04 - Friends - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Note:
01) put the files: AC_45.PspMask, maskcameron284.jpg & 20-20.msk into your PSP folder: Masks
02) open the file: aditas_brush_Friends.PspBrush in PSP
File / Export / Custom Brush:
name: aditas_brush_Friends / OK
the files:
AC_45.PspMask & aditas_brush_Friends.PspBrush are exclusiv for Adita's Creations tutorials,
don't use them for any other tutorials!
Filters / Plugins:
VM Distortion / Slicer: ![]()
L en K landksiteofwonders / L en K's Frederiek & L en N Kaithlyn: ![]()
Xero-XL / Porcelain & Super Smooth: ![]()
Final Impact / HotShot: ![]()
NVR BorderMania / Frame #1: ![]()
Richard Rosenman / Grid Generator: ![]()
Transparency / Eliminate Black: ![]()

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(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 800 x 480 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #c2b8ae (light colour)
and your BGC to: #81624e (dark colour)
flood fill with this gradient:

02) Layers / Duplicate
Effects / Plugins / VM Distortion / Slicer:
(tip: you can not find/see the filter Slicer,
remove the file: Slicer.8bf in this folder: Andrew's filter 29 (Andrews 01 - 62 / afcg29pc)
restart PSP
Effects / Plugins / L en K landksiteofwonders / L en N Kaithlyn:

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance

03) open tube: 489NLF260808.pspimage
Image / Resize: 80%
Edit / Copy
close it again; back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain:

set blend mode of this layer to: Soft Light
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Effects / Plugins / Final Impact / HotShot:


04) activate your raster deform / pick tool and position it as shown below:
Selections / Select all
Selections / Float
Selections / Defloat
Effects / Plugins / NVR BorderMania / Frame #1:
Deselect

05) activate bottom layer
Effects / Plugins / L en K landksiteofwonders / L en K's Frederiek:
Effects / Plugins / Final Impact / HotShot:

Layers / Merge / Merge visible

06) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill with: #060604 (dark colour)
Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 50 / 1 / black

07) Image / Add borders / 15 px / colour: black
open tube: KS-Bleu-3-2-2009.pspimage
Window / Duplicate (Shift+D)
minimise copy; back to original tube
Image / Resize: 90%
Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from disk:
Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Edit / Copy
close it again; back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Image / Mirror
position it as shown below:

set blend mode of this layer to: Soft Light
and opacity to: 65
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

08) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill with: #5a3f2d (dark colour)
Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from disk:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 24 / 1 / colour: #473225
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Effects / Plugins / Xero / Porcelain:


09) Layers / New Raster Layer
flood fill with black
Effects / Plugins / Richard Rosenman / Grid Generator:

Effects / Plugins / Transparency / Eliminate Black
Layers / Load/Save Mask / Load Mask from disk:
Layers / Merge / Merge Group
Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #5a3f2d
Image / Add borders / 20 px / colour: #0a0907

10) activate your minimised tube copy
Image / Resize: 80%
Edit / Copy
close it again; back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position into lower, left corner
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
-3 / 6 / 24 / 32 / colour: black
Effects / Plugins / Xero / SuperSmooth:

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

11) Layers / New Raster Layer
set FGC to: white
activate paint brush tool
find brush: adidas_brush_Friends
apply brush in the middle of your picture
set blend mode of this layer to: Soft Light
and opacity to: 60

12) Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #5a3f2d (light colour)
Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: black
Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #5a3f2d (light colour)
activate your text tool
font: LoversQuarrelROB / vector / size: 48
write your name
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 50 / 1 / colour: black
add your watermark
File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

You are done!
I hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial.

Copyright tutorial: Adita
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, September 08, 2009
