© Translation: April 25 - 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 Svb

 

Plugins:

  • <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Buttons & frames
  • Filter Factory Gallery B - Button Deluxe  **
  • &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - 4 QFlipZBottomL
  • Tramages - Pool Shadow
  • Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
  • Simple - Top Left Mirror & 4Way Average
  • Toadies - Ommadawn
 

Preparations:

  • Open the Mask in PSP and minimize to tray

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:

       
#aca6a0 #2f3130 #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 #aca6a0

  • Set your Backgroundcolor to #2f3130

 

The tutorial:

 

01

Open "339_KaD_Alfakanaal" This image contains Alpha Selections

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

Fill with the Backgroundcolor


Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited - Buttons & frames - Glass Frame 1


Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Preset Stutter diagonal


Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling -
Preset Side by side


 

02

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

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited - Filter Factory Gallery B - Button Deluxe  

Selections - Select None

Effects - Distortion Effects - Polar Coordinates - Foregroundcolor
 


Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope> - 4 QFlipZBottomL

Magic Wand Tool - Mode: Add /Shift - Tolerance 0 - Contiguous checked - Anti Alias Checked -  Click in the 4 corners

Selections invert

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Screen" and the Layer Opacity to 59

 

03

Layer Palette - Click on the middle Layer

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Preset Side by side

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Dodge" and the Layer Opacity to 60

Your work and Layer Palette look like this now:


 

04

Layer Palette - Click on the Bottom Layer

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill with the Foregroundcolor

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - 2edt4iu

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Blend Mode to "Luminance" and the Layer Opacity to 50

 

 

05

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

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - Plugins - Tramages - Pool Shadow

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

Note: When using different colors, you can change the glass color in at the basic tab.

Selections - Select None

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

 

06

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Resize - 15% -  Resize all Layers not checked

Effects - Image Effects - Offset

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Top Left Mirror

 

07

Layer Palette - Click on the top Layer

Open Tube "SvB (828) Beauty

Edit - Copy

On your work image:  Edit - Paste As New Layer

Move to the right like this:

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

 

08

Edit - Copy  Special - Copy Merged ( if you do not have this option - merge visible and copy, then undo the last step)

 

09

Color Palette: Change your Foregroundcolor to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

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

Edit - Paste Into - Selection

Selections - Modify - Select Selection Borders

Fill with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Repeat with the Vertical and Horizontal Offset to Minus 2

 

 

10

Layers - Duplicate

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

 

11

Layer Palette - Click on the Second Layer from the Top

Effects - Plugins - Toadies - Ommadawn

Layer Palette - Double click on this Layer and set the Layer Opacity of this Layer to 60


 

12

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

Selections - Select All

Edit - Copy!

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 35 px - Foregroundcolor

Selections  - Invert

Edit - Paste Into Selection

Effects - Plugins - Simple - 4Way Average

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur -  15

Effects - Plugins - Tramages - Pool Shadow

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

Selections  - Invert

Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #aca6a0

Selections - Select None

 

13

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

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked  - 35 px - Foregroundcolor


Effects  3D Effects - DropShadow - Color: #000000

Selections - Select None

 

14

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

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

Extra Example:

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

 

 

With special thanks to my testers Chris and Martalip

Chris:

Martalip: