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Translated with permission from the creator, Marian at Marian's PSP-Lessen tutorial site.

See the original tutorial here for PSP in Dutch

This version has all of the screenshots but no backgrounds, etc. and a smaller font.

This version is like above but has no screenshots, only a small header at the top for an example.
This will take much less paper. The settings are shown as text instead of screenshots.
They will both open in a new window and print out on standard 8½" X 11" paper

For information about which fonts, programs, etc I used to construct my pages and my headers, click here.
For this tutorial you will need:
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I've done this tutorial in PSP 9 and PSP XI.
I believe it can be done in most versions.
You may have to look around for the commands but it's likely they are there.

Filters and materials needed
 FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss, free here (it's a trial version but blend emboss is one that keeps working)
Xero/Porcelain, free here - it's in Set 1
Supplies in zip file here for version 8 and up includes .pspimage tubes
Supplies in zip file here for older psp versions has .psd tubes instead of pspimage. these can be opened in any program.
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From Marian
The tubes I have used are from Marif, Sorensen_Designs and Suzi Sgai.
Please have respect for the tubers and leaves them in their original state.
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I am assuming you know the basics of Paint Shop Pro and where the tools can be located.
Here are some arrows and bars you can drag and drop where you need to mark or underline where you are. .
Just left click and drag to where you want it then let go.
They will stay where you put them until you close your browser.
           



When you are copying tubes, make sure you are in the layer that has the picture and not the watermarks layer, etc
When placing the elements, if you can't grab them with the mouse as they are so small, just click on the move tool,
make sure your cursor is somewhere inside of the canvas and use your arrow keys to move it.I like to open all my
tubes at the beginning and then close them after I use them to keep my work area clean and tidy.
The only tube you will need twice is "SS_1127_misted" (the face)
1. Open a transparent canvas 640x480 pixels.
Foreground color on #7c6b3d, background color on #f6d68f


On your material palette, click on the foreground color to make it a gradient,
pick Foreground-Background, Angle 45, Repeats 2, invert checked, style linear


and fill your canvas with this gradient with your flood fill tool (paint bucket).

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur set at radius of 30.
2. Open your tube "Marif_2006_decembre_misted_paysage049".
Copy (control-C) and paste as new layer (control-L) in your working canvas
Change the blend mode in your layer palette for this layer to Luminance (Legacy).
Reduce opacity with the slider to 84.


Move it almost to the right edge
and pull it toward the bottom in the position as shown
3. New Raster layer. Selections>Select All
Open the tube "Misted By By Sorensen Designs ©Don Verger Tube 203",
Copy (control-C) and Edit>Paste>paste into selection in your working canvas

Effects>FM Tile tools>Blend Emboss at default settings
-1, -1, .250, 64, and the bottom 3 at 0.938


Reduce opacity with the slider to 38.
Move the layer up till the bottom of the trees match up with the horizon line
(there's a white line at the bottom of the trees that matches the white line there.
Move it to the right so the right edge of the trees is just above the left point of the canoe.
See picture for example.
It's easier to match up if you do the Blend Emboss and reduce opacity first as I've done.
4. Open your tube "SS_1024_Misted", and Reduce Image to 50% bicubic,


Copy (control-C) and paste as new layer (control-L) in your working canvas
move up and to the right into place as shown, with the right edge of the eye just touches
the right edge of the canvas, and the eyebrow is nearly all out of sight (see example)
change the blend mode in your layer palette for this layer to overlay,
Reduce opacity with the slider to 38.
5. Open the tube "SS_1127_Misted", Copy (control-C) and paste as new layer (control-L)
in your working canvas. Move it to the left edge as shown.
Click on your sharpen brush, Size 50, hardness 25, step 20, density 50, thickness 100,


