16 - Bonne fête aux amoureux - English

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Thank you Diane
for allowing me to translate your tutorials.
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I made it with PSP:
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Filters / Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0: ![]()
L en K / Elvida: ![]()

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You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, (just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 650 x 500 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #c8cad0
set your BGC to: #565e8b
flood fill your picture with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Rag Paper:


02) open your tube: PAY-OCT2007-01
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

03) open your tube: swans_msr
Edit / Copy
close the tube 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:

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

04) Layers / Duplicate
make the top layer: invisible
activate the layer under it
Adjust / Blur /
Motion Blur:

Effects / Texture Effects / Mosaic Antique:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius 20
Effects / Plugins / L en K landksiteofwonders / Elvida: Distance: 30

05) activate the top layer and make it visible again
Image / Resize: 85% (all layers NOT checked)
Selections / Select all
Selections / Float

06) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill the selection with: white
Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET Software /
Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Photo Aging Kit / Photo Frame 01
Deselect
activate the top layer: Raster 1
activate your magic wand: Toleranz auf: 10
select the black border with it
Selections / Modify / Expand to: 1 px
Edit / Cut
or press your delete key once
Deselect
Layers / Arrange / Move Down

07) activate the top layer: Copy of Merged
Image / Resize: 95% (all layers NOT checked)
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Image / Resize: 90% (all layers NOT checked)
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:
Layers / Arrange / Move Down
activate the top layer: Raster 1
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
place it as shown below:


08) open your tube: V~BeautifulValentineRose
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
& 
place it as shown below:


09) open your tube: lettres
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown below:


10) open your tube: PatryTubes_06_ValentineD_12
take the red one
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Image / Resize: 70% (all layers NOT checked)
move it into the upper, left corner
activate your deform tool (D) / pick tool (K)
move it like me here:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:


11) open your tube: rosagat20-mlr
Edit / Copy
close the tube 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:


12) Image / Add borders / 12 px / colour: #FFFFFF
activate your magic wand tool
(do not forget: tolerance: 0!!!!)
select the white border
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
& 
Deselect
Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: #800000

13) open your tube: cadre_coeur
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
place it as shown below
add your watermark and name
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

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

Copyright tutorial: Diane B.
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, January 28, 2009
