Letter from the Heart

Sarah's original Dutch tutorial can be found here.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Download the supplies here

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FILTERS NEEDED:

FM Tile Tools

Penta.com

IC NET Software's Filters Unlimited

Download the filters here

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The tubes are from Anne who graciously granted Sarah

permission to use them.

Save the gradient in your Gradients Folder.

Save the Brush in your Brushes folder

or import it into PSP.

Okay, we're ready ! :)

1. Open a new transparent image, size 600 x 450px.

Fill with the gradient 'tb-keybord',

with these settings:

Liniar - checked

Angle - 45

Repeat 1

Invert - not checked.

3. Selections -- Select All.

Selections -- Modify -- Contract by 20px.

Selections -- Invert.

4. Apply Effects -- Filter Effects -- Penta.com --

Dots and Cross,

with these settings:

 255,255,0.

5. Apply Effects -- Filter Effects --

FM Tile Tools -- Blend Emboss, standard.

7. Selections -- Invert.

8. Apply Effects -- Filter Effects -- Filters Unlimited --

Ageing Kit -- Film Grain,

with the slidebar on 64.

10. Merge all layers.

11. Add a new raster layer.

Activate your Brush Tool.

Find the 'tm letter'-brush.

Change your background color to white.

12. Apply the brush in the center of the canvas (click your right mouse button).

13. Apply Effects -- 3D Effects -- Drop Shadow,

with these settings: 1,-1,100,1 color black.

14. Open the violin tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Position it in the top left corner of the canvas

with your Mover Tool.

Change the Blend Mode of this layer to 35%

in your Layers palette.

15. Apply Effects -- Filter Effects -- FM Tile Tools --

Blend Emboss, with the default settings.

16. Open the man tube.

Copy and paste as new layer.

Position the image to the right next to the edge of the frame.

Change the opacity of this layer to 50%

17. Apply the same Blend Emboss effect.

18. Open the lady tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Position it at the bottom left.

 19. Repeat the Blend Emboss effect.

20. Merge all layers.

21. Add a 1 px border in white.

22.  PSP X: Adjust -- Digital Camera Noise Removal;

PSP 8 or 9: Adjust -- Photo Fix -- Digital Camera Noise Removal,

with these settings:

Alternatively the PSP 8 or 9 users can skip this step

and use the Adjust -- Variations filter to change the color.

23. PSP X : Adjust -- Color Balance with the preset 'Flash (5500 k).

24. Reduce the image size to 85%

with 'Resize All Layers' checked.

You're finished ! :)

©Sarahdesign december 2005

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Translated 3rd March 2006.

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