ASDwebdesigns - Elise - Original by Meetjes Plekje

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Translated by Chris for ASDWebdesigns

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Materials:

Disclaimer: Each Graphic is the property of the original artist to whom the copyright belongs and may not be placed in a collection or offered for sale on-line or otherwise.

This translation is written with PSPX9, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

Tubes by Kitty and Sheila

Plugins:

I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0

&<Bkg Designer sf10 I> - Cross Stitch**

&<Bkg Designer sf10 II> - Flutter**

&<Bkg Kaleidoscope> Zandflower and @Blueberry Pie**

Photshop Fun II - Kylie

Toadies - What Are You? and Ommadawn

Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow

VM Extravaganza - Picture

**Import into Filters Unlimited 2.0

Preparations:

Copy the Selections to the Selections folder of PSP

Copy the Gradient to the Gradients folder of PSP

Double click on the Eye Candy Preset it will install automatically

Open all other files in PSP, duplicate and minimize to tray. Close the originals.

From PSP 14, 15 AND 16 there is no option for Image - Mirror & Image - Flip There is a new option but this does not give the same result except when the tube/image covers the whole image from side to side There is an easy way to add the old Mirror and Flip options to the Image Menu I have written a tutorial you can find it HERE. From PSP 17 the option is back

Colors:

#311f0e #d3b77d #9d8761 #ffe4b7 #000000 #ffffff

Note: When working with your own colors, play with the Blend Mode and/or Opacity at your own discretion

Set your Foregroundcolor to #311f0e

Set your Backgroundcolor to #d3b77d

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor to Foreground/Background Gradient (Corel_06_029) - Style: Radial

The tutorial:

01

Open a new transparent image of 800 x 600 px

Fill the Layer with the Gradient

02

Selections - Select All

Maximize "kittys-Danniella" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection

Selections - Select None

03

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

04

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - Zandflower

Layer Palette: Change the Bend Mode of this Layer to Luminance(Legacy)

05

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - Photohopfun II - Kylie

Effects - Plugins - Toadies - What Are You?

06

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize

Layers - Duplicate

Seletions Select None

07

Layer Palette: Click on the second Layer from the Top (Promoted Selection)

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 15

Layer Palette: Click on the Top Layer (Copy of Promoted Selection)

Effects - Plugins - VM Extravaganza - Picture in a Picture

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Multiply and lower the Opacity to 50

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   V: 0   H: 0 Opacity: 35 Blur: 20 Color: #000000

08

Layer Palette: Click on the third Layer from the Top (Copy 2 of Raster 1)

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Disk - "Msb_Elise_01"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

09

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10 I - Crosstitch

Selections - Select All

Selections - Float

Selections - Defloat

Selections - Invert

Edit - Cut (Or hit Delete on your keyboard)

Selections - Select None

10

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Duplicate

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Multiply and lower the Opacity to 55

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

11

Layer Palette: Click on the fourth Layer from the Top (Copy 2 of Raster 1)

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10 II> - Flutter - Default settings

Keep selected

12

Materials Palette: Change the Foreground Gradient back to Color

Layers - New Raster Layer

   Fill the Layer with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 2px

Edit - Cut (Or hit Delete on your keyboard)

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects- Distortion Effects - Warp

13

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

14

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Soft Light and lower the Opacity to 75

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   V: 5   H: 5 Opacity: 30 Blur: 15 Color: #000000

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

15

Materials Palette: Change the Backgroundcolor to #ffe4b7

Layer Palette: Click on the Top Layer

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Disk - "Msb_Elise_02"

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Select None

16

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - @BlueBerry Pie

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Soft Light and lower the Opacity to 60

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Resize - 50% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   V: 5   H: 5 Opacity: 30 Blur: 15 Color: #000000

17

Layer Palette: Click on the second Layer from the Top (Raster 2)

Selections - Select All

Selections - Float

Selections - Defloat

Layer Palette: Click on the fourth Layer from the Bottom (Promoted Selection 2 )

Edit - Cut (Or hit Delete on your keyboard)

Selections - Select None

18

Layer Palette: Click on the Top Layer (Copy of Raster 2)

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Select None

19

Effects - Distortion Effects - Ripple

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Multiply and lower the Opacity to 68

20

Materials Palette: Change the Foregroundcolor to #d3b77d

Background is still #ffe4b7

Change the Foregroundcolor to Gradient with the same settings as before

21

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Disk - "Msb_Elise_03"

Fill the Selection with the Gradient

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Ey Candy 5 - Impact- Glass - Preset Clear

Selections - Select None

22

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

23

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Edit - Repeat Layer Merge Down (Twice)

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Select None

24

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

25

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Soft Light and lower the opacity to 46

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Backlight - Preset - "Msb_Preset_BL_18-6-12"

26

Materials Palette: Change the Foreground Gradient back to Color - #311f0e

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Disk - "Msb_Elise_04"

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Keep selected

27

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds

Selections - Select None

Effects - Plugins - Toadies - Ommadawn - Default settings

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Soft Light and lower the Opacity to 73

28

Maximize "24-2-06floral9_sw" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste As New Layer

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

29

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Image - Resize - 60% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Multiply and lower the Opacity to 34

Layer Palette: Drag this Layer down so that it sits under Raster 2

Layers - Merge - Merge All Flatten

30

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #d3b77d

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2px - #ffe4b7

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #d3b77d

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 50px - #ffe4b7

Selections - Invert

31

Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 15

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Effects - Plugins - Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow - Default Configuration: 50 -50 -50 -50 -50 -50 -128 -128

Selections - Defloat

Keep selected

32

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Designer sf10 I > - Crosstitch

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   V: 0   H: minus 25 Opacity: 60 Blur: 1 Color: #311f0e

Selections - Select None

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   V: 5   H: 5 Opacity: 30 Blur: 15 Color: #311f0e

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Multiply and lower the Opacity to 56

33

Maximize "kittys-Danniella" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Image - Resize - 67% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   V: 15   H: 15 Opacity: 30 Blur: 25 Color: #311f0e

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - - #d3b77d

34

Maximize "elise-text" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Move to the Bottom Right corner like this:

Layers - Merge - Merge All Flatten

35

Optional: Image - Resize - Width 900 Pixels - Resize all Layers checked

Add your name or watermark, save as JPG file and you're done!

If you wish you can post your result on my Facebook Page

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