- Preparation
Foreground color = #bdc1c4 and background color = #4a5768.
The material palette looks like this:

If you work with your own images, resize them !!!
This lesson was made in version X6 , but can easily be made in previous versions. Mail me if you encounter some difficulties.
In earlier versions, merging down layers with different blend mode and/or opacity, can result in a slightly different effect
The option Image - mirror/flip is no longer available in PSP versions newer than X3, please use the script
Tic here
The lesson
- File - New - choose the foreground color:
- Effects - Plugins- unlimited 2.0 - Render - clouds (fore-/background color): 65/128
- Activate this file: @nn_230314_BFF_text_tdstudio.pspimage, Activate layer FOREVER, Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area
- Effects - Image Effects - Offset:
- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/4/20/5 color: BLACK
- Layers - Merge - Merge all layers (flatten)
- Effects - Plugins- Flaming Pear - Flood:
- Layers - New Raster layer
- Activate the Brush tool, select my file: @nn_230314_brush_BFF_001_tdstudio
Put the brush with the foreground color in the right corner on the bottom:
- Layer palette: Blend mode: normal; Opacity: 75%
- Layers - duplicate
- Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flood: change horizon to 85, keep other settings
- Activate this file: mypet.jpg, Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area
- Activate the Deformation Tool with these settings :
@nn_230314_VV_BFF_tdstudio
Result:
TIP: deactivate by ticking on another tool
- Layers - mask load/save mask- load mask from disk and select the 2020 mask (if necessary download this mask here )
Pay attention: Orientation: Fit to Layer
- Layers - Merge - Merge group
- Repeat masks
- If there are still remainings on the border, remove them with the freehand selection tool
Attention, this is the enlarged selection:
- Delete on your keyboard, once or twice
- Selections - Deselect all
- Layer palette: Blend mode: Overlay; Opacity: 60%
- Activate this file: @nn_230314_BFF_text_tdstudio.pspimage, Activate layer FRIENDS, Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area
- Effects - Image Effects - Offset: HORIZ. 40/ VERT. minus 45
- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/4/20/5 color: BLACK
- Effects - Plugins- Flaming Pear - Flood: change horizon to 76, keep other settings
- Activate this file: @nn_230314_BFF_text_tdstudio.pspimage, Activate the layer BEST, Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area
- Effects - Image Effects - Offset: HORIZ. minus 245/ VERT. minus 80
- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/4/20/5 color: BLACK
- Effects - Plugins- Flaming Pear - Flood: change horizon to 96, keep other settings
- Activate this file: @nn_220314_clouds_BFF_tdstudio.pspimage, Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area and move to the top
- Layers - New Raster layer
- Activate the Brush tool, select my file:
@nn_230314_brush_BFF_002_tdstudio and apply with the light foreground color:
- Layers - arrange - move down and repeat, The brush has to be below the letter B
- Layer palette: Blend mode: Overlay; Opacity: 70 %
- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 42/-12/20/16 color: BLACK
- Layer palette: Activate top layer
- Activate this file: @nn_230314_misted_cats_tdstudio.pspimage, Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area and move to the right top corner:
- Layer palette: Blend mode: Soft light; Opacity: 70%
- Layers - New Raster layer
- Selections - Load/save selection - load selection from disk and select: @nn_230314_Selectie_001_BFF_tdstudio.PspSelection
- Activate the Flood fill tool and fill with the light foreground color
- Selections - Deselect all
- Effects - Plugins- Penta.com - ToyCamera_Lite: 140/60/0
- Effects - Plugins- unlimited 2.0 - toadies - what are you? 20/20
- Layer palette: Blend mode: Burn; Opacity: 70%
- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/8/50/8 color: BLACK
- Activate your Image: mypet.jpg again, Edit - Copy
- Activate the frame: @nn_220314_Frame_BFF_tdstudio.pspimage, Edit - Paste into selection
- Selections - Deselect all
- This little frame: Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area
- Effects - Images Effects - Offset: horiz. minus 285/vert. 90, keep other settings
- Effects - Plugins- Mura's Meister - copies:

- Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 5/5/25/12 color: BLACK
- Activate the file: @nn_220314_birds_BFF_tdstudio.pspimage, Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area and move:
- Activate the file: @nn_220314_ballen_flood_BFF_tdstudio.pspimage, each ball -->>
Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area put the biggest ball in front:
- Activate the file: @nn_220314_3-ballen_BFF_tdstudio.pspimage, copy each ball on a separate layer going from small to tall.
- Activate the file: @nn_230314_misted_1-cat_tdstudio.pspimage, Edit - Copy
- Edit - Paste as new layer on your working area put the kitten between the two balls:
- Layers - Merge - Merge all layers (flatten)
- Image - Picture frame and choose my file: @nn_230314_Frame_BFF_tdstudio
- Save as JPG-file. I hope you enjoyed this lesson
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