Tati Designs - Leo English

Please read my Terms (TOU) before doing the tutorial.

Thank you for putting a link to this tutorial by showing your realization on a website, forum or in an email!

With your result, you can make signatures, websets, incredimail letters, etc.
Please, credit to Tati Designs, thank you.

This tutorial is dedicated to my good friend Vincenzo, for his support of my work and his friendship.

Materials

PSPX9 (you can use any version).
To do this tutorial you will need a main tube.

If it's not easy for you to find tubes with this theme,
in the material you will find a folder with tattoos.
In Step 63 I explain how to use them.

Download the tutorial material here:

Filters:
Mehdi / Wavy Lab 1.1 (download here).
AP [Distort] / Distort - WavyCut (download here).
Plugin Galaxy / Feedback and Sunshine (download here).
MuRa's Meister / Perspective Tiling, Cloud and Copies (download here).
Carolaine and Sensibility / CS_DLines and CS_HLines (download here).
VanDerLee / Unplugged-X / Defocus (download here).
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact / Perspective Shadow (download here).
&<Background Designers IV / @Night Shadow (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 I have created for this tutorial on another site.

Main tube by ©Misticheskaya. The masks are by Narah y Franie.
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 "Selección" folder is a file, put it in the "Selections" folder of your PSP.
In the "Preset" folder is a file, double click to install with filter Eye Candy 5 Impact.

Colors

Choose colors in harmony with your tube.

This is the tutorial palette:

If you use other colors, you must play with the Blend Mode and the Opacity of the layers.

≈ Step 1 ≈

Open a new transparent image of 900 x 550 pixels.

≈ Step 2 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Wavy Lab 1.1:

#dbae62

#56261c

#b88119

#f5edcb

≈ Step 3 ≈

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling (default):

≈ Step 4 ≈

Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur to 45.

≈ Step 5 ≈

Effects / Plugins / AP [Distort] / Distort - WavyCut:

≈ Step 6 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Plugin Galaxy / Feedback:

≈ Step 7 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Plugin Galaxy / Sunshine:

≈ Step 8 ≈

Layers / Duplicate.

≈ Step 9 ≈

Effects / Texture Effects / Weave:

≈ Step 10 ≈

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance.

≈ Step 11 ≈

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling (default):

≈ Step 12 ≈

Effects / Plugins / MuRa's Meister / Perspective Tiling:

≈ Step 13 ≈

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:

≈ Step 14 ≈

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: -10 / 0 / 50 / 20 / Color: (2) #56261c

≈ Step 15 ≈

Activate the Bottom Layer ("Raster 1").

≈ Step 16 ≈

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

≈ Step 17 ≈

Selections / Promote Selection to Layer.

≈ Step 18 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 19 ≈

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 0 / 0 / 100 / 100 / Color: (2) #56261c

≈ Step 20 ≈

Effects / Distortion Effects / Polar Coordinates:

≈ Step 21 ≈

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:

≈ Step 22 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Carolaine and Sensibility / CS_DLines (default):

≈ Step 23 ≈

Change the Blend Mode to "Soft light".

≈ Step 24 ≈

Activate the Bottom Layer ("Raster 1").

≈ Step 25 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Carolaine and Sensibility / CS_HLines (default):

≈ Step 26 ≈

Layers / New Raster Layer.

≈ Step 27 ≈

Selections / Select All.

≈ Step 28 ≈

Selections / Modify / Contract / 50 pixels.

≈ Step 29 ≈

Effects / Plugins / MuRa's Meister / Cloud:

Keep selection!

≈ Step 30 ≈

Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image / "masque_313_franiemargot":

Layers / Merge / Merge Group.

≈ Step 31 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 32 ≈

Set your Backgroundcolor to (2) #56261c

≈ Step 33 ≈

Effects / Plugins / VanDerLee / Unplugged-X / Defocus:

≈ Step 34 ≈

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen more.

≈ Step 35 ≈

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:

≈ Step 36 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (40,00) and Y (20,00):

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

≈ Step 37 ≈

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 0 / 0 / 50 / 30: (2) #56261c

≈ Step 38 ≈

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

≈ Step 39 ≈

Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image / "Narah_mask_0388":

Before merging: Layers / Duplicate.

Layers / Merge / Merge Group.

≈ Step 40 ≈

Image / Mirror.

≈ Step 41 ≈

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 0 / 0 / 50 / 30: (2) #56261c

≈ Step 42 ≈

Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".

≈ Step 43 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Deco1_Leo" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

Note: If you use other colors, color with your color values (2).

≈ Step 44 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (360,00) and Y (34,00):

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

≈ Step 45 ≈

Change the Blend Mode to "Soft light".

≈ Step 46 ≈

Activate the Top Layer ("Copy of Raster 1").

≈ Step 47 ≈

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

≈ Step 48 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (10,00) and Y (6,00):

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

≈ Step 49 ≈

Effects / Plugins / MuRa's Meister / Copies:

≈ Step 50 ≈

Change the Blend Mode to "Soft light".

≈ Step 51 ≈

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

≈ Step 52 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (53,00) and Y (19,00):

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

≈ Step 53 ≈

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 0 / 0 / 30 / 20 / Black

≈ Step 54 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Deco2_Leo" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

≈ Step 55 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (5,00) and Y (341,00):

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

≈ Step 56 ≈

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 0 / 0 / 50 / 20: (2) #56261c

≈ Step 57 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy5: Impact / Perspective Shadow and, on "Settings", select preset "TD_Shadow_Leo":

Note: If the preset hasn't been installed, in the "Basic" tab you have the settings.

≈ Step 58 ≈

Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (2) #56261c
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (1) #dbae62
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (2) #56261c
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 15 pixels / Color: #ffffff
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (2) #56261c
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 5 pixels / Color: (3) #dbae62

≈ Step 59 ≈

Activate "Magic Wand" Tool, Tolerance and Feather to 0.
Select the border 5 pixels.

≈ Step 60 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Background Designers IV / @Night Shadow (default):

≈ Step 61 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 62 ≈

Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (2) #56261c
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 50 pixels / Color: #ffffff

≈ Step 63 ≈

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

Resize if necessary. Place to the right or in the center.

Note: If it's not easy for you to find tubes with this theme, here I explain a possible option:

Select a tube having a visible area of skin where a tattoo can be placed.
Choose a tattoo and copy and paste as a new layer in your work.
Resize to the appropriate size (don't worry if the picture has a white background).
Place the tube and change the Blend Mode to "Multiply".

If you use the same tube as me:

Image / Resize: 50% ("Resize All Layers" - Not checked).

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (281,00) and Y (109,00):

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

≈ Step 64 ≈

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen.

≈ Step 65 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy5: Impact / Perspective Shadow and, on "Settings", select preset "Drop Shadow, Blurry"
and, in the "Basic" tab, lower "Overal Opacity" to 75: