Deb's Tutorial "Beauty"

This tutorial was written by Deb on August 7, 2011 and rewritten June 1, 2020
PSP 2018 was used but it should be able to be done in almost any version.
If you want to use this as a lesson, please contact me for permission.
granny.daub1@gmail.com

Filters Used:
Filters used: Filters Unlimited 2, FM Tile Tools, AAA Frames, Xero, MV Plugin's/Pano Warp

A tube, background and mask are provided for you but please feel free to use any tubes or background of your choice and
make this your own creation. (Images have been shared or found on the net)  Click HERE for the Materials



  Open a new transparent image, 800 x 600
    In Material Palette: foreground #36c5bf/ background #ef278f
    Change foreground color to a gradient/ Linear - Angle 0, Repeats 1, invert unchecked

 1.  Flood fill with the gradient and then apply Filters Unlimited - Paper Textures, Canvas fine - default settings.

 2. Add new raster layer and floodfill with foreground color, open and minimize the mask, sg_stenciled-flower-square-4
   Layers, new mask layer, from image (invert not checked) and then merge group and enhance .. Add drop shadow

 3. Use your selection tool - rectangle/add (shift), feather 0 and make a recangle in the square center part of the mask;
    then add a new layer and paste background image into selection and change properties to Luminance and opacity to 80.
    Then merge all layers and used FM Tile Tools/Blend Emboss on default setting.

 4. Add your tube next then add drop shadow of choice.

 5. Merge all layers and then use Xero/Fritillary on the image and save. (resize if necessary)

 6. Open new image 900 X 700 and floodfill with your foreground color and then apply
   Filters Unlimited - Paper Textures, Canvas fine - default settings (same settings as #1).

 7. Then put your image as a new layer and place it where it looks best to you.

 8. Merge visible and duplicate layer and use MV Plugin's/Pano Warp with these settings

 9. Rezie the duplicate layer 85 percent and then use a drop shadow with these settings


10. Merge layers, duplicate layer and then use AAA Frames/Transparent Frames and put your width to 5.

9. Merge visible, resize as needed, add watermark and you're all done!!

Bobbi's example: (Just colored with NIK)