• An Image of your choice or use the sunset - artists unkown

• Mask 20/20

• Text accent - 'Jeannette - courage' - open in PSP and export as a Custom Brush.

Open the image you want to use.

Edit/ Copy and minimize for now.

On the duplicate:
Layers - Load/Save Mask - Load Mask from Disk:
Apply the 20-20 mask:


In the Layers palette:
Right-click on the group mask layer
and merge group.
 

Edit - Copy.
Leave this image for now.


Open a new transparent canvas, size 1024x350
 (the height depends on which height you choose for your image)

Go to Selections --> Select All

Edit--> Paste Into Selection

Adjust --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur - Radius 30

Deselect

Effects --> Reflection Effects --> Feedback - with all settings

on 100 and "Elliptical" checked

Results:
PSP 8:

 

Effects --> Image Effects --> Seamless tiles

Results: PSP 8:

Then go to Effects -->Edge Effects --> Enhance.

Your canvas should look something like this now:

PSP 8:

 

On the Layers palette duplicate this layer and

rename the duplicate "masked layer".
 

Highlight raster 1 in the Layers palette.


Edit - Paste as a new layer
(the image will still be in the memory)


Activate the top layer (which you renamed 'Masked Layer')
Apply the 20-20 mask again
with 'Invert' checked this time.
Merge the Group again in the Layers palette.
 

Activate the top layer in the Layer palette.
Adjust - Brightness/Contrast:

Reduce the opacity of this layer in the Layers palette
to 76% if you like.

Layers - Merge - Merge All.
Image - Resize: 90%
Repeat.

Image - Add borders:
1 pixel  - black.
35 pixels - white.
Here's a quick way to do it if you are new to PSP :)
Right-click with the color picker on the
color setting in the borders window
and all your recent colors
will be there.

Select the border with the Magic Wand.

Open the original sunset image
that was minimized and does not have the
20/20 mask applied to it.
Edit - Copy.

Activate your canvas again.
Edit - Paste Into Selection.

Effects - Filter Effects -
Greg's Factory Output II - Pool shadow -
with the standard settings.
Selections - Select None.

Add a new Raster Layer and add some text
if you want to.
Remember to add your watermark!
And you're done! :-)

Tutorial updated 14th August 2007.

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