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~°~ Original by Kad's PSP Design ~°~

Thank you Karin for your permission to translate your tutorials.

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Materials:

This translation is written with PSP15 but can also be made with other PSP versions.

Acknowledgements:

Tube by Thocha

Mask by Narah. She shares her beautiful masks HERE

Plugins:

Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1

MuRa's Meister - Copies & Perspective Tiling

Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude & Glass

AP 01[Lines] - Lines - SilverLining

Texture - Texturizer

&<Background Designers IV> - sf10 Slice N Dice

Topaz Labs - Simplify 2

Preparations:

From PSP 14 and higher versions 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 There is a easy way to add the old Mirror and Flip options to the Image Menu I have written a tutorial you can find it HERE

Colors:

#cbbee9 #a86884 #ffffff f9cbb4 #e5ddac #000000

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

Set your Foregroundcolor to #cbbee9

Set your Backgroundcolor to #a86884

The tutorial:

01

Open "336_KaD_Alfakanaal" This image contains Alpha Selections

Window - Duplicate (or shift+D) - Close the original and proceed on the copy

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 20

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Copies

Edit - Repeat Copies

02

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #1

Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Selections - Select None

03

Layers -Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

04

Layers -Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Edit - Repeat Layer Merge Down ( or Ctrl +Y)

05

Color Palette: Change the Foregroundcolor to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #2

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 30 px

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

Selections - Select None

06

Image - Free Rotate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Extrude - Settings Tab: Preset 336_KaD_Extrude

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Copies

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Overlay" and the Layer Opacity to 55

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

07

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #3

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

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

Selections - Select None

08

Layers -Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - Geometric Effects - Cylinder Horizontal - Strength 70 %

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #1

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

Selections - Select None

09

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #4

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - Texture - Texturizer

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Selections - Select None

10

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Foregroundcolor

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - Narah_mask_Abstract127

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Layers - Arrange - Move Up

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Screen" and the Layer Opacity to 44

11

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom layer

Layers -Duplicate

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited - &<Background Designers IV> - sf10 Slice N Dice

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Layer Palette - Click on the Fourth Layer from the Top (Group Raster 3)

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

12

Layer Palette - Click on the Second Layer from the Top

Layers -Duplicate

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds - Color: #a86884

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Multiply" and the Layer Opacity to 43

Your work and Layer Palette Look like this now:

13

Open Tube "336_KaD_Text"

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste as New Layer

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

14

Open Tube "336_KaD_Deco"

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste as New Layer

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Layers - Merge - Merge all (Flatten)

Edit - Copy

15

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Selection #5

Edit - Paste into Selection (Image is still in your PSP memory)

Effects - Plugins - Topaz Labs - Simplify 2 - Preset Cartoon

Note: If the Filter is not working for you , deselect and use the "336_KaD_Deco2" tube from the Materials - Paste as New Layer on your Image and move into place , Look at the lesson example, continue from *** (scroll down)

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass - Settings Tab: Preset Clear

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

Keep Selected

16

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Modify - Select Selection Borders

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Layer Palette - Click on the middle layer

*** Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

17

Open Tube "Tocha24353"

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste as New Layer

Image - Resize - 40% - Resize all Layers not checked

Move to the Left like this:

18

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 3 px - #a86884

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 45 px - Foregroundcolor

Effects 3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Selections - Select None

19

Image - Resize - Width 900 Pixels - Resize all layers checked

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

Extra Example:

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

With special thanks to my testers Chris and Martalip

Martalip:

Chris:

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