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These filters were used for this tutorial

Flaming Pear – Flexify 2  Here

Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 - Impact    Here

Alien Skin  EyeCandy 5 – Nature Here

VDL Adrenaline  Here

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This tutorial was made with PSP 2020 Ultimate

but can be done with other versions of Psp the colours may vary significantly depending on the Psp used.

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Noel-2021/Christmas 2021

- Preparation

-Material Properties: Set your foreground color to color #056655 =1- Set your background color to color #0a3d2c =2

- Change the foreground material into a linear gradient and select gradient ‘’ RBF_PSP-Works_grd_3_010’’

-Material palette looks like this

1. File: Open a transparent image of 1015 x 685 Pixels – Transparente

2. Flood Fill Tool – fill the layer with the gradient

3. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-1’’

4. Selections- Promote selection to layer (we can't see anything for the moment)

5. Effects -Reflection Effects-Rotating Mirror use the settings below

6. Layers- Duplicate

7. Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)

8. Image - Mirror - Mirror vertical ( Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

- Layers-Properties-Lower the Opacity to 51%

9. Layers- Merge- Merge Down

10. Effects -Reflection Effects– Kaleidoscope use the settings below

11. Effects –Plugins- Unlimited 2.0 - Andrew's Filter Collection 61 – Random Cuttings using the default settings

12. Effects – Plugins – Flaming Pear – Flexify 2 use the settings below ( if you have a slight difference for this effect it is not serious )

13. Objects - Align – Top

14. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow use the settings below

15. Activate Pick Tool (K) - Mode Scale - Push the bottom node up to 250 pixels in height

-Material Properties: Set your foreground color to color #ffffff=3 – Set your background color to color #0a3d2c= 2

- Change foreground color into a sunburst foreground-background gradient with these settings

- Activate the bottom of the layer palette =Raster 1

16. Layers- Duplicate

17. Activate Pick Tool (K) – Mode Scale /Set Scale Y% to 70%

18. Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 - Impact – Perspective Shadow-Tab-Settings-User Settings and select my file- Preset : ‘’Noel-2021-Shadow’’

19. Layers- New Raster Layer

20. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-2’’

21. Flood Fill Tool- Fill the selection with the gradient

22. Effects – Plugins –Alien Skin  EyeCandy 5 – Nature/Snow Drift use the settings below

23. Effects- Distortion Effects– Wave with these settings

24. Effects – Image Effects – Offset use the settings below

25. Effects - Plugins- Alien Skin EyeCandy 5 - Impact  - Motion Trail-Tab-Settings-User Settings and select my file-Preset : ‘’Noel-2021MT’’

- Activate the bottom of the layer palette (Raster 1)

26. Effects –Plugins Unlimited 2.0 - Andrew's Filter Collection 61 –Random Cuttings using the default settings

- In the layer palette-make Raster 2 aktive

27. Effects – Plugins– VDL Adrenaline – Snowcapes use the settings below

28. Layers-New Raster Layer

29. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-3’’

30. Flood Fill Tool-Fill the selection with the foreground color #ffffff=3

31.First !!! Open Lighten/Darken Brush (Click L on keyboard) - Open Smudge Brush use the settings below

- On each line - hold down the mouse button - stretch as needed to get a similar result

32. Effects -Plugins – L&K’s- Sanne with these settings:   90/0

33. Layers-Properties-Set the Blend Mode to " Dissolve "

34. Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur-Radius 5 (Repeat- Gaussian Blur with the same settings )

- To replace the top of the layer-palette

35. Open the tube ‘’ Renee_NOEL2021-Image 1’’ -Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as a new layer

36. Objects - Align – Top and  Objects- Align  - Left

37. Effects - Plugins-VDL Adrenaline use the settings below

38. Open the tube ‘’ Renee_NOEL2021-Image 2’’ -Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as a new layer

39. Objects - Align- Top /Objects -Align- Right

40. Open the tube ‘’ Renee_NOEL2021-Image3’’ -Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as a new layer

41. Pick Tool: (K) on your keyboard -Enter these parameters on the toolbar

  -53/ 130

-.Press ( M ) to close the Pick Tool

Put the image aside for now, we will need it later

42. File: Open a transparent image of 638x 638 Pixels

43. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-boite-1’’

