Embrace
 
Embrace


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Materiales

PSPX9 (you can use any version).
To do this tutorial you will need a main tube.
Download the tutorial material here:

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Filters:
FunHouse / Xaggerate (download here).
Carolaine and Sensibility / cs-texture (download here).
Unlimited / Buttons & Frames (download here).
MuRa's Seamless / Checks with Gradation (download here).
Simple / Half Wrap and Top Bottom Wrap (download here).
RCS Filter Pak 1.0 / RCS TripleExposure (download here).
Toadies / Weaver (download here).
&<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher (download here).**

** Import this filter with "Unlimited".



IMPORTANT

It is forbidden to modify or rename files or remove the watermark.
Please do not use the material provided outside this tutorial.

Main tube by Isa, you can find it here.
The rest of the material used in the tutorial is mine.



Preparation

Duplicate the tubes. Close the originals.
Install the Filters in the "Plugins" folder of your PSP.
In the "Selecciones"folder are 4 files, put them in the "Selections" folder of your PSP.

Colors

Choose colors in harmony with your tube.
If you use other colors, you must play with the Blend Mode and the Opacity of the layers..

This is the tutorial palette:

Step 1

In your Materials palette:
Set your Foregroundcolor to #e5a294
Set your Backgroundcolor to #613932

Step 2

Set your Foregroundcolor to "Foreground/Background" Gradient (Corel_06_029):

Step 3

Open a new transparent image of 900 x 550 pixels.

Step 4

Fill your transparent image with the foreground gradient.

Step 5

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur to 30.

Step 6

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling;

Step 7

Layers / New Raster Layer.

Step 8

Set your Foregroundcolor to #eeeee5
Set your Backgroundcolor to #aa886c

Step 9

Set your Foregroundcolor to "Foreground/Background" Gradient (Corel_06_029):

Step 10

Fill with the foreground gradient.

Step 11

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur to 30.

Step 12

Effects / Plugins / FunHouse / Xaggerate:

Step 13

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling;

Step 14

Image / Mirror.

Step 15

Change the Blend Mode to"Hard light" and lower the Opacity to 60.

Step 16

Layers / Merge / Merge Visible.

Step 17

Effects / Plugins / Carolaine and Sensibility / cs-texture:

Step 18

Layers / New Raster Layer.

Step 19

Click in Foregroundcolor and change the gradient:

Step 20

Fill with the foreground gradient.

Step 21

Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / Buttons & Frames / Mirrored Frame:

Step 22

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling;

Step 23

Effects / Plugins / MuRa's Seamless / Checks with Gradation:

Step 24

Effects / Plugins / Simple / Half Wrap.

Step 25

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling;

Step 26

Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".

Step 27

Selections / Load/Save / Load Selection from Disk: choose "TD_Embrace01":

Step 28

Selections / Promote Selection to Layer.

Step 29

Selections / Select None.

Step 30

Effects / Reflection Effects / Rotating Mirror:

Step 31

Image / Mirror.   -  Image / Flip.

Step 32

Set your Backgroundcolor to #ffffff

Step 33

Effects / Plugins / RCS Filter Pak 1.0 / RCS TripleExposure:

Step 34

Change the Blend Mode to"Multiply".

Step 35

Activate Layer below ("Raster 1").

Step 36

Selections / Load/Save / Load Selection from Disk: choose "TD_Embrace02":

Step 37

Selections / Promote Selection to Layer.

Step 38

Selections / Select None.

Step 39

Effects / Plugins / Toadies / Weaver:

Step 40

Effects / Distortion Effects / Pixelate:

Step 41

Effects / Plugins / Simple / Top Bottom Wrap.

Step 42

Image / Mirror.   -  Image / Flip.

Step 43

Change the Blend Mode to"Multiply".

Step 44

Activate the Top Layer ("Promoted Selection").

Step 45

Layers / New Raster Layer and fill with the color #ffffff

Step 46

Open the mask "TatiDesigns_Mask_Embrace"and return to your work.

Step 47

Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image:

Before merging, duplicate the mask layer:

Layers / Merge / Merge Group.

Step 48

Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".

Step 49

Effects / Image Effects / Offset:

Step 50

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance.

Step 51

Layers / New Raster Layer.

Step 52

Selections / Load/Save / Load Selection from Disk: choose "TD_Embrace03":

Step 53

Activate Tool "Flood Fill" (F) and lower the Opacity to 50:

Step 54

Fill the Selection with #eeeee5

Reset the Opacity of the "Flood Fill" to 100.

Step 55

Selections / Select None.

Step 56

Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher:

Note: Remember that you must have the white color in the Background.

Step 57

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance.

Step 58

Layers / New Raster Layer.

Step 59

Selections / Load/Save / Load Selection from Disk: choose "TD_Embrace04":

Step 60

Fill the Selection with #d4c7b8

Step 61

Selections / Select None.

Step 62

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling (default):

Step 63

Change the Blend Mode to"Multiply".

Step 64

Open the tube "TD_Text1_Embrace" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

Step 65

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (278,00) and Y (83,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

Step 66

Open the file "TatiDesigns_Pincel_Embrace.png".

Step 67

File / Export / Custom Brush. Give it a name and click to "OK".

Step 68

Activa la Herramienta de "Pincel" and choose the brush that we just exported, with the default settings.

Step 69

Layers / New Raster Layer.

Step 70

Apply the brush on the right side of your work with the color #d4c7b8

Step 71

Change the Blend Mode to"Multiply".

Step 72

Layers / Duplicate.

Step 73

Open the tube "TD_Text2_Embrace"and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

Step 74

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (341,00) and Y (457,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

Step 75

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 3 / 3 / 50 / 5 / Color: #613932

Step 76

Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: #613932
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 5 pixels / Color: #d4c7b8
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: #613932
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 10 pixels / Color: #eeeee5
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: #613932
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 30 pixels / Color: #ffffff

Step 77

Open the main tube of your choice again and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

Resize if necessary. Move it to the left.

If you use the same tube as me:

Image / Resize: 85% ("Resize All Layers" - Not checked).

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X X (73,00) and Y (3,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

Step 78

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen.

Step 79

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 10 / 10 / 60 / 20 / Black

Step 80

Layers / New Raster Layer and add your name or watermark.

Step 81

Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: #613932

Step 82

Export your work as an optimized .jpg file.

It's over!
I hope you liked it and enjoyed it.

.:. Another version of the tutorial with a tube byIsa .:.

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Tutorial created by ©Tati Designs - Juny 2018 - All rights reserved - Translated by Tati Designs - April 2020