Materials for the tutorial :
THEME
BALLERINA
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.
Tubes :
(*) If you recognize them as one of your own, please let me know, so I can add your name or remove the tube.
Choose a tube of ballerina
I’m using a tube from Riet
1/ cahier - Odette
2/ cahier bewerkt
3/ DBK AA Decor-257
4/ BL80_Punt18_Vloer
5/ BL80_Text
Color palette :
If you work with your own colors, make your own color palette with the alpha channel,
so you can easily switch between your colors.
There are color differences in the different versions of Psp.
Therefore, use the html codes of the color palette to be sure,
that you have the same colors. Also when merging layers, there may be color differences.
Plugins :
1/ Toadies : Sucking Toad Bevel 11.2
2/ Simple : Blintz
3/ MuRa’s Meister : Perspective Tiling (element is in the materials)
4/ AAA Frames : Texture Frame
(-) Import into Filters Unlimited
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THE TUTORIAL
When working with your own colors, play with the Blend Mode and/or Opacity at your own discretion
From now on I use the terms "MIRROR" and "FLIP" again.
Mirror: Mirror horizontal - Flip: Mirror vertical
Let’s get started.
Remember to save your work often.
Some print screens have other colors than the original.
Foreground : Color 1 (#dac2e7)
Background : Color 2 : White
Extra Color : Color 3 (#9e6797)
1
Open : a new, transparent image : 900 x 600 pix
2
Fill with foreground color
Select all
Activate and copy : cahier
Edit – Paste into selection
Select none
3
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Default
4
Adjust – Blur – Radial blur – see PS
5
Plugins – Toadies – Sucking Toad Bevel 11.2 – Default (115 – 62 – 43)
6
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Default
7
Effects – Edge Effects – Enhance more
8
Plugins – Simple – Blintz
Image – Flip
9
Plugins – Simple – Blintz
Image – Mirror
10
Plugins – Simple – Blintz
11
Effects – Reflection Effects – Rotating mirror – see PS
12
Select all
Selections – Modify – Contract : 16
Selections – Promote selection to layer (Promoted selection)
Select none
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Change direction to Horizontal
13
Image – Resize: 80%, all layers NOT checked
14
Activate Raster 1
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur : 15
Plugins – Unlimited 2.0 – [AFS IMPORT] – sqborder2 – see PS
15
Plugins – Toadies – What are You? : 20 – 20
Repeat 1x
16
Effects – Edge Effects – Enhance more
17
Activate top layer (Promoted selection)
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – same values
18
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 40 – Color black
19
* Or Use my element: BL80_Punt18_Vloer
* Or Layers – Duplicate (Copy of Promoted selection)
Plugins – MuRa’s Meister – Perspective Tiling – Default but Height on 15
20
Effects – Edge Effects – Enhance
21
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 40 – Color black
22
Activate and copy : cahier_Bewerkt
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 2)
Press K – Pos X : 91 – Pos Y : 351 – Press M HELP
23
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 40 – Color black
24
Activate and copy : your ballerina
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 3)
Place her op het cahier, almost in the middle
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V0 – H 7 – 50 – 20 – Color black
25
Activate: DBK AA Decor-257 – top layer
Make a selection of the 2 top left frames
Edit – Copy
26
Activate the layer ‘Promoted selection’
Edit – Paste as a new layer
Image – Resize: 2x 70%, all layers NOT checked
Move to the top, left (Pos X : 20 – Pos Y : 11)
27
Activate: DBK AA Decor-257 – top layer
Make a selection of the 2 bottom right frames
Edit – Copy
28
Edit – Paste as a new layer
Image – Resize: 2x 70%, all layers NOT checked
Move to the top, right (Pos X : 602 – Pos Y : 11)
Layers – Merge – Merge down (Raster 4)
29
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 40 – Color black
Change Blend mode to Luminance and Layer opacity to 60
30
Activate top layer (Raster 3)
Activate and copy : BL80_Text
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 5)
Press K – Pos X : 11 – Pos Y : 224 – Press M
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 1 – 60 – 1 – Color zwart
Result
31
Image – Add borders :
1 pix Color 3
7 pix Color 1
1 pix Color 3
Select all
32
Image – Add borders : 35 pix color 2
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Default
Selection – Invert
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur : 15
33
Plugins – AAA Frames – Texture Frame – see PS
34
Selection – Invert
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 40 – Color black
Select none
35
Add your name or watermark,
Add my watermark to your creation HERE
Give credits for the tubes You use
36
Image – Add borders : 1 pix color 3
Image – Resize – Width 900 Pixels – Resize all Layers checked
Adjust – Sharpen – Unsharp Mask : 2 – 30 – 2 – no check marks
Save as JPG file and you're done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial
Karin
11/04/2026
