Lessons Learned written by Sherry

September 03, 2008 

This tutorial was written in PSP 9

Also tested in X2

 

 Material supplied here

Filters needed

 Filters Unlimited
Image Enhancement  - Contrast Enhancement by Overlay

Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow

AAA Frames

 


 Foreground  #474943
 Background  #000000

1. New transparent image 800 x 750

2. Flood fill #474943

pen3. Open driedgrass.pspimage
4. Edit copy - close original
5. Edit paste - as a new layer
6. Place in the bottom left side
7. Layers - duplicate
8. Image - mirror
9. Place on the bottom right side

 

10. Open fence.pspimage
11. Edit copy - close original
12. Edit paste - as a new layer
13. Place in the bottom left side
14. Opacity 26%
15. Blend mode - luminance legacy

 

16. Open The_Return_by_kayceeus.pspimage
17. Edit copy - close original
18. Edit paste - as a new layer
19. Place at the top 
20. Effects - FM tile tools - Blend emboss

 

21. Open KAT_2007_020854.pspimage
22. Edit copy - close original
23. Edit paste - as a new layer
24. Place it in the middle

 

25. Open truck.pspimage

26. Edit copy - close original
27. Edit paste - as a new layer
28. Effects - texture effects - galvanized metal

29. Image - resize 85% - all layers unchecked
30. Place on the left side
31. Effect - FM tile tools - Blend emboss
32. Opacity 88%

33. Layers - merge all- flatten

34. Effects - Filters Unlimited
Image Enhancement  - Contrast Enhancement by Overlay - contrast 97

35. Edit copy main image
36. Image - add borders 5 #000000
37. Image - add borders 35 #474943
38. Edit paste - into selection the copied image

39. Effects - AAA Frames - Textured frame


40. Effects - graphics plus - cross shadow

41. Image - add borders - 5 #000000

42. Selection - select none

 43. Open - font - Ruling Script Two - size 35
44. Minimize to the task bar
45. Foreground #966536
46. Background #543216

47. Make a gradient

48. Type the word  Lessons
49. Then under that type  Learned

50. *See main image for placement*

51. Layers - Convert to raster layer

52. Close the back ground layer

53. Click on the text layers

54. Layers - Merge - visible

55. Effects - 3D - dark shadow

56. Open background layer

57. Layers - merge all - flatten

58. Add watermark & resize

59. Save as JPEG

 

I hope you have enjoyed this simple tutorial

Please sign my guest book~

Thank you for visiting my site~

 

 

Many thanks to Ms. Kaycee Kennedy for the permission to use her

wonderful graphics~

http://kayceeus.deviantart.com/

If you want to use Kaycee's images please contact her and not me

 

 

Thanks to Anna & Carrie for the test run on my tuts.

 

If I haven't acknowledge someone for the use of their images

 please let me know.

 

 

 

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