WISTFUL

This tutorial is my own design and any resemblance to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.
© 2010 Yorkshire Lass Designs in PSP. All Rights Reserved.

It was created in Paint Shop Pro 8, but can be realised in other versions.
However, some tool descriptions and locations may vary, but the overall result should be the same.

My thanks to all the artists and other creators, known and unknown to me,
who have inspired this tutorial and whose work I have used.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial:

ccharisse_tagback2_co (mask)
yp_lady_in_red_hat (tube)
yp_wordart_wistful

The above can be downloaded here

Extract these to a file on your computer

Eyecandy 3.1
Available from PSP Designers Studio

Extract to your Plugins folder

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Drag and Drop Script from Dynamic Drive



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INSTRUCTIONS

Open the mask, tube and word art and minimise on your workspace

Open a new canvas 600 x 450 pixels, white background
Layers >> Promote Background Layer

In your Materials Palette load foreground with #EE6C66 Dark Pink
Layers >> New Raster Layer
Flood fill this layer with the foreground colour

Layers >> New Mask Layer >> From Image
Select mask ccharisse_tagback2_co from the drop down list



Click OK

Layers >> Merge >> Merge Group
Image >> Mirror

In the Materials Palette load the foreground with #F9DFDB Pale Pink
and the Background with #FFFFFF White

Make a foreground-background gradient
Style = rectangular
with the following settings:



Click OK

In the Layers Palette highlight Raster 1
Flood fill with the gradient
Window >> Duplicate

Working on the duplicate copy
Image >> Resize 45%
Resize all layers checked
Layers >> Merge >> Merge All (Flatten)
Image >> Add Borders
with the following settings



Click OK

This tile will be used later, minimise or save as a psp.image then minimise

Back to the original copy
In the layers Palette highlight Group-Raster 2
Image >> Resize 75%
Resize all Layers unchecked
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen

With the Mover Tool re-position so that the top right-hand corner is at the co-ordinates 20, 570



Layers >> Duplicate
Image >> Flip

Maximise the tile we made earlier
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Paste >> Paste as a New Layer on your working canvas

With the Move Tool re-position so that the top left-hand corner of the tile is at the co-ordinates 20,20

Layers >> Duplicate
Image >> Flip

This is what you should have now



Maximise yp_lady_in_red_hat
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Paste as New Layer on your working canvas
Image >> Resize 75%
Resize all layers unchecked
Adjust >> Sharpness >> Sharpen
With the Move Tool re-position (see finished tag for placement)

Effects >> Plugins >> Eye Candy 3.1 >> Drop Shadow
with the following settings:



Layers >> Merge >> Merge All (Flatten)

Image >> Add Borders
same settings as before
Size in pixels = 2
Colour = #F9DFDB Pale Pink
Symmetric checked

Image >> Add Borders
with these settings:



In the Materials Palette load the gradient
increase the Repeats to 7
Click OK

With the Magic Wand select the white border
Flood fill with gradient
Selections >> Select None

Image >> Add Borders
Size in pixels = 2
Colour = #F9DFDB Pale Pink
Symmetric checked

Maximise yp_wordart_wistful
Edit >> Copy
Edit >> Paste as New Layer on the working canvas
With the Move Tool re-position in the top right-hand corner
See finished tag for placement

Add your name and/or watermark
Resize if desired
Save as a jpg


I hope you enjoyed this tutorial

If you have any questions or would like to show me your result
EMAIL ME


VERSIONS FROM MY TRANSLATORS


Thank you Karin, DesignPSP.NL (The Netherlands)

Thank you Isabella, Sognografic Web Design (Italy)