Anya_Eilinora

~°~ Original by KaDs PSP Design ~°~

Thank you Karin for your permission to translate your tutorials.

Translated by Chris for ASDWebdesigns

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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.

This translation is written with PSP X9, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

Mask by Narah

All other Materials by Karin

Plugins:

< I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0

&<Bkg Designer I sf10 I> - Circus Maximus**

&<Bkg Designer IV sf10> - Square Bumps**

Simple Filters - Pizza Slice Mirror

Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass and Perspective Shadow

Mehdi - Weaver

MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling and Copies

Flaming Pear - Flood

** Import into Filters Unlimited

Preparations:

Double click on the Alien Skin Preset it will install automatically

Save the Flaming Pear Preset to you desktop

Import the Filters to Filters Unlimited(if you don't already have them)

Double click on the Font and install to the Fonts folder of Windows(remember to uninstall after use too many installed fonts will slow your PC)

Open all other files in PSP, minimize to Tray. NOTE: If you are using different colors you might need to colorize

From PSP 14 and higher 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 an easy way to add the old Mirror and Flip options to the Image Menu I have written a tutorial you can find it HERE. From PSP 17 the option is back

Colors:

#c8fffa #82f3fb #0da1d5 #4176e3 #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 #c8fffa

Set your Backgroundcolor to #82f3fb

The tutorial:

01

Maximize "421_KaD_Alfakanaal" from tray

Window - Duplicate

Close the original and continue on the copy

Selections - Select All

Maximize "421_KaD_Patroon from tray

Tip: If you use a tube of your own you can use this pattern and colorize it or make one your self with the same size (176 x 201), select a part of your tube, copy and paste as new image, make it seamless and set the size)

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection

Selections - Select None

02

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 40

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Background Designers IV> - sf10 Square Bumps

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

03

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Hard Light and lower the Opacity to 50

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

04

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Background Designers sf10 I> - Circus Maximus

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode to Color and lower the Opacity to 50

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

05

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Your work looks like this now:

06

Materials Palette: Change the Backgroundcolor to #0da1d5

Layer Palette: Click on the bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection from Alpha Channel - "Selectie 1"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Layers - Arrange - Bring To Top

Keep selected

07

Selections - Modify - Contract - 20px

Fill with the Backgoundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 2px

Fill with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 2px

Fill with the Backgoundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 2px

Edit - Cut (or hit Delete on your keyboard)

Keep selected

08

Layers - New Raster Layer

Maximize "421_KaD_Patroon" from tray

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More

Keep selected

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

Selections - Select None

09

Layer Palette: Click on the third Layer from the Top (the frame)

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - again "Selectie1"

Selections - Modify - Contract by 20px

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   Vertical: 2   Horizontal: 2 Opacity: 35   Blur: 2   Color: #000000

Repeat with Vertical and Horizontal minus 2

Selections - Select None

10

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   Vertical: 2   Horizontal: 2 Opacity: 35   Blur: 2   Color: #000000

Repeat with Vertical and Horizontal minus 2

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay and lower the Opacity to 61

Layer Palette: Close the Bottom two Layers

Click on the Top Layer

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Layer Palette: Open the Bottom two Layers

With the Top Layer still active:

Image - Resize - 60% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Pick Tool (K) Enter these Parameters for the X and Y positions on the Toolbar X: 671 Y: 42

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

11

Layers - Duplicate

Click on the Layer below

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow - Preset - "421_KaD_Shadow"

If the Preset isn't working for you, use these settings in the Basic Tab: (Change shadow color to match your work)

12

Effects Distortion Effects - Wave

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Screen

Click on the Top Layer

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More

13

Layer Palette: Click on the second Layer from the Botton (Copy of Merged)

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection from Alpha Channel - "Selectie 2"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

14

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Weaver

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Layer Palette: Lower the Opacity of this Layer to 65

15

Layer Palette: Click on the Layer Below (Copy of Merged)

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection from Alpha Channel - "Selectie 3"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Selections - Select None

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   Vertical: 0   Horizontal: 0 Opacity: 40   Blur: 20   Color: #000000

16

Layer Palette: Click on the Top Layer

Layers - Duplicate

Click on the Layer below

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Copies

17

Selections Tool (S)

Make a Selection around the Top frame like this:

Edit - Cut (or hit Delete on your Keyboard)

Selections - Select None

18

Layers - Duplicate

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

Image - Free Rotate

Move the frame down slightly like this:

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

19

Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flood - Preset "421_KaD_Flood"

If the preset isn't working for you use these settings:

20

Maximize "421_KaD_Butterfly" fom tray

Edit - Copy

Minimize to tray we need it again later

Click on the Top Layer

Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

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

Image- Free Rotate

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   Vertical: 0   Horizontal: 0 Opacity: 50   Blur: 2   Color: #000000

Layers - Duplicate

Repeat this step until you have six Butterflies in total, arrange on your work to your own preference

Layer Palette: Click on the Top Layer

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Repeat Layers - Merge - Merge Down (4 times until all Butterflies are on one Layer)

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

21

Materials Palette: Set the Foregroundcolor to #ffffff

Layer Palette: Click on the second Layer from the Bottom

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill the Layer with the Foregroundcolor

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - "Narah_mask_0629"

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Soft Light

22

Layer Palette: Click on the Top Layer

Maximize "KaD_Woman_123" from tray

Erase the watermark

Edit - Copy

your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Image - Mirror

Image - Resize - 50%- Resize All Layers - not checked

Pick Tool (K) Enter these Parameters for the X and Y positions on the Toolbar X: 8   Y:39

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Layers - Duplicate

Click on the Layer below (original tube)

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 10

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Multiply

23

Materials Palette: Reverse your Colors

Text Tool (T) Font: Rudolfo Swash

Type the word Eilinora or your own text

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   Vertical: 2   Horizontal: 2 Opacity: 50   Blur: 2   Color: #000000

Layer Palette: Lower the Opacity of this Layer to 75

Move where you like it

24

Maximize "421_KaD_Butterly again

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

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

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   Vertical: 2   Horizontal: 2 Opacity: 50   Blur: 2   Color: #000000

Move the Butterfly up to sit on your Text like this:

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

25

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #4176e3

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

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #4176e3

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

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #4176e3

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 35px -#ffffff

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow   Vertical: 0   Horizontal: 0 Opacity: 60   Blur: 30   Color: #4176e3

Selections - Select None

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #4176e3

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

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #4176e3

26

Maximize "421_KaD_Deco1" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New layer

Pick Tool (K) Enter these Parameters for the X position on the Toolbar X: 45

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Layers - Merge - Merge All Flatten

27

Optional: Image - Resize - Width 900 Pixels - Resize all Layers checked

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

If you wish you can post your result on my Face book Page

Extra Examples by Chris and Anya:

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