Mother and Daughter


This lesson was written by Jille in the Dutch version of PSP 3 on Januari 13 2011. I followed my own inspiration. Any connection with an existing lesson is merely a coincidence
It is possible to make this lesson in lower versions as well

Credits and Material
Mask: 183-kris.jpg
Mask: mask author unknown
Background: www.netmasterz.net (29)
Tube: H@nne_F55a.pspimage
Tube: JHanna_52ab.pspimage visit her group
Font GOTHIC.TTF
Font ITCEDSCR.TTF

Download material here

Filters
Alien Skin Eye Candy: 5 Impact Glass and extrude

Install filter
Place the selection in your map Selections
Minimize or install the fonts
Open the PSP program
Open the tubes and the masks in the program and minimize

Materials
Foreground color #fff5c3 and background color #072724

The lesson

  1. File - New - New Image - click with your right mouse button in de color box and choose your foreground color
  2. Selections - Select all
  3. Layers - New raster layer...
  4. Open the background www
  5. Edit - copy - and close
    ...
  6. On your working area - Edit and paste into selection
  7. Selections - Deselect all
  8. Adjust - Blur - Radial blur

    ...
  9. Layers- New Mask layer - from image
  10. Layers - Merge - Merge group
  11. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance more
  12. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

    ....
  13. Layers - New Raster layer
  14. Flood fill tool - fill with the light foreground color
    ....
  15. Layers- New Mask layer - from image
  16. Layers - Merge - Merge group
  17. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
  18. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow color #ffff00
  19. Layers - Duplicate
  20. Layer palette - Blend mode = Soft light
    ....
  21. Layers - New raster layer
  22. Selections - Load/save selection - load selection from disk and load motherD_1
  23. Edit - Copy special - Copy merged
  24. Edit - Paste into selection
  25. Selections - modify - select selection borders
  26. Flood fill tool - fill borders with the yellow foreground color
  27. Selections - Deselect all
    ....
  28. Layers - Duplicate
  29. Image resize - 70% - Intelligent - Smart size- Resize all layers not checked
  30. Effects - Image Effects - Offset
  31. Layers - Duplicate
  32. Image - Mirror
  33. Layers - Merge - Merge down
  34. Layer palette - Arrange - Move down
  35. Layer palette - make top layer active again
  36. Layers - Duplicate
  37. Image - resize- 70% - Smart size- Resize all layers not checked
  38. Selections - Select all
  39. Selections - float - Selections -defloat
  40. Layer palette - Make groep raster1 active (see example below)
  41. Edit - Copy
  42. Layer palette - Make top layer active
  43. Edit - Paste into selection - selection remains active
  44. Selections - modify - Select selection borders same settings
  45. Flood fill tool - Fill borders with the yellow color
    ....
  46. Again : select all
  47. Selections -float- Selections - defloat
  48. Selections - modify -contract with 2 pixels - minimize for a while.
    ....
  49. File - New - New image - transparent checked 592/596 pixels
  50. Open the tube H@nne_F55a.pspimage
  51. Edit - Copy - DO NOT CLOSE
  52. On your new image (592/596)
  53. Edit - Paste as new layer and move to the right
    ....
  54. Open the tube JHanna_52ab.pspimage
  55. Edit - Copy - DO NOT CLOSE
  56. On your new image (592/596)
  57. Edit - Paste as new layer move to the left
    Place this way
  58. Layers - Merge - merge visible
    Edit - copy - and close
    ...
  59. On your original work (800/600)
  60. Edit - Paste into selection
  61. Effects -Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy: 5 Impact - Glass
  62. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  63. Layer palette - Activate the layer with the big diamond
  64. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (background color)
  65. Layer palette - Make top layer active
    ...
  66. Open the tube JHanna_52ab.pspimage
  67. Edit - copy - and close
  68. On your working area - Edit -paste as new layer
  69. Image - Mirror
  70. Move tool - place on the left side
    ....
  71. Open the tube
  72. H@nne_F55a.pspimage
  73. Edit - copy - and close
    ....
  74. On your working area - Edit - Paste as new layer and move to the right
  75. Layers - Merge - Merge all (flatten)
    ....
  76. Preparation for text - close foreground color
  77. Text tool with these settings

    and write
    MOTHER
  78. Click the green check mark to apply
  79. Move if necessary
  80. Layer palette - Convert to raster layer
  81. Effects -Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy: 5 Impact Extrude (solid color = foreground color)
  82. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow

    ...
  83. Material palette - background color= white
  84. Again text tool but change the settings as follows

    and write & daughter
  85. Click the green check mark to apply
  86. Place ampersand (&) in the o from Mother
  87. Layer palette - Convert to raster layer
  88. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow - Same settings
    ....
  89. Material palette -Replace white background color with the dark green color
    ...
  90. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 pixels green background color
  91. Selections - Select all
  92. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 25 pixels foreground color
  93. Selections - Invert
  94. Adjust - Blur - Radial blur - same settings
  95. Selections - Select all
  96. Selections - modify - -contract with 25 pixels
  97. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow
  98. Selections - Deselect all
  99. Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2 pixels green background color
    ....
  100. Add watermark
  101. File -Save as Give_a_name.jpg

So we reached the end. I hope you enjoyed this lesson
Jille