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.
1/ 542_KaD_Element1
2/ 542_KaD_Text
3/ KaD_Woman_AIGenerated_269
4/ Herfstbeeld2
Alpha Selections : open in PSP and minimize
(this image is not empty – it contains alpha selections)
1/ 542_KaD_Alfakanaal
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/ Mehdi – Sorting tiles
2/ Unlimited 2.0 – VM Distortion – Radial Pox
3/ Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact
4/ MuRa’s Meister – Perspective
5/ Graphics Plus – Cross Shadow
(-) 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.
Colors :
Foreground color : Color 1
Background color : Color 2
1
Open the alpha channel : 542_KaD_Alfakanaal
Window – Duplicate
Minimize the original – we continue on the copy
2
Select all
Activate and copy : Herfstbeeld2
Edit – Paste into selection
Select none
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Default but Transition on 100
3
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur : 25
Plugins – Mehdi – Sorting tiles – see PS
4
Layers – Duplicate
Effecten – Unlimited 2.0 – VM Distortion – Radial Pox – see PS
Change Blend mode to Soft Light
Layers – Merge – Merge down
5
Change background color to Color 5
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 2)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 1 – see PS
Fill selection with background color 2x
Select none
Change Blend mode to Screen
6
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 3)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 2 – see PS
Fill selection with Foreground Color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 20
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 0 – 40 – 20 – Color #000000
7
Fill with background color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 2
Press Delete on the keyboard
8
Change background color to Color 2
Turn your foreground into a gradient – see PS
Fill selection with gradient
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur : 20
9
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 4)
Activate and copy : Herfstbeeld2
Edit – Paste into selection
Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen
Select none
10
Activate Raster 3
Layers – Duplicate
Effects – Distortion effects – Wind – From Left : 100
11
Effecten – Texture effects – Blinds – see PS
12
Effects – Distortion effects – Wind – From Left : 100
Change Blend mode to Soft Light
Layers – Arrange – Move down
13
Activate top layer (Raster 4)
Layers – Merge – Merge down (Raster 3)
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 0 – 60 – 25 – Color #000000
Result
14
Foreground to Color 5
Background to Color 6
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 4)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 3 – see PS
Fill selection with background color
Select none
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V 7 – H 3 – 50 – 5 – Color #000000
15
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 5)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 4 – see PS
Fill selection with background color
Plugins – Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass – see PS
Select none
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 2 – 35 – 2 – Color #000000
16
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 6)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 5 – see PS
Fill selection with Foreground color
Effecten – Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass – same values
Select none
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 2 – 35 – 2 – Color #000000
17
Activate Raster 1
Activate and copy : 542_KaD_Element1**or
Edit – paste as a new layer (Raster 7)
Don’t move
**
Paste as a new layer
Mask 20-20 – Layer duplicate
Merge group
See if it fits the width of your crea
**
18
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 6 – see PS
Activate and copy : Herfstbeeld2
Edit – paste as a new layer (Raster 8)
Image – Resize: 50%, all layers NOT checked
Slide a nice piece into your selection
Selection – Invert
Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none
Effecten – Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass – same values
19
Activate Raster 1
Layers – Duplicate
Plugins – MuRa’s Meister – Perspective – Default but Height on 10
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 0 – 60 – 25 – Color #000000
20
Activate top layer (Raster 6)
Activate and copy : 542_KaD_Text
Edit – paste as a new layer (Raster 9)
Image – Resize : 80%, all layers NOT checked
Place on top – see ex
Effecten – Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Gradient Glow – Color 4 – see PS
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V&H 2 – 35 – 2 – Color #000000
21
Activate and copy : KaD_Woman_AIGenerated_269
Edit – paste as a new layer (Raster 10)
Image – Resize : 62%, all layers NOT checked
Place on the right– see ex
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop shadow : V 0 – H 7 – 50 – 20 – Color #000000
Adjust – Sharpness – Unsharp Mask : 2 – 30 – 2 – no check marks
Result
22
Image – Add borders :
2 pix Color 3
Select all
5 pix Color 4
Selection – Invert
Adjust – Add/Remove noise – Add Noise– see PS
Select none
2 pix Color 3
23
Add your name or watermark,
Add my watermark to your creation HERE
If you use my AI-made tubes, please also add this watermark from me: “AIGeneratedAndTubedByKaD”
Thanks !
24
Turn your foreground into a gradient – see point 8
Select all
Image – Add borders : 35 pix Color 5
Selection – Invert
Fill selection with gradient
Plugins – Graphics Plus – Cross Shadow – DEFAULT
Select none
25
Image – Add borders :
2 pix Color 3
Select all
5 pix Color 4
Selection – Invert
Adjust – Add/Remove noise – Add Noise – same values
Select none
2 pix Color 3
26
Image – Resize: 900 pix
Adjust – Sharpness – Unsharp Mask : 2 – 30 – 2 – no check marks
Save as JPG file and you're done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial
Karin
25/06/2025
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