Rose Garden

Filters Required:

Simple

Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Square Edges

If you need a filter..select the linked image below.
Filters
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Tubes Required:

Main Tube by Yokalishis

Tube and Mask by Psppeg

Yoka provides psppeg with permission to use the tubes provided in this tutorial.
Many Thanks!
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Materials

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Preparation:

Look thru the list of filters and make certain you have them.
Open all tubes and mask in your psp program and minimize.
Place Selection File in selection folder

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Colours
Material Palette - Set foreground to #fd8399 and background to #eee6c5
or select two very different colours from each other, preferably a light and a bright medium.

Lets Begin:

A)Background

1)File, New Image, 800 w x 550 h, transparent
2)Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
3)Layers - New Raster Layer
4)Flood Fill with background colour
5)Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - Mask: mask_rose_psppeg

6)Layers - Merge - Merge Group
7)Layers - Duplicate
8)Layer Palette - Turn off visability of top layer, select middle layer

9)Layers - Merge - Merge Down
10)Effects - Distortion Effects - Pixelate

11)Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
12)Effects - Plugins - Simple - Top Left Mirror
13)Effects - Plugins - Simple - Diamonds
14)Layer Palette - Turn on Visability of top Layer and Select
15)Image - Free Rotate - Left, 90%, all layers unchecked
16)Image - Resize - notice the pink rectangles

17)Effects - Image Effects - Offset - Horizontal: 350, Vertical: 0, transparent
18)Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Flip
19)Layers - Merge - Merge Down
20)Layer Palette - Opacity: 75

B)Second Background Layer

1)Layers - New Raster Layer
2)Selection Tool - Custom Selection

3)Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
4)Selections - Select None
5)Layer Palette - Opacity: 80
6)Layer Palette - Select Middle Layer
7)Layers - Duplicate
8)Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top
9)Image - Free Rotate - Same Settings
10)Image - Resize 80%, all Layers unchecked
11)Deformation Tool - Slide Left and Right sides to edge of image on both sides

12)Layer Palette - Blend Mode: Soft Light

c)Accent Tube 1

1)Maximize Yoka-Misted-Faces-Pink-23052012.psp - Edit - Copy - Close image - Edit - Paste As a New Layer.
2)Image - Resize - 80%, all layers unchecked.
3)Mover Tool - Move tube to the left
4)Layer Palette - Opacity: 60

D)Accent Tube 2

1)Maximize scenerytube_bypsppeg.psp - Edit - Copy - Close image - Edit - Paste As a New Layer.
2)Mover Tool - Move tube to the right
4)Layer Palette - Opacity: 70

E)Main Tube
1)Maximize 2012_05_SL.psp - Edit - Copy - Minimize image - Edit - Paste As a New Layer.
2)Image - Resize - 25%, all layers unchecked.
3)Image - Free Rotate - Right - 90%, all Layers Unchecked
4)Image - Mirror
5)Mover Tool - Position below Yoka's girl tube

6)Layer Palette - Blend Mode: Soft Light

F)OverLay
1)Layers - New Raster Layer
2)Flood Fill with Foreground Colour
3)Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - Edges, Square - Square Edge - 04
4)Selections - Select All - Select - Float - Select - Modify - Contract 3 pixels
5)Selections - Invert - Hit Delete Key
6)Selections - Select None
7)Adjust - Sharpen - Sharpen More
8)Layer Palette - Blend Mode: Burn, Opacity: 40
9)Layers - Merge - Merge All

G)Accent Element

1)Layers - New Raster Layer
2)Selections - Load/Save Selections - Load psppeg_roseg1.sel

3)Flood Fill with Background Colour
4)Selections - Select None
5)Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - 1, 1, 80, 1, colour: #cd6776
6)Layers - Duplicate
7)Image - Mirror - Flip

H)Framing
1)Layers - Merge - Merge All
2)Image - Add Borders - 1 pixels symmetric border - with background colour
3)Layers - Promote Background to Layer
4)Image - Resize 90%, all layers unchecked
5)Layers - New Raster Layer
6)Layers - Arrange - Send to Bottom
7)Flood Fill - Background Colour
8)Layer Palette - Select Top Layer
9)Magic Wand Tool - Feather and Tolerance 0, Select Outer Border
10)Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

11)Selections - Invert
12)Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - 10, 10, 80, 10, same colour
13)Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - minus 2, minus 2, 80, 1, same colour
14)Selections - Select None
15)Layer Palette - Select Bottom Layer
16)Selections - Load/Save Selections - Load: psppeg_roseg1.sel
17)Layer - New Raster Layer
18)Flood Fill Foreground Colour
19)Layers - Duplicate
20)Image - Mirror - Flip

J)Main Tube
1)Maximize 2012_05_SL.psp - Edit - Copy - Close image - Edit - Paste As a New Layer.
2)Image - Resize - 25%, all layers unchecked.
3)Mover Tool - Position: Bottom Right Corner
4)Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Same Settings
5)Image - Add Borders - 2 pixel symmetric border in Foreground Colour

K)Finalizing

1)Add your watermark
2)Add text
3)Layers - Merge - Merge All Flatten.
4)Image - Resize 800 pixels.

Your done.

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