
Valentine Love written by Sherry
February 08, 2008
This tutorial was written in PSP X2
Also tested in version 9
Material supplied here
Filters needed
Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow
Fm Tile tools
Place sgplovemask.jpg in psp mask folder
1. Open new transparent layer
750x650
2. Fill layer foreground color #78161e
3. Layer - new raster layer
4. Fill with background color #400d11
5. Layer - load mask from disk,
6. sgplovemask.pspimage - click ok
7. Layers - merge group
8. Effects - fm tools - Blend emboss - default setting
9. Open Giada_red_mantle.pspimage
10. Shift D close the original
11. Edit copy - edit paste as a new raster layer
12. Move her to the left side
13. Line her eye so that it shows in the loop of the L
14. Opacity 18%

15. Selection - select all
16. Layer - new raster layer
17. Open chrismist_Heart of gold.pspimage
18. Shift D close the original
19. Edit copy - Edit paste INTO selection
20. Move to the top and slightly to the right
21. Blend mode - luminance - opacity 62%
22. Effect - Fm tools - Blend emboss
23. Selection none
24. Edit copy Giada_red_mantle.pspimage
25. Paste as a new layer
26. More her to the bottom right
27. Image resize 90% resize all layers Unchecked
28. Open chrismist_something_blue.pspimage
29. Shift D close the original
30. Edit - copy - Edit paste as a new layer
31. Place on the bottom & in the middle
32. Blend mode - luminance legacy
33. Image resize 90% all layer Unchecked
34. Layers - Arrange - move down
35. Open chrismist_Essence.pspimage
36. Shift D close the original
37. Edit copy - Edit paste as a new layer
38.Place on the lower left
39. Image resize 90% all layer Unchecked
40. Layers - Merge all - flatten
41. Image - add borders 3 #400d11
42. Image - add borders 3 #78161e
43. Make a gradient using the #'s above
44. Image - add border 30 - #ffffff
45. Select with the magic wand
46. Fill with the gradient

47. Effect - graphics plus - cross shadow
48. Add cross shadow 1 more time

49. Selection - select invert
50. Effects - 3d drop shadow
10,10 50, 5.00

51. Image - add borders 3 #400d11d
52. Image - add borders 3 #78161e
53. Open Ardenwood font
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54.
Type in capitals letter
LOVE #000000
55. Layers - convert to raster layer
56. Effect - texture - weave

#83161e & #000000
57. Effects - 3d drop shadow
10, 10 , Opacity 50, blur 5.00 #000000

58. Effects - Graphics plus - cross shadow

59. Add water mark
60. Layers - Merge all flatten
61. Resized to desire size
62. Save as
.jpg
I hope you have enjoyed this simple
Valentine Love tutorial
Many thanks to Giada for the lovely tube link here
Also to Christmist for her wonderful tubes