© Translation: April 10- 2014

 

~°~ Original by Kad's PSP Design ~°~

Thank you Karin for your permission to translate your tutorials.

Please read my TERMS before sharing this tutorial! 

 

 

Materials:  

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

 

 

Acknowledgements:

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

 

Plugins:

  • <I.C.NET Software>  Filters Unlimited 2.0
  • &<BKg Designer sf10 IV> - @Blueberry Pie **
  • Mock - Windo
  • Tramages - Tow The Line
  • Simple - Blintz
  • MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling
  • Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow
  • Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Perspective Shadow
 

Preparations:

Double Click on the Eye Candy Preset, it will be imported automatically

 

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:

     
#96d0e2 #0a285f #000000 #def2f4 #ffffff      

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

  • Set your Foregroundcolor to #96d0e2

  • Set your Backgroundcolor to #0a285f

 

The tutorial:

 

01

Open "337_KaD_Alfakanaal" This image contains Alpha Selections

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

Selections - Select All

Open  Image "71708041"

Minimize to tray, you need it again later

Edit - Copy

On your work image:  Edit - Paste into Selection

Selections - Select None

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur


Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

 

 

02

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Select All

Open Tube "Alies 1VR764-woman-26112013

Edit - Copy

Minimize to tray, you need it later

On your work image:  Edit - Paste into Selection

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.

Selections - Select None

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur - Same Settings

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Hard Light" and the Layer Opacity to 69

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Your work looks like this now:

 

 

03

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software>  Filters Unlimited - &Bkg Kaleidoscope> - Kaleidoscope 5

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software>  Filters Unlimited - &<BKg Designer sf10 IV> - @Blueberry Pie

Edit - Repeat Filters Unlimited 2.0

Effects - Plugins - Mock - Windo

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Soft Light" and the Layer Opacity to 62

 

04

Layers - Duplicate

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

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

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Your work looks like this now:

 

 

05

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Select All

Selections - Modify - Contract - 58 px

Fill The Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 25 px

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

Keep Selected

 

06

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - Tramages - Tow The Line

Selections - Select None

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Blintz

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Overlay" and the Layer Opacity to 70

 

07

Layer Palette - Click on the top Layer

Magic Wand Tool - Mode: Add /Shift - Tolerance 0 - Contiguous checked - Anti Alias Checked -  Click in the middle of the image

Layer Palette - Click on the middle Layer

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Overlay" and the Layer Opacity to 70

 

Keep Selected

 

08

Layer Palette - Click on the Second Layer from the Bottom

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

Layer Palette - Click on the top Layer

Layers - Merge  - Merge Down

Selections - Select None

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Layer Opacity of this Layer to 50


Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Repeat with the Vertical and Horizontal Offset to Minus 5

 

 

09

Layer Palette - Click on the middle Layer and change the Opacity to 100

Your work and Layer Palette look like this now:

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

 

10

Color Palette: Change the Foregroundcolor to #def2f4

Layers - New Raster Layer

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

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select None

 

11

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Image Effects - Offset - Same Settings

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Edit - Repeat Layer Merge Down

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

 

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #ffffff

 

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

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

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur - Same Settings

 


12

Maximize Tube "Alies 1VR764-woman-26112013" From Tray

Edit - Copy

Minimize to tray again

On your work image:  Edit - Paste as New Layer

Move into the Selection like this:

Selections - Invert

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

Selections - Select None

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

 

13

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - Again Selectie 2

Selections - Modify - Select Selection Borders


Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Edit - Repeat Layer Merge Down

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

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

 

14

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Edit - Copy

Layers - New Raster Layer

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

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

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Selections - Select None

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Effects - Plugins -  Graphics Plus - Cross Shadow

 

 

15

Layer Palette - Click on the top Layer

Open Tube "DAISIES-IN-A-MUG_TUBEDBYGINI_09-20-05

Edit - Copy

On your work image:  Edit - Paste as New Layer

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

Move to the Right like this:

Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask

Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask - Radius 2 - Strength 28 - Clipping 2 - Luminance Only NOT Checked

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow -  Settings Tab:  Preset 337_KaD_PerspShadow

 

16

Maximize Tube "Alies 1VR764-woman-26112013" From Tray

Edit - Copy

You can close it now

On your work image:  Edit - Paste as New Layer

Image - Resize - 65% - Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Move to the Left like this:

Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask - Radius 2 - Strength 28 - Clipping 2 - Luminance Only NOT Checked

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow -  Settings Tab:  Preset 337_KaD_PerspShadow

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

Edit - Repeat Arrange Layer

 

17

Color Palette: Change the Foregroundcolor to #ffffff

Layer Palette - Click on the top Layer

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select All

Selections - Modify - Contract - 25 px

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

Fill with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 1 px

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

Selections - Modify - Expand - 1 px

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Selections - Select None

 

18

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

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

Extra Example:

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

 

With special thanks to my testers Chris and Martalip

Chris:

Martalip: