01 - Feliz Navidad - English


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I made it with PSP: & &

Supplies:

Filters / Plugins:
Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Photo Aging Kit (
needs importing into Filters Unlimited):  
Greg's Factory Output Vol. II / Pool Shadow:


You are welcome to take this nice sunflower with you,
it shows you always where you are

(just click and drag)

Have Fun!


tutorial tested by:

Ok, let's start:

01) File / New / 800 x 500 px / transparent

flood fill with this colour: #090300

02) open the tube: pino_soleil_f-navidad_01.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 like me here:

Layers / Duplicate

Image / Mirror

your picture looks like this now:

03) open the tube: temp_soleil_f-navidad_02.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

don't move it anymore

04) open the tube: tarjeta_soleil_f-navidad_03.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

don't move it anymore

05) open the tube: carambanos_soleil_f-navidad_04.pspimage

Edit / Copy
close the tube again; we don't need it anymore
back to your picture

Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

if you use your own tube:
change the blend mode of this layer to: Luminance (Legacy)

don't move it anymore

06) open the tube: cuerda_soleil_f-navidad_05.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 like me here:

 Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

Edit / Copy

close it again; we don't need it anymore

07) File / New / 800 x 350 px / transparent

Selections / Select all

Edit / Paste / Paste into selection

Deselect

08) Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Photo Aging Kit / Cracked Paper

09) open the tube: bola_soleil_f-navidad_06.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 like me here:

 Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

10) Effects / Plugins / Greg's Factory Output Vol. II / Pool Shadow:

11) open the tube: soleil_deco_navidad_e&e10.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 like me here:

(if you use this tube, go to the next step 12, I have already applied the effect at this tube)

PSP 8: go to the next step / effect is not contained in this PSP version

PSP 9: Adjust / Photo Fix / Digital Camera Noise Removal

 PSP X / X1 & X2: Adjust / Digital Camera Noise Removal:

Layers / Duplicate

 Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

12) Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #B9B197

Edit / Copy

close it again; we don't need it anymore

13) File / New / 800 x 500 / transparent

flood fill with: black

Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Photo Aging Kit / Cracked Paper

14) Edit / Paste / Paste as new layer

don't move it anymore

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow:
colour: #B9B197

15) open the tube: texto_feliz_navidad_soleil.pspimage

or open the English tube: merry_christmas.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 like me here:

 Layers / Merge / Merge Visible

16) Layers / Duplicate

Effects / Plugins / I.C.Net Software / Filters Unlimited 2.0:
Color Filters / Sepia

set the blend mode of this layer to: Multiply

and the opacity to: 40

17) Image / Add borders / 1 px / colour: #2f2a21

Adjust / Softness / Soft Focus:

add your watermark and name

File / Export / JPEG Optimizer

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

Waldgeists-Traumseiten

Copyright tutorial: Soleil
Copyright translation: Waldlichtelfe Sissy
Translation by Waldlichtelfe, November 23, 2008