"Merinda"

 

 

I would like to thank Jo Anne, Leny en Henk, for testing this tutorial.

 

You will need:

 

     Materials "DOWNLOAD HERE"

 

     The tube I have used is from Sussuluze.

            

n Filter Frischluft HIER.

n Filter Alien Skin-Eye-Candy 5 Impact HIER.

n   Filter AAA HIER.

n Filter Greg's Factory Output. Vol 11 HIER.

n   Filter Penta Com HIER.

n   Filter VM Distortion HIER.

n   Filter VM Naural HIER.

n   Filter RCS Filter Pak 1.0 HIER.

n   Filter Redfield - Ripples magic  HIER.

n   Filter VanDerLee Unplugged-X HIER.

 

n Put the preset (Lz_Merinda.f1s),

      in your folder Eye Candy 5 Impact - settings - Shadow.

 

n Selections - extract to your Custom selection folder from PSP.

 

n Put the Lz- Merinda Sparkel in your picture tube folder.

      Open the other tube in PSP and minimize.

     My picture is 240 x 240, if you are using your own picture

     please make it that size.

 

 

      Okay let's get started:

      Have fun.

 

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Pijltje.
Take the arrow with you so you will know where you are.

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01. Open a new transparant image 900 × 650.

02. Set you foreground to a dark color #66737b.

03. Set your background to a light color #f5f5f5.

04. Flood fill tool - Flood fill the image with you dark foreground color.

05. Effects - Plugins - Filter Greg's Factory Output. Vol 11 - Pool Shadow.

       With these settings:

 

06. Effects - Plugins - VM Distortion Center Mirror...

      With these settings:

 

07. Effects - Plugins - VM Natural Splash!

      With these settings:

 

08. Effects - distortion effects - pinch - put strength to 100.

09. Effects - distortion effects - Punch - put strength to 100.

10. Effects -Plugins - Penta.com - Dot and Cross.

       With these settings:

 

11. Layers - New Raster Layer.

12. Selections - Selection load/save - Selection load from disk...,

      select Lz_Merinda 1 and click load.

       With these settings:

 

13. Flood fill tool - Flood fill the selction with your dark foreground color #66737b.

14. Effects - Plugins - Filter Greg's Factory Output. Vol 11. as step 5.

       Keep selected!!!!

15. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - set Radius to 60.

16. Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Add Noise.

      With these settings:

 

17. Effects Plugins - RCS Filter pak 1.0 - RCS Digi - Lens - Wedges.

      With these settings:

 

18. Selections Select None.

19. Effects - Plugins - Redfield - Ripples Magic.

      With these settings:

 

20. On the same Layer - Selections - Selection load/save - Selection load from disk...,

       select Lz_Merinda 2 and click load.

21. Flood Fill tool - Flood fill the selction with your light background color #f5f5f5

      (With your right Mouse button).

22. Selections - Select None.

23. Effects - Plugins - VanDerLee - Unplugged-X and search for filters Defocus.

      With these settings:

 

24. Effects - 3D-effects - Drop shadow...,

      With these settings:

 

25. Repeat - Effects - 3D-effects - Drop shadow..., But now with -6.

       Put this aside for later.

26. Open a new white image 240 × 240.

27. Image - add borders 2 pixel Dark #66737b.

28. Image - add borders 2 pixel Light #f5f5f5.

29. Image - add borders 20 pixel Dark #66737b.

30. Image - add borders 2 pixel Light #f5f5f5.

31. Effects - Plugins - VanDerLee - Unplugged-X Defocus...

       But set  Defocus now on 4.

32. Magic Wand Tool - click in the light center.

     With this settings:

      Open your Lz_Merinda_ Plaatje (Picture.)

33. Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Colorize

      With these settings:

34. Edit - Copy.

      Back to your  240 x 240 Image

35. Edit - Pasta Into Selection.

36. Selections - Select None.

      Edit - Copy.

       Get your 900 x 650 Image.

38. Edit - Pasta As New Layer.

39. Effects - Image Effects - Offset.

      With these settings:

40. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin-Eye-Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow,

      and look for the preset Lz_Merinda_1.

41. Layers - New Raster Layer.

42. Selections - Selection load/save - Selection load from disk...,

      select Lz_Merinda 3 and click load.

43. Flood Fill Tool - Flood Fill the selection with your light background color #f5f5f5

      (With your right Mouse button).

44. Selections - Select None.

45. Effects - Plugins - Frischluft - Box Blur.

     With these settings:

46. Effects - Plugins - VanDerLee - Unplugged-X Defocus...

      But set Defocus back to 2.

47. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave.

      With these settings:

48. Change the opacity of this layer to 70

49. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin-Eye-Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow,

      and look for the preset Lz_Merinda_2.

50. Layers - Duplicate.

51. Image - Mirror.

52. Image - Flip.

53. Layers - New Raster Layer.

54. Selections - Selection load/save - Selection load from disk...,

      Select Lz_Merinda 4 and click load.

55. Flood Fill Tool - Flood fill the selection with your light background color #f5f5f5

      (With your right Mouse button).

56. Selections - Select None.

57. Effects - Plugins - Frischluft - Box Blur ( zelfde instelling als punt 45.)

58. Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds.

     With these settings:

59. Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave (same setting as step 47).

60. Change the opacity of this layer 55 and set Blendmode to Dodge.

61. Layers - Duplicate.

62. Image - Mirror.

63. Image - Flip.

64. Open your MD_96_SL.psp.

65. Edit - Copie.

      Back to your 900 x 650 Image.

66. Edit - Paste As New Layer.

67. Effects - Image effects - Offset...

     With these settings:

68. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin-Eye-Candy 5: Impact - Perspective Shadow,

      and look for the preset Lz_Merinda_3.

69. Layers - New Raster Layer

70. Picture Tube Tool - and look for your Lz - Merinda Sparkel.

     With these settings:

      Stamp the star in different sizes on your work

     as in example like below.

      I have put every star on a different layer and gave each star

     a different opacity - value.

71. Layers - Merge - Merge all (Flatten)

72. Image - add borders  1 pixel Light #f5f5f5.

73. Set your foreground to your dark color #66737b.

74. Set your background to this color #dce0e1.

75. Change your foreground materials into gradient.

      Stijl Radial.

     With these settings:

76. Selections - Select All.

77. Image - add borders 25 pixel dark color #66737b.

78. Selections - Invert.

79. Flood Fill Tool - Flood fill the selection with your gradient.

80. Effects - Plugins - AAA Filters - Foto Frame.

     With these settings:

81. Selections - Select None.

82. Image - add borders 1 pixel #f5f5f5.

83. Image - Resize...,

     With these settings:

     Save as a JPG.
     Finished.

   

I hope you have enjoyed this lesson.

Hugs Leidy.

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