Wild in the Country
 (PSP  8, 9 & 10 - no filters))
A tutorial by Mar ©2003

What you need is PSP 8 and this ZIP.
A 30 days trial of PSP 8 here.
I used this picture but another one with a nice landscape or forest will do.
Like to use this one? 
Right click > Copy and paste in PSP.


Artist: unknown.

Save often.
Let's go. Good luck.

Open your image.
An image in landscape < ---- > works best.
Size must be about 400 pixels width, preverently not bigger.

Shift D to duplicate.

Selections > All.
Selections > Modify > Contract with 25.

Selections > Invert.

Effects > 3D Effects > Inner bevel.
Keep selected.

In your toolbar find the button 'Emboss brush'.

These settings:

With one stroke go round your beveled selected part, emboss the whole area.
You can best use size 32 to do that.

In the same menu find 'Push'.

These settings:

Push the selected part in one stroke.

Effects > 3D effects> Drop shadow.

Repeat > H and V at - 2.

Copy.

Selections > None.

Paste as a new layer.
Image > Resize 75% (all layers unchecked).

With your wand click the middle of the small frame.
Selections > Modify > Expand 3 pixels.

Layers > New raster layer.

Open Scene-2.jpg.
Copy and close the original.
Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.
In your layer palette, set opacity  to 50%.
Place this layer below the layer with the small frame.
Keep selected.

You must have this now.

New raster layer.

Effects > 3D effects > Cut out.

Repeat with Vert. and Horiz. at - 2.

Selections > None.

Activate your top layer (small frame)  raster 1 (= blue).
Repeat the drop shadow at 1 en -1.

Activate your bottom layer (= background).

Effects > Geometric effects > Perspective - Horizontal.



Distortion 45 > Color black.

Click OK.

Select (tolerance 20) with the black area at top and bottom.
Hold shift to select both!

Open the copy of Scene.jpg and copy.

Edit > Paste > Paste into selection.

Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel.

In emboss tool menu, find sharpen. 
Cover the selected part with one stroke.

Selections > None.

Layers > Merge > Merge visible layers.

You must have this now.

Open merries.psp you found in the ZIP.
These horses I draw myself with my mouse in PSP.
They are (Mar's Design ©) copyrighted.

Copy and paste the horses as a new layer.
With move to the right bottom corner.

Selections > All.
Selections > Float.

Zoom in close.
Fill all parts of the horses with #E8A37E.
Don't forget anything (also the little eyes).

Effects > 3D effects > Inner bevel > Preset Frame.
Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow at 2 and - 2.

Layers > Merge > Merge all layers flatten.

Your Wild in the Country Frame is done.
I hope you liked this one.


Artist: unknown


Author: © Coleman

This tutorial is written and designed by Mar and therefore her property.
 

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Translation into English with help of my best friends, Trudie.
Thanks sweetie! Couldn't do it without you.



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