34 - First kiss of spring - English

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I made it with PSP:
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You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you, (just click and drag) Have Fun!
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Thank you Heike (Silles tut tester) for the sweet rabbit :-)))

Ok, let's start:
01) File / New / 700 x 600 px / transparent
set your FGC to: light colour (#c5c19e)
and your BGC to: dark colour (#685c38)
flood fill your picture with light FGC
Effects / Texture Effects / Texture:


02) Layers / New Raster Layer
activate your selection tool / custom selection:
flood fill with dark BGC
Deselect
Effects / Texture Effects / Texture:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / dark BGC

03) open tube: GL Lace 071217.pspimage
Edit / Copy
minimize it
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:
Layers / Duplicate
position as shown below:
Layers / Merge / Merge Down
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / dark BGC
Layers / Arrange / Move down
activate top layer
Layers / Merge / Merge Down

04) activate pen tool:
hold shift key and draw a line as shown below:

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / black
Layers / Merge / Merge down

05) Layers / Duplicate
Image / Rotate / Free rotate:

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
position as shown below:
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Flip
Layers / Merge / Merge down (twice)

06) activate bottom layer
open tube: narcissis05-sm_mac_2-05~pjs.tub
Image / Resize: 70%
Image / Mirror
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian blur: Radius 20
activate layer over it again
Layers / Merge / Merge down

07) open tube: osterhase003.pspimage
Image / Resize: 70%
Image / Mirror
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian blur: Radius 20
activate layer over it again
Layers / Merge / Merge down

08) activate top layer
open tube: basket1~dvdm.tub
Image / Mirror
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian blur: Radius 20
activate layer over it again
Layers / Merge / Merge down

09) open tube: egg.tub

Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

use your eraser tool (fine hair)
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and erase all as shown below:
Layers / Duplicate
activate layer under it
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian blur: Radius 20
activate layer over it again
Layers / Merge / Merge down
decorate your basket with the eggs to your liking

10) open tube: bkerr_echospast_Knotted_Ribbon_short.pspimage
Image / Resize: 50% (twice)
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:
BGC: 
Adjust / Hue and Saturation / colorize:
H: 31 S: 77
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / dark BGC

11) open tube: flower.pspimage
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position to your liking
Layers / Duplicate
decorate your picture
open tube: Schriftzug.pspimage
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:

add your watermark and name
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

12) activate tube: GL Lace 071217.pspimage
Edit / Copy
Edit / Paste as new layer
position as shown below:
Layers / Duplicate
position as shown below:
Layers / Merge / Merge down
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
1 / 1 / 100 / 10 / dark BGC
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Rotate / Free rotate:
position at the top
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Flip

13) Layers / New Raster Layer
Selections / Select all
flood fill with dark BGC
Selections / Modify / Contract by: 2
Edit / Cut (delete key)
Deselect
File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

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

Copyright tutorial: Sille
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, March 11, 2010
