~*~ Goddess ~*~

Sarah's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Download the supplies here

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FILTERS NEEDED:
FM Tile Tools
Adjust ( psp8 or 9)
Download the filters here
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The end results of this tutorial is determined by the

PSP version you are using.

It was written for PSP X,

but a similar result can be obtained

at the end of the tutorial if the filter 'Adjust'

is used by PSP 8 or 9 users.

Open all the images in PSP.

Save the mask in your Masks folder.

We're ready to begin ;)

1. Change the foreground color to #fffaf0,

background color to #68637f.

2. Open a new transparent canvas, size 600 X 450px.

Floodfill with the background color.

3. Apply Effects -- Texture Effects -- Texture

with these settings:

4. Selections -- Select All .
Selections -- Modify -- Contract by 15px.

5. Apply Effects -- 3D Effects -- Drop Shadow

with the settings: 2,2,100,1 color white.

Repeat the drop shadow but change both

the V&H values to -2.

Keep selected.

6. Layers -- New Raster Layer.

Flood fill with the foreground color.

7. Layers -- Load/Save Mask -- Load Mask from Disk.
Find the ' impact'.

Layers -- Merge -- Merge Group.

8. Deselect ( Ctrl +D).

9. Open the lady tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.

Position it in the bottom left corner.

Don't touch the border.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 85%.

10. Apply Effects -- Filter Effects -- FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss
with default settings.

11. Merge all layers.

Reduce the image size to 85% with

'Resize all Layers' checked.

12.Openthe bubbles tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Move it tot the top.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 60%.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to
'Luminance(Legacy)' in the Layers palette.

13. Duplicate the bubble layer twice.

Move it where you like it.

See example.

14. Merge all layers.

15. Add a border with your background color,

with these settings:

16. Select the border with your Magic Wand.

17. Apply Effects -- Texture Effects -- Texture

with the same settings as before.

Keep selected.

18.Apply Effects -- 3D Effects -- Chisel.
with these settings: 2, 'Transparent' checked.

19. Selectie niets selecteren.

20. Add a 2 pixel black border -

'Symmetrical' must be checked now.

21.Open the text tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.

Center it nicely in the blue section.

You can chane the opacity of the layer

or keep it as it is.

22.Open the flower tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.
Position it in the right corner of the blue section

as seen in the example.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 60%.

Duplicate this layer.

Go to Image -- Mirror.

23. Go to Effects -- Filter Effects -- FM Tile Tools -
Blend Emboss with the default settings.

24. Add your watermark.

25. Merge all layers.

26. PSP X: Adjust -- Color Balance -- with the preset

Fluorescent-Standard (4000).

You can play around with the other presets as well.

PSP 8 or 9: Use the Adjust - Variations filter to obtain

a similar kind of effects if you like.

27. Resize your image to 80%

with 'Resize all Layers' checked.

You're finished.

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Translated 6th March 2006

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