samedi 22 mars 2025

Paint Shop Pro - My translations - Douceur (valyscrappassion)

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This tutorial is a personal creation from Valérie Savary, better known as valyscrappassion.com

I have her written permission to translate her tutorials in english and you can find the original here. Any resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence. It is strictly forbidden to modify tubes, to change their name or take off the watermarks, to present them on your sites or blog, to share them in groups,  to make a bank of images or to use them on lucrative purposes.  Thank you to respect Valérie’s work and other artwork creators'work mentioned in the original tutorial.

Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation and I’ll try to fix the problem as quickly as I can.  You can reach me at here.

This tutorial was made on April 3, 2014, with an earlier PSP version.  I have used PSPX5 to make my translation;

you can follow this tutorial with any other versions of PSP, but the result might be slightly different.

Download the zip file containing the materials, decompress and copy the originals; work with the copies.  For presets, double-click on them and they will install themselves. For gradients, masks, selections, textures, simply place in your appropriate PSP folders.



Filters
In Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Edge square

1
Open tubes, duplicate them and close the originals; work on the duplicates only.

2
On the mask '3yrzd1nr.jpg',
Image - Resize the width at 500 pixels

3
For your foreground, select color 1 #f8b5cb
For your background, select color 2 #ff3a7f
Note: If you are working with your own colors, select 2 contrasting colors in the same color range.

 4
File - New Image - 650 x 500 pixels, transparent
Flood fill with your background color #ff3a7f 

5
Layers - New raster layer
Flood fill with your background color #f8b5cb

6
Layer - New Mask layer - From an image and select the mask '3yrzd1nr.jpg'

In your layers' palette, you should have this as a result

Layers - Merge - Merge group
Effects - Edge effects - Enhance
Layers - Merge - Merge visible

7
Effects - Plugins -  Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Edge square - Square edge 01


Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
Effects - 3D effects - Drop Shadow 0/0/50/10 with color black

8
Copy the woman tube '8ee4686c.png' and Paste it as a new layer in your image
Resize the tube at 62% uncheck Resize all layers


Image - Mirror (the old Mirror script) and with your Move tool, place it on the left side of the image
Effects - 3D effects - Drop Shadow 0/0/100/20 with color black

9
Copy the frame 'mod_article46178296_4fa39dca5297d2332' and Paste it as a new layer in your image
Resize at 62% and place it under the hand of the girl
Effects - 3D effects - Drop Shadow 0/0/50/10 with color black


Close visibility of Raster 1
This is now your image:

10
Selections - Custom selection

and in the dialog box, select these settings:

Readjust the frame accordingly so that the selection fits inside the frame like this:

11
Layers - New raster layer
Flood fill with the light pink color #f8b5cb
Selections - Select none
Layer - Arrange - Move down

12
Copy the tube 'tube chat VSP.png' and Paste as a new layer in your image
Resize it at 53% uncheck Resize all layers


13
Effects - 3D effects - Drop Shadow 0/0/50/20 with color black


14
Copy the tube 'etoile.png' and Paste as a new layer in your image
With your Move tool, place it in the lower right corner of the image as shown in the tutorial image
Effects - 3D effects with the same settings

15
Open your Text tool, select your font and color
Write your text and when you are satisfied, click on Apply
Layer - Merge - Merge down
Effects - 3D effects - Drop Shadow 2/2/65/4 with color black

16
Layers - Merge - Merge visible
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

17
Sign your image, save it as a jpg or as an optimized jpeg with File - Export.

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vendredi 21 mars 2025

Paint Shop Pro - My translations - Bloemen (valyscrappassion)

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This tutorial is a personal creation from Valérie Savary - better known as

I have her written permission to translate her tutorials and you can find the original hereAny resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence. It is strictly forbidden to modify tubes - to change their name or take off the watermarks - to present them on your sites or blog - to share them in groups - to make a bank of images or to use them on lucrative purposes.

Thank you to respect Valérie’s work and other artwork creators'work mentioned in the original tutorial.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation
and I’ll try to fix the problem as quickly as I can.  You can reach me at here.

 This tutorial was made by Valérie on February 1st, 2017, with an earlier PSP version.  I have used PSPX to make my translation. You can follow this tutorial with any other versions of PSP, but the result might be slightly different.

Download the zip file containing the materials, decompress and copy the originals; work with the copies.  For presets, double-click on them and they will install themselves. For gradients, masks, selections, textures, simply place in your appropriate PSP folders.

Always make duplicates of the originals and work on the duplicates.
This will ensure you to have intact originals should you experience a problem with your PSP.
Also, save your work often for the same reasons. 