44. Open the tube ‘’Renee_tubes-Noel2021-boite 1’’ -Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste into selection

45. Layers- New Raster Layer

( the new selection will cancel the previous one)

46. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-boite-2’’

47. Color-Palette-Set the Foreground color to color #bebebe=4

Flood Fill Tool – Fill the selection with the foreground color #bebebe =4

48. Effects –Plugins- Unlimited 2.0 – ICNET-Filters - Paper Textures - Recycling Paper with these settings: 99/51

49. Effects – Edge Effects- Enhance

50. Effects  3D -Effects– Drop Shadow with these settings: 5/20/80/60 Color White

- Change the foreground material into a linear gradient and select gradient ‘’bkgr131’’- with these settings

51. Layers- New Raster Layer

52. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-boite-3’’

53. Flood Fill Tool – Fill the selection with the gradient

54. Layers- New Raster Layer

55. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-boite-4’’

56. Color-Palette-Set the Foreground color to color #413e3b=6

Flood Fill Tool – Fill the selection with the foreground color #413e3b =6

57. Adjust-Blur-Gaussian Blur-Radius 20

58. Layers- Arrange- Move Down 

59. Layers-Properties-Set the Blend Mode to " Multiply "-Lower the Opacity to 49%

- To replace the top of the layer-palette

60. Layers- New Raster Layer

61. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-boite-5’’

62. Color-Palette-Set the Foreground color to color #ffffff=3

Flood Fill Tool – Fill the selection with the foreground color #ffffff=3 ( click 2 or 3 times)

63. Layers- New Raster Layer

64. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-boite-6’’

65. Color-Palette-Set the Foreground color to color #bebebe=4

Flood Fill Tool – Fill the selection with the foreground color #bebebe =4

66. Layers-Properties-Set the Blend Mode to " Soft Light "-Lower the Opacity to 67%

67.Layers- New Raster Layer

68. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-boite-7’’

69. Color-Palette-Set the Foreground color to color #ffffff=3

Flood Fill Tool – Fill the selection with the foreground color #ffffff=3

70. Layers- New Raster Layer

71. Selections –load/save selection –load selection from disc and select my selection: ‘’Noel-2021-boite-8’’

72. Color-Palette-Set the Foreground color to linear gradient and select : gradient bkgr131 (with the same settings as above )

Flood Fill Tool – Fill the selection with the gradient (bkgr131)

Your work and Layer Palette look like this now-You should have this result

Attention !!! Place your layers as shown in the example below (if necessary, change the blend mode of your layers and their opacities to your liking)

- Make sure everything is in the right place

73. To replace the top of the layer-palette

74. Open the tube ‘’ Renee_tubes-Noel2021-boite 2’’ -Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as a new layer ( place to your liking)

75. Layers- Merge-Merge Visible

76. Edit - Copy !!

77. Activate the image from step 41

78. -Edit - Paste as a new layer ( your creation of the box) - Place it at the bottom right(see finished image)

79. Open the tube ‘’ Renee_tubes-Noel2021-boite 3’’

80. Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as a new layer and move it in the right place (see finished image)

81. Open the tube ‘’Renee_tubes-Noel2021-boite 4’’ -Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as a new layer

Place it so that it looks like Santa Claus has come out of the box (see finished image)

82. Open the tube " titre "- Edit - Copy- Activate your work -Edit - Paste as a new layer -Place at the top on the right

83. Decorate to your taste with the tubes of your choice

84. Layers- Merge-Merge Visible

85. Edit - Copy !!!

86. Open the tube " cadre/frame "- With the Magic Wand - select the inside of the frame

87. Edit - Paste into Selection (Image is still in your PSP memory)

- Paste the author's watermark on your work and your own watermark

Joyeux Noël a tous et toutes/Merry Christmas to all

That's it - Thank you / I hope you enjoyed this lesson

Renée

This lesson was written by Renée 27/09/2021

Edited and Update

2021

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