41 - Journées à la plage - Days at the beach - English

I have permission to translate the tutorials of Diane B.
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:
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 FGC to: #1077ed
and BGC to: #d6b89c
flood fill with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET Software / Filters
Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Canvas, Fine


02) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
open tube: plage.pspimage
Edit / Copy
minimise it
back to selection
Edit / Paste / Paste into selection
Deselect
set opacity to: 32

03) Layers / New Raster Layer
set FGC to: #ecd2a6
and BGC to: #fdb84f
flood fill with this gradient:

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: Radius: 12

04) open mask: border_site_010.jpg
minimise it; back to your picture
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group
close minimised mask
back to your picture
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:

minimise it for now

05) activate minimised tube: plage.pspimage
Window / Duplicate (Shift +D)
close original; back to you copy
06) open tube: sable-scrap34_DianeCreations.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your copy
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:


07) open tube: enfant_plage.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again
back to you picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:


08) Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: white
Image / Add borders / 25 px / BGC: #fdb84f
select the 25 px border with magic wand
set FGC to: white
flood fill with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET Software / Filters
Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Cotton Paper, Coarse:

Deselect

09) Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: white
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract to: 34 px
Selections / Invert
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
& 
Deselect

10) Image / Resize: 70% (all layers checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
close it
back to your minimised picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
& 

11) Layers / Duplicate
Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:

position it as shown below:


12) open tube: string.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
& 

13) open tube: soleil_scrap34_DianeCreations.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:


14) open tube: vlieger tiny.pspimage
Image / Resize: 50%
Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it to your liking
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:


15) open tube: deco_plage.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it to your liking
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:


16) open tube: meeuw.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it to your liking
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:


17) open tube: etiquette_scrap34DianeCreations.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it to your liking
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:


18) Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: #0a53ad
Image / Add borders /20 px / colour: white
select 20 px border with magic wand
set FGC to: #ecd2a6
and BGC to: #fdb84f
flood fill with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / I.C.NET Software / Filters
Unlimited 2.0:
Paper Texture / Cotton Paper, Coarse:

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel:

Deselect

19) Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: #0a53ad
Image / Resize: width: 600 px (all layers checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
add watermark and name
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, August 07, 2009 / p.p. Estrella
