butterflies
  5. Edit - Cut
  6. Edit - Paste as new layer - Selections - Deselect all
    Move Tool - to the top (that is more easy to work)
  7. Open the tube Mtm_Misc 170-26 juni 2007
  8. Edit - Copy - close
  9. On your other image - Edit and paste as new layer
  10. Image - Resize - 70% - Smart size - Resize all layers = Not checked
  11. Move Tool - put it on the other clock
  12. Make layer with Butterflies actif and bring them closer to the clock
  13. Image - Negative
  14. Effects - Texture effects - Weave
  15. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop shadow
  16. Layers -Merge - merge visible
  17. Image - Resize - 80% - Smart size - Resize all layers = not imported - Minimize - we need it later

Part 2

  1. Open : Background jhanna_115 bground
  2. Window - Duplicate
    Close original and proceed with the copy
  3. Open the tube misted BigBen_misted
  4. Edit - Copy - close
  5. On your working area - Edit and paste as new layer
  6. Layer palette - Blend mode = Overlay
  7. Adjust - Smart photo fix

  8. On this layer - Selections - Load/save selection- load selection from disk and choose time1
  9. Layer palette - Promote selection to layer
  10. Blend mode = Normal - Opacity 50
  11. Open the image we made at the beginning
  12. Edit - Copy and close
  13. On your large image - Edit and paste as new layer
  14. Move Tool - to the left - top corner
  15. Layer palette - Opacity 53 - Blend mode Overlay

  16. Open the tube Tubed by Monique42_1534
  17. Edit - Copy - close
  18. On your working area - Edit and paste as new layer
  19. Image - Resize - 60% - Intelligent - Resize all layers = Not checked
  20. Move Tool -place them on the bridge
  21. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow


  22. Open the tube fbr_ambitions a size too big 5-29-06 396 kb
  23. Activate layer 1 (the boy left)
  24. Edit - Copy - close
  25. On your working area - Edit and paste as new layer
  26. Image - Resize - 50% - Intelligent - Resize all layers = Not checked
  27. Move Tool -Place the boy next to the girls
  28. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow - same settings

  29. Open the tube
  30. Edit - Copy - Close
  31. On your working area - Edit and paste as new layer
  32. Move Tool - move to bottom right
  33. Layer palette -Opacity 62
  34. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow - same settings

  35. Material palette: Close foreground- background still on gradient
  36. Activate text tool
  37. Open the text file with the poem. This is not a psp file, so you can't open it in PSP, it contains the text from the poem so that you do not have to type it yourself.
    Select all with the fast keys Ctrl A and copy afterwards with CtrlV
  38. On your working area - put the cursor where you want to put the text and paste (Ctrl V)
  39. Layers - Duplicate
  40. Effects - Distortions effects - Wind from the left
  41. Layer palette: Opacity 42
  42. Layers - Arrange - move down
  43. Layers - Duplicate
  44. Effects - Distortions effects - Wave
  45. Layer palette -Opacity 56 and Blend mode Hard light
  46. Move Tool - drag to the right see example
  47. Activate top layer - opacity = 66
    Result



  48. Material palette - Open foreground pattern and change background into solid color
  49. Selections - Select all
  50. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 pixels white
  51. Selections - Invert
  52. Flood fill tool - fill with foreground pattern
  53. Selections- Deselect all

  54. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 20 pixels background color
  55. Effects - Plugins - AAA Frames - FotoFrame
  56. Selections - Select all
  57. Selections - Modify - contract with 20
  58. Selections - Invert
  59. Effects - Texture effects - Weave - same settings
  60. Selections - Select all

  61. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 pixels white
  62. Selections - Invert
  63. Flood fill tool - Fill with the gold pattern
  64. Selections- Deselect all

  65. Image - Resize - 900 pixels large - Resize all layers checked
  66. Add watermark
  67. File -Save as Give_a_name.jpg

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