Sharpen the trees and the eye by using the brush over top of them,
making sure you are in the correct layer for each..
6. Make sure all are in the right spot and then right click in layer palette and merge all (flatten image).
Layers>New Raster layer
Selections>Select all
3D-effect>Cutout, H 3 and V 3, Opacity 70, Blur 30. Color #483e20
Repeat with h -3 and V -3. Select none
7. Duplicate your image (Shift-D) and copy it (control-C) making sure the background layer is selected.
The reason I duplicate it is in case you lose the copy in your clipboard
and then you have to undo everything just to copy it. Merge all.
8. Image>Add border 1 pixel color #1c0e00 (very dark brown)
Image>Add border 5 pixels white, select with Magic Wand. Tolerance on 0, anti-alias outside.


Edit>Paste into selection the image you just copied.
Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur set at radius of 10. Select none.
Image>Add border 1 pixel color # 1c0e00


Image>Add border 30 pixels white, select with Magic Wand, set as the last step
Again, Edit>Paste into selection the image you just copied.
3D-effects - Drop Shadow. H 1 and V 1, Opacity 80, Blur 3
Repeat with H -1 and V -1
9. Open the tube "SS_1127_misted", Image>Resize to 90% bicubic.
Copy (control-C) and paste as new layer (control-L) in your working canvas.
Move it to the place as shown. It will overlap the frame, as shown.

Layers>Duplicate layer
10. Make sure you are in the top layer and go to Effects>FM Tile tools>Blend Emboss at default.
Effects>FM Tile tools>Blend Emboss at default settings as before
-1, -1, .250, 64, and the bottom 3 at 0.938

Adjust>PhotoFix>digital camera noise removal at default of 50-50-50-70-0





Effects>Xero>Porcelain, make sure the bottom 3 sliders are on 0.



Merge all.
Image>Add border 1 pixel color #c0e00
The tag is done. maybe time to save and back it up now!
11. We will now add text.
Foreground color on none, background color on #ddbf80 (dark golden yellow)
Writer has used the font GE Basalt Script which is in the supplies folder,
but if you have BrockScript installed, it's the exact same font.
Size 48. Vector. Direction down. Stroke width 0,0. Anti-alias sharp.


Type your text. Right click in layer palette and convert to raster layer.
3D-effects>Drop Shadow, H 2 and V 2, Opacity 80, Blur 3.


Adjust>Sharpness>Unsharp Mask at 1,.64, 4.


Merge all.



You're done!
21. If you resize, use Smart Size as the resampling method and use the Unsharp Mask at 1-64-4 afterward.
Watermark and save. Don't forget to optimize. I usually optimize at about 20.(File>Export>Jpeg Optimizer)
l hope you had fun!
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These tutorials are translated with permission from the original writer.
Any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional.
Feel free to share any of my tutorials on this site by a link back to my site,
but do not copy and send the entire tutorial to anyone or any group.
©2003-2007 Ellie's Treasures


Alternate versions
Isn't this beautiful? It was done by my friend Bobbie of Ramblin Roots.



Another gorgeous result by my friend, Sonel of Sonel's Corner

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Webpage Design Information
This webpage background was made in PhotoImpact with a tutorial by Deb DeHaven
 Sadly, she passed away but her tutorials just came back online, thanks to PIRCNet.
You can find the tutorial here.
 The font I used for the text on the buttons is BrockScript
The font I used for "Translated from Marian's PSP-Lessen" is Arnold Boecklin
The font I used for the "Last Farewell" tutorial header is also BrockScript.
 Click on the font name to download the font.
I use PhotoImpact to make all of my headers due to the amazing
3D text it has and the wonderful presets available free online
 Most of the presets I use are either the ones that come with PhotoImpact, usually the Gel ones,
or from Deb's PI Tutorials and More (see below) or Carol Oyl's site
 This is the address to Deb's old pages
 http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/millenit/1716/pitutorials/objects/presets/presets1.html
 I can't find any links to her new pages but the presets are still on this page for download.
 For more sites to find PI Presets, take a look at my Great Beginnings page.