©Lornagraph 2008


Original tutorial here
Thank you Lorna for allowing me to translate your tutorials.


LaManouche, Monique42, Marif and MarieL created the tubes used here.

Thanks to all of you


May I point out that the tubes used here are strictly for personal use.
Do not change their names and watermarks and do not upload them on other websites.
Should you need to use these tubes for any other use than personal,
please contact the tubers first for permission.

You will need the supplies here
Plugins : FM Tiles Tool
Save the gradient in your PSP Files / Gradients
Import the brush Wordart : mzepeda-quotestack-wonder03 in your PSP Files / Brushes

1. Open a new image 700 x500 px, transparent
   Materials palette => gradients : select Corel 06_009 gradient with the following settings :




Fill your image with the gradient


2. Add a new raster layer.
   Selection => select all
   Open the texture 2330. Right click => copy
   Paste into selection
   Selection => select none
   Effects => plugins => FM Tile Tools : blend emboss (default settings)
   Effects => Image effects => offset with the following settings




You should obtain this :





3. Open Monique42's tube "monique42_3528". Right click => copy
   Paste as new layer in your working image.
   Move the tube to the right (see the tag above)
   Layers palette => merge down
   Effects => plugins => FM Tile Tools : blend emboss (default settings)
   Layers palette => blend mode : hard light
   
   
4. Open LaManouche's tube "Potery". Right click => copy
   Paste as new layer in your working image.
   Move the tube to the lower left side of your image as shown here :




Effects => plugins => FM Tile Tools : blend emboss (default settings)


5. Open Monique42's tube "monique42_3556". Right click => copy
   Paste as new layer in your working image.
   Move the tube to the upper left side of your image (see the tag above)
   Effects => plugins => FM Tile Tools : blend emboss (default settings)
   With the eraser tool gently remove the tube's base. Eraser tool settings here :




Layers palette => move the layer down (set it just above the background layer)


6. Open MarieL's tube "MarieL_2006_11Novembre_SNM04t". Right click => copy
   Paste as new layer in your working image.
   Image => resize to 50 or 60% to your liking
   Set the tube as shown on the tag above
   With the eraser tool gently remove the part of the stem above the pot
   Effects => plugins => FM Tile Tools : blend emboss (default settings)
   Layers palette => blend mode : soft light



7. Open Marif's tube "Marif_2006_septembre_misted_decor053". Right click => copy
   Paste as new layer in your working image.
   Set the tube as shown on the tag above
   Layers palette => move the layer down (set it just above the harpist)
   Layers palette => merge visible



8. Image => add borders 1 px #000000
   Image => add borders 3 px #4d584a
   With the magic wand select the border.
   Effects => edge effects => enhance. Selection => select none
   Image => add borders 1 px #000000



9. Add a new layer. Materials palette => foreground with the gradient
   Brush tool => select mzepeda-quotestack-wonder03 - size 400
   Apply once in the lower right corner.
   Effects => 3D Effects => drop shadow with the following settings :






10. Add your name.
    Layers palette => merge all (flatten)
    File => export as jpeg optimizer