
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
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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.