35 - Enfance - Childhood - English

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Thank you Diane
for allowing me to translate your tutorials.
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I made it with PSP:
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Filters / Plugins:
FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss: ![]()
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow: ![]()
Filters Unlimited 2.0: ![]()

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(just click and drag) Have Fun! |

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 700 x 550 px / transparent
set your FGC to: #939861 (dark colour)
and your BGC to: #deb4a6 (light colour)
flood fill your picture with this gradient:


02) open the tube: Giada_2.pspimage
Image / Resize: 85%
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Image / Mirror
place it as shown below:


03) open the tube: decoration.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:


04) open the tubes: feuille1.pspimage & feuille2.pspimage & feuille3.pspimage
decorate your picture with all the leaves

05) open the tubes: fleur1.pspimage & fleur2.pspimage & fleur3.pspimage & fleur4.pspimage
decorate your picture wit all the flowers
my picture looks like this now:


06) put the bottom layer and the layer with the girl: invisible
activate top layer
Layers / Merge / Merge visible
Effects / Plugins / FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
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top layer is activated

07) open the tube: lettres_117DianeCreations.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
move it into the lower, left corner
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
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Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

08) put all layers visible again
Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: white
Image / Add borders / 25 px / colour: #959963
activate your magic wand tool and select the 25 px border with it
set your FGC to: #959963 (dark green)
and your BGC to: #d9d989 (light green)
flood fill selection with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:

Effects / Artistic Effects / Enamel:

Deselect

09) Image / Add borders / 2 px / colour: white
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 30 px
Selections / Invert
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
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Deselect
Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Buttons & Frames / 3D Glass Frame 1:

decorate your frame with the leaves and flowers to your linking
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
Image / Resize: width: 600 px (all layers checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
add your watermark and name
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible
File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

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

Copyright tutorial: Diane B.
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, June 23, 2009
