Old Times

Sarah's original Dutch tutorial can be viewed here.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Download the supplies here

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FILTERS NEEDED:

Xero

Namesurpressed

Graphic Plus.

Download the filters here

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Thanks to the tubsters for all the great tubes.

Open all the images in PSP.

Safe the mask in your Masks folder.

Let's begin.

1.Open a new transparent canvas, size 550 x 550px.

Fill with this color: #cdc0b0.

2. Apply Filter Effects -- Xero -- Fritillary,

with the default settings.

3. Add a new raster layer.

Fill with this color: #cdc0b0.

4. Open the misted cat tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.

Position it nicely in the upper left corner.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 70% in your Layers palette.

5. Open the lady tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer.

Position it nicely in the lower right corner of the canvas.

Reduce the opacity of this layer to 70%

6. Lock the bottom layer in your Layers palette.

Highlight one of the other layers.

Merge visible.

Unlock the bottom layer again.

7. Highlight the merged layer again in the Layers palette.

8. Layers -- Load/Save Mask

Load Mask from Disk.

Find the 'Multisquare'- mask

and apply with the transparency inverted.

9. Merge the group in your Layers palette.

10 . Apply a drop shadow with these settings:

1,1,100,1 color white.

Repeat the drop shadow

but change both the V&H values to -1.

11. Drag this layer to the center of the canvas.

12. Apply Effects -- Texture Effects -- Blinds,

with these values: 2, 25, color black,

horizontal -unchecked,

light from - top checked.

13. Merge all layers.

14. PSP X: Effects -- Photo Effects -- Sepia Toning

PSP 9: Effects -- Artistic Effects -- Sepia Toning

with the ageing amount as 26.

15. Apply Effects -- Filter Effects -- Namesurpressed - Softner

with these values:

Email Sarah if you can't find the filter.

She will send it to you.

You can also leave this effect if you want to.

16. Selections -- Select All.

Selections -- Modify -- Contract by 18px.

Selections -- Invert.

17. Apply Effects -- Texture Effects -- Blinds,

with these settings:

2,25 with the 'Light from Top'-option checked.

18. Apply Effects -- 3D Effects -- Inner Bevel

with these settings:

19. Selections -- Select None.

20. Apply Effects -- Filter Effects --

Graphic Plus -- Cross Shadow

with these settings:

21. Open the flower tube.

Copy and paste as a new layer onto the canvas.

Position it nicely in the lower right corner.

Change the Blend mode of this layer to 'Luminance(Legacy)'.

22. Open the text tube.

Copy and paste onto the canvas as a new layer.

Position it in the lower left corner.

Opacity should be 70%.

Add your watermark.

23. Merge all layers.

And you're finished. :)

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Translated 4th March 2006.

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