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

 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

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