Materials

1 alpha channel layer

1 preset

2 Narah's masks

1 tube by Jeanne

1 brush by Linda

5 tube images

 

Colors

Foreground color 1 #adcd0f

Background color 2 #36370d

Additional color 3 #e4e4e4

Additional color 4 #ffffff

 

Filters
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact
Carolaine and Sensibility
L en K landksiteofwonders - L en K's Zitah
Mehdi
RCS Filter Pak 1.0 - RCS TripleExposure
Toadies
Dans Unlimited 2.0:
Distortion Filters - Smelter 2

 

 

1
Open the 'alpha-Bloemen-VSP layer'

Window - Duplicate and close the original
Set Foreground color 1 and Background color 2
Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
Enter color #e4e4e4 in indicated places


Effects - Reflection effects - Feedback


Effects - Plugins - <ICNET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Distortion Filters - Smelter 2


2
Selections - Load/save selection - Load selection from alpha channel - Selection#1

Selections - Promote selection to layer
Effects - Plugins - L to K landksiteofwonders - L to K's Zitah
with these settings:

Selections - Select none
Effects - Plugins - Alien skin eye candy 5 impact - Perspective Shadow - Drop Shadow - Blurry

3
Activate the 'Bloemen-Deco1-VSP' tube
Edit - Copy/Paste as new layer in your image
Layers - Arrange - Move down
Using the select tool (Type the letter K on your keyboard to activate it)
enter Position X at 401 and Position Y at 62
(Type the letter M on your keyboard to deactivate the tool)

4
 Activate the bottom layer 
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel and select Selection#2 


Layers - New Raster Layer 

Flood fill the selection with color 2 #36370d
Effects - Plugins - Toadies - Rasterline


Effects - Plugins - Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots


Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance 

Selections - Select None 

Effects - Plugins - Toadies - What are You?


 Edit - Repeat What are You? with the same settings

5
 ​​Your layer palette looks like this



Activate the top layer
Layers - Merge - Merge down twice 

6
 Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel - Selection#3

Flood fill with color 2 #36370d
Selections - Modify - Contract by 3
Hit your Delete key or click on the Scissors
Keep Selection Active 

7
 Activate the image 'Jeanne_Flower_Beautiful_Flower_White_26_04_2015' 
Edit - Copy/Paste as New Layer in your image
Rearrange your layers so that they look like this:


Activate your raster 4 layer (the flower)
With the Move Tool - Move your tube to keep the parts you want to keep in the frames
Selections - Invert 
Edit - Hit your Delete key or use your Scissors 
Selections - Select None 
Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass and select the preset 'Bloemen-Glass-VSP'


Or enter these settings:


Activate your top layer
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow - Drop Shadow - Blurry as before


8
Layers - New Raster Layer
Flood fill with color 3 #e4e4e4
Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image and select 'Narah_mask_0709'

Layers - Merge - Merge Group
Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

9
Open the image 'Bloemen-Deco2-VSP'
Edit - Copy/Paste as new layer in your image
Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 3/5/65/10 with color black

10
Activate the 'Bloemen-Deco3-VSP tube'
Edit - Copy/Paste as new layer in your image
Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds

11
Layers - Arrange - Move down this layer 3 times so that it is now
under the 3 little frames, like this:

 12
Activate again the 'Jeanne_Flower_Beautiful_Flower_White_26_04_2015' tube
Edit - Copy/Paste as new layer in your image
Layers - Arrange - Bring to top
Image - Mirror
Image - Resize to 85%, uncheck 'Resize All layers'
Effects - Image Effects - Offset


Adjust  - Sharpness - Sharpen 
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 0/50/40/10 black 


13
 Open the image 'Text-BloemenVSP'
Edit - Copy/Paste as new layer
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 2/2/100/0 - Color 1 #adcd0f
Layers - Merge - Merge layer below (4 times) 


14
 Bring color 3 #e4e4e4 in both Foreground and Background
Layers - New raster layer
Activate the Brush tool and select 'LF-Brush-Happy-Easter'
entering these settings


Click like this 

Layers - Arrange - Move down 
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 1/1/65/1 black (I did it twice)


15
 Layers - New raster layer 
Flood fill with color white 
Layers - New mask layer - From image and select 'Mask Narah_mask_0717'


Layers - Merge - Merge group 
Effects - Edge Effects - Sharpen 
Your layers palette looks like this: 


16
 Activate the layer at the bottom
Edit - Copy 
Image - Add Borders of 1 - Color 2 #36370d
Image - Add Borders of 1 - Color 1 #adcd0f
Selections - Select All 
Image - Add Borders of 50 - Color 4 with white
Selections - Invert 
Edit - Paste into Selection (the layer in memory) 
Keep Selection Active 

17
 Effects - Plugins - RCS Filter Pak 1.0 - RCS TripleExposure with default settings


Image - Mirror
Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds with color 2 #36370d


 
Selections - Invert 
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 0/0/65/50 with black 
Selections - Select None 


18
 Activate the 'Bloemen-Deco4-VSP' tube
Edit - Copy/Paste as new layer 
It's in the right place
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow 0/0/65/15 with black


19
Image - Add Symmetric borders 1 - Color 1 #adcd0f
Image - Add Symmetric borders 1 - Color 2 #36370d
Image - Resize to 900 pixels wide - All layers checked
Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask


20
Sign and save as jpg or File - Export - As an optimized jpeg

There you go!  It's done!

Thank you very much for your achievement.

Don't hesitate to send your creations to Valérie so that she can put them in her gallery...

 

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