Gold and Red

Gold and  Red

This tutorial is my own creation,  any resemblance  to other tutorial is purely coincidental. This Tutorial may not be forwarded , shared on any Web Site without my written permission.

Supplies HERE

goldpattern.jpg

LoveLetter.png

TulipMask.jpg

LoveLetter and TulipMask  can be found Here

Plugins

Tramage Filter

Can be found HERE

This tutorial was written using PSP9, and should work in most versions.

Install Tramage Filter before opening Psp

Unzip Supplies, open the LoveLetter.png image  and the TulipsMask.jpg Windows –Duplicate close the original minimize for now.

Save goldpattern.jpg to Patterns Folder

Materials Palette,  change Foreground to #bc0000

Background to goldpattern

Angle: 0

Repeats: 100

Step.1

File- New – open a new 600x 450 Transparent Image.

Flood Fill with Foreground Color.

Layers-New Raster Layer, Flood Fill with goldpattern

Step.2

Layers- New Mask Layer- From Image.

Find  TulipsMask, mask data not checked, Source Luminance is selected.

Layers- Merge Group

Adjust- Sharpness- Sharpen.

Step.3

Maximize LoveLetter.png

Edit-Copy, Edit-Paste as New Layer .

Image –Resize

70% Smart Size, All layers not checked

Adjust- Sharpness-Sharpen.

Merge All ( Flatten)

Step.4

Image –Add Borders-Symmetric checked , 2 pixel White Color

Activate Magic Wand

Add ( Shift), RGB Value , Tolerance 0, Sample merged and Contiguous both checked.

Click in the White Border, and Flood Fill with the goldpattern

Angle 0, Scale 100

 Selections- Select none.

Step.5

Image- Add Borders Symmetric checked , 2 pixel Foreground.

Image –Add Borders Symmetric checked, 2 pixel White.

 Select with Magic Wand, the same settings, Flood Fill with goldpattern

Use the same settings.

Selections-Select none.

Step.6

Image- Add Borders Symmetric checked, 20 pixel Foreground Color.

Select with Magic Wand , the same settings.

Effects- Tramage – Tow The Line.

Control 0: 80

Control 1: 54

Control 2: 48

Control 3: 9

Click Apply

Selections - Select none.

Step.7

Repeat the Step. 5 Adding Borders.

Layers- New Raster Layer, Add your Watermark

 Layers- Merge All ( Flatten)

Image- Resize

Width 500 pixel – Height will self adjust, Smart Size.

Adjust- Sharpness-Sharpen.

Save as JPEG.

Thank you for testing my tutorial.

Hugs Etelka

ere.