Materials for the tutorial :
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.
1/ Alies 1-2FP187-trees-17122014
2/ KaD_Woman_206
3/ 471_Text1
Alpha Selections : open in PSP and minimize
1/ 471_KaD_Alfakanaal (this image is not empty – it contains alpha selections)
Masks : open in PSP and minimize
1/ Narah_Mask_0940
Plugins Preset : double click to install
1/ 471_KaD_Glass
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/ Mock : Windo – Mosaic
2/ Carolaine & Sensibility : CS-HLines
3/ MuRa’s Meister : Perspective Tiling
4/ Tramages : Pool Shadow
5/ Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 : Impact
6/ MuRa’s Seamless : Emboss at Alfa
7/ AAA Frames : Foto 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
Colors :
Foreground color : Color 1
Background color : Color 2
Foreground gradient : Radial – see PS
1
Open the alpha channel :
Window – Duplicate
Minimize the original – we continue on the copy
2
Fill with gradient
Layers – Duplicate
Plugins – Mock – Windo – see PS
* Sometimes the lower two values are not in the filter. That’s ok, no worries.
3
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – see PS
Blend mode : Luminance
Result
Layers – Merge – Merge visible (Merged)
4
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 1 – see PS
Selections – Promote selection to layer (Promoted Selection)
Select none
Effects – Geometric effects – Skew – see PS
5
Plugins – Carolaine & Sensibility – CS-HLines – see PS
6
Effects – Edge effects – Enhance more
Blend mode : Dodge
7
Activate bottom layer (Merged)
Layers – Duplicate (Copy of Merged)
Layers – Move – Move to top
Plugins – MuRa’s Meister – Perspective Tiling – see PS
8
Plugins – Tramages – Pool Shadow – DEFAULT
Repeat 1x
9
Activate bottom layer (Merged)
Effects – Image – Image effects – Side by Side– see PS
10
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 2 – see PS
Selections – Promote selection to layer (Promoted Selection 1)
Selections – Edit – Contract selection with 40 pix
Press Delete on the keyboard
11
Change the foreground gradient to Linear – see PS
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 1)
Fill with gradient
Plugins – Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass :
Choose the Preset : 471_KaD_Glass on the left side, or set settings yourself – see PS
Select none
12
Activate Promoted Selection 1 (layer beneath)
Effects – 3D-effecten – Inner Bevel – see PS
13
Activate Raster 1 (layer just above)
Layers – Merge – Merge down (Promoted Selection 1)
Effects – 3D-effecten – Drop Shadow – On a new layer – see PS
14
On the shadow layer
Effects – Texture effects – Blinds – Color 2 – see PS
Blend mode : Dodge
15
Effects – Image – Image effects – Same settings
16
Activate & copy : Alies 1-2FP187-trees-17122014
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 1)
Layer – Move – Move up
17
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 3 – see PS
Move the little tree into selection – see PS
Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none
Blend mode : Multiply
18
Activate bottom layer (Merged)
Select all
Activate Raster 1 again
Image – Crop to selection
Plugins – MuRa’s Seamless – Emboss at Alfa – DEFAULT – see PS
19
Edit – Paste as a new layer (tube still in memory)
Image – Mirror
Press K – Pos X : 503 – Pos Y : 22 – Press M HELP
(K : activate the Pick Tool – M : deactivate the Pick Tool)
Blend mode : Hard light & layer opacity : 59
20
Activate layer : Promoted Selection 1 Shadow 1
Layers – Move – Move up 3x
Result
21
Set Foreground color to Color 4
Activate bottom layer (Merged)
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 3)
Fill with foreground color
Layers – New Mask Layer – from image “Narah_Mask_0940’ – see PS
layers – Duplicate – You have the mask 2x in the layers – see PS
Layers – Merge – Merge group
Layers opacity : 75
22
Activate Raster 1 – see PS
Layers – Merge – Merge down
Layers – Move – Move to top
23
Click on Unlink– see PS HELP
If you don’t do this, this layer will move with the layer above.
24
Activate & copy : KaD_Woman_206
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 1)
Do not move
Image – Mirror
Effects – 3D-effecten – Drop Shadow : V 0 – H 7 – 50 – 20 – Color #000000
Attention : NO check mark tot new layer !
25
Activate & copy: 471_Text1
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 3)
Press K – Pos X : 127 – Pos Y : 282 – Press M
26
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 4)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 4 – see PS
Fill with foreground color
Select none
Result
Check your layers and Blend mode carefully
Layers – Merge – Merge visible
27
Set foreground color to Color 1 – Background color stays at Color 2
Change Foreground color to gradient – see PS
Image – Add borders :
1 pix Color 4
3 pix Color 1
1 pix Color 4
Select all
28
Image – Add borders :
35 pix Color 3
Selection invert
Fill with gradient
Plugins – Mock – Mosaic – see PS
29
Plugins – AAA Frames – Foto Frame – see PS
Select none
30
Add your name or watermark,
Add my watermark to your creation HERE
31
Image – Add Borders : 1 pix color 2
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
29/04/2019
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