© Translation: March 14 - 2014

~°~ 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: