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This tutorial is written by Anya February 2015 with an English version of PSP17.
Any similarity to other tutorials is a coincidence.

 

Materials:  

Disclaimer: Each Graphic is the property of the original artist to whom the copyright belongs and may not be placed in a collection or offered for sale on-line or otherwise.

 

 

Acknowledgements:

  • Female and Backgound Tube by K@rine Dreams. She shares her great tubes HERE

  • Flower Tube by Annelies from A&K Tubes unlimited. She shares her great tubes HERE

  • Text Tube by Yoka. she shares her tubes HERE

 

 

Plugins:

  • <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0
  • VM Natural - Acid Rain **
  • It@lian Editors Effect - Effetto Fantasma
  • Plugin AP 01[Innovations] - Lines - SilverLining 
  • Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow

** Import into Filters Unlimited

 

Preparations:

  • Copy the Selection files to the Selections folder of PSP

  • Open the Mask in PSP and minimize to tray

FFrom PSP 14, 15 AND 16 there is no option for Image - Mirror & Image -  Flip. There is a new option but this does not give the same result except when the tube/image covers the whole image from side to side. From PSP 17 the option is back.

 

 

Colors:

       
#06567a #7caab8 #ffffff #000000        

Note: When working with your own colors, play with the Blend Mode and/or Opacity at your own discretion

  • Set your Foregroundcolor to #06567a

  • Set your Backgroundcolor to #7caab8

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor to Foreground/Background Gradient (Corel_06_029) - Style: Sunburst

 

 

The tutorial:

 

01

Open a new transparent image of 900 x 600 px

Fill with the Gradient

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 35


02

Layers - New Raster

Selection Tool - Rectangle - Custom Selection:    

Open Tube "_k@rine_ Dreams_Misted_Face_2993_Juillet_2014

Note: If you are using tubes and colors of your own,  it is best to use the tube provided in the Materials for this step, otherwise the result will be different. You can colorize it to match your work.

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Edit - Copy

On your work image:  Edit - Paste Into Selection

Selections - Select None

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Natural - Acid Rain
 

Effects - Plugins - It@lian Editors Effect - Effetto Fantasma




03

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Resize - 75% - Resize all Layers not checked

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical ( Image - Flip in previous PSP Versions)

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

Layer Palette: Close the Bottom Layer by clicking on the Little Eye

Click on the Top Layer

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Hard Light" and the Layer Opacity to 65

Open the Bottom Layer again


04

Color Palette: Set the Foreground Gradient back to color and change to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Foregroundcolor

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - chmasks_rectangulosII4

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Selection Tool - Rectangle - Custom Selection:     

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

 


05

Layer Palette - Close this Layer by clicking on the Little Eye

Click on the Second Layer from the Top

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

 


06

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal ( Image - Mirror in previous PSP Versions)   

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - ASDwebs_Sel_463

Edit - Cut (Or hit the Delete Key of your Keyboard)

Selections - Select None

Image - Free Rotate - Left - 90°

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Preset Side by side

Image - Negative Image

Effects - Plugins - Plugin AP 01[Innovations] - Lines - SilverLining 

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Overlay" and the Layer Opacity to 75

 


07

Layer Palette: Click on the Top layer and open it

Image - Free Rotate - Left checked - Free - 45°

Image - Resize - 75% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - ASDwebs_Sel_464

Edit - Cut (Or hit the Delete Key of your Keyboard)

Selections - Select None

 


08

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - ASDwebs_Sel_465

Open Tube "Yoka-TEXT-Life-dance

Edit - Copy

On your work image:  Edit - Paste Into Selection

Selections - Select None

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Luminance (Legacy)"

 


09

Pen Tool - Mode: Draw Lines and Poly Lines - Create as Vector checked - Linestyle Dot - Width 5

Draw with the Foregroundolor ( While holding down your Shift Key) a straight line like this:

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical ( Image - Flip in previous PSP Versions)   

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 


10

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - It@lian Editors Effect - Effetto Fantasma


Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Screen"

 


11

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk - ASDwebs_Sel_466

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Screen"

 


12

Open Tube "ASDwebs_Deco_#2109

Edit - Copy

On your work image:  Edit - Paste As New Layer

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Multiply"  and the Layer Opacity to 80

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical ( Image - Flip in previous PSP Versions)

 


13

Open Tube "Alies 869-white flowers-03052012

Edit - Copy

On your work image:  Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 80% - Resize all Layers not checked

Move to the Left like this:

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow -  Settings Tab: Preset Dropshadow, Blurry

 


14

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 1 px - #06567a

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 3 px - #ffffff

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 2 px - #06567a

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 20 px - #ffffff

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 2 px - #06567a

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 20 px - #ffffff

 


15

Open Tube "_k@rine_ dreams _Pretty_Woman_2336_Novembre_2012

Edit - Copy

On your work image:  Edit - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 70% - Resize all Layers not checked

Move to the Right like this:

Effects - 3D Effects - Dropshadow - Color #000000

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 1 px - #06567a

 

 


16

Image - Resize - Width 900 px  - Resize all Layers checked

Add your name or watermark, save as JPG file and you're done!

Extra Example:

 

 

With special thanks to my testers Chris and Martalip

Chris:

Martalip:

 

 
 
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