43 - Petits garçons heureux - Happy Little Boys - English

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I made it with PSP:
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Filters / Plugins:
MuRa's
Meister /
Cloud: ![]()
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow: ![]()
I.C.NET Software / 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
et your FGC to: #a1b7dd (light colour)
and your BGC to: white
Effects / Plugins / MuRa's
Meister /
Cloud:


02) Layers / New Raster Layer
activate your freehand selection tool
draw a selection as shown below:
set your FGC to: #7d7f3e (dark colour)
and your BGC to:
#c1c16b (light colour)
flood fill selection with this gradient:

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

Deselect

03) open tube: Japanese_Foliage_34.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:


04) Selections / Select all
Selections / Float
flood fill selection with this colour: #4c521c
Deselect
Effects / 3D Effects
/ Drop Shadow:


05) open tube: cadre2.pspimage (keep selected)
open your photo
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your selection
Edit / Paste / Paste into selection
Deselect

06) Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
your picture should look like this now:

Effects / 3D Effects
/ Drop Shadow:
& 

07) Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it: Raster 4
Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:

activate top layer again: Copy of Raster 4

08) open tube: coin_scrap36_DianeCreations.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it in the right, lower corner
Effects / 3D Effects
/ Drop Shadow:


09) open tube: mod_article518181_94.pspimage
Image / Resize: 45%
Image / Mirror
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:

position it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects
/ Drop Shadow:


10) open tube: soleil_scrap36_DianeCreations.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:


11) open tube: fleurs_2.pspimage
Layer: Raster 2 is activated
Edit / Copy
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:


12) back to your tube: fleurs_2.pspimage
activate layer: Raster 1
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it as shown below:
layers palette:
move the layer: Raster 9 under the layer: Raster 5

13) open tube: fleurs_scrap36_Dianecreations.pspimage
decorate your picture with the flowers
my picture looks like this now:

14) open tube: velo.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
activate top layer again
Effects / 3D Effects /
Drop Shadow:

position it to your liking
15) set your FGC to: #1758b6 (blue)
and your BGC to: #747c2f (green)
Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: white
Image / Add borders / 25 px / FGC: #1758b6
select the blue border with your magic wand
flood fill selection with this gradient:

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross
Shadow:

Deselect
Image / Add borders / 3 px / colour: white

16) open tube: coin2.pspimage
Edit / Copy
close it again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
position it to your liking
Effects / 3D Effects
/ Drop Shadow:


17) Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Flip
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

18) open tube: label_scrap36_DianeCreations.pspimage
activate your text tool
Font: Bed ttnorm / size: 48 / vector
write: Petits garçons heureux (Happy Little Boys)
Layers / Convert to Raster Layer
Effects / 3D Effects
/ Drop Shadow:

Layers / Merge / Merge visible
Edit / Copy
close tube again, we don't need it anymore
back to your picture
Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer
Image / Rotate / Free Rotate:

Layers / Arrange / Move Down
position it as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects
/ Drop Shadow:

Image / Resize: width: 600 px (all layers checked)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
add your 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 29, 2009
