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~°~ Original by KaD's 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 2018 Ultimate, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

Flower tube by Mina

All other materials by Karin

Plugins:

Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1, Sorting Tiles, and Weaver

It@lian Editors Effect - Effetto Fantasma

MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

PhotoEffex - Scanlines

Photoshop Fun II

Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact

Preparations:

Double click on the Alien Skin Preset it will install automatically

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:

#bf2740 #f6d2d9 #6a3057 #72413b #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 #bf2740

Set your Backgroundcolor to #f6d2d9

Color Palette:

The tutorial:

01

Maximize "442_KaD_Alfakanaal" from tray (this image contains Alpha Selections)

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste As New Image

Close the original and proceed on the copy

02

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 25

03

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Sorting Tiles

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

04

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode to Screen and lower the Opacity to 36

Your work and Layer Palette look like this now:

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

05

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Geometric Effects - Pentagon

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

06

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

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

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

Result:

07

Layer Palette: Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Slection From Alpha Channel - "Selectie 1"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - PhotoEffex - Scanlines

Selections - Select None

08

Layer Palette: Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Slection From Alpha Channel - "Selectie 2"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections Select None

09

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Weaver

10

Effects - Plugins - Photoshop Fun II - Kylie

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 0 Horizontal: 5   Opacity: 50   Blur: 30   Color: #6a3057

11

Layer Palette: Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Slection From Alpha Channel - "Selectie 3"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Keep selected

12

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling - Default settings

Selections - Select None

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 0 Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 50   Blur: 30   Color: #000000

Your work and Layer Palette look like this now:

13

Maximize "442_KaD_Text1" from tray

Edit - Copy

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

Image - Resize - 93% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Objects - Align Left

Note: If you do not have this option: Activate your Pick Tool (K) and enter these parameters for the X and Y positions on the Toolbar

0.00   247.00

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

14

Maximize "442_KaD_Deco01" from tray

Edit - Copy

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

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Objects - Align Right

Or

Activate your Pick Tool (K) and enter these parameters for the X and Y positions on the Toolbar

772.00   282.00

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

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

Result:

15

Layer Palette: Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Slection From Alpha Channel - "Selectie 4"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Keep selected

16

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass _ Preset "442_KaD_Glass1"

Note: If the Preset isn't working for you, use these settings in the Basic Tab

Selections - Select None

17

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Layers - Merge Down

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

Layer Palette: Click on the third Layer from the Bottom (Promoted Selection)

Layers - Duplicate

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Dodge and lower the Opacity to 30

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Result:

18

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 3px - Backgroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 10px - Color - #ffffff

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select All

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

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 0 Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 60   Blur: 25 Color: #000000

Selections - Select None

19

Maximize "KaD_Women_161" from tray

Erase the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Image - Resize - 68% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Pick Tool (K) Enter these parameters for the X and Y positions on the Toolbar

508.00 60.00

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 0 Horizontal: 7   Opacity: 50   Blur: 30 Color: #000000

20

Maximize "Mina@.4210.Vaso di tulipani.09.16 " from tray

Erase the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

mage - Resize - 40% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Pick Tool (K) Enter these parameters for the X and Y positions on the Toolbar

234.00 361.00

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:   Vertical: 0 Horizontal: 7   Opacity: 50   Blur: 30 Color: #000000

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

21

Maximize "422_KaD_Text2" from tray

Edit - Copy

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

Move to the Bottom Right edge like this:

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #000000

22

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

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

Extra Examples by Chris and Anya Celine:

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