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/ 549_KaD_Background
2/ 549_KaD_Element1
3/ 549_KaD_Persp-Tiling
4/ KaD_AI-Generated_Man31
5/ KaD_AI-Generated-WomanFace67
Alpha Selections : open in PSP and minimize
(this image is not empty – it contains alpha selections)
1/ 549_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/ Unlimited 2.0 – FFGA : Holidays in Egypt – Marble Madness One (-)
2/ MuRa’s Meister – Perspective Tiling (element zit bij de materialen)
3/ Tramages – Pool Shadow
4/ Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact
5/ Carolain & Sensibility – CS-HLines
6/ Unlimited 2.0 – Italian Editors Effect – Picture in Picture (-)
(-) 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 : 549_KaD_Alfakanaal
Window – Duplicate
Minimize the original – we continue on the copy
2
Activate and copy : 549_KaD_Background
Edit – Paste into selection
Select none
Plugins – Unlimited 2.0 – FFGA – Holidays in Egypt – see PS
3
Effects – Reflection-effects – Rotating Mirror – see PS
4
Effects – Edge effects – Enhance more
Layers – Duplicate (Copy of Raster 1)
Image – Resize : 66%, all layers NOT checked
5
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – see PS
6
Effects – Edge effects – Enhance
7
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 20 – Color #000000
8
* Layers – Duplicate (Copy of Raster 1)
Plugins – MuRa’s Meister – Perspective Tiling – Default but Height op 15
* or use my element : 549_KaD_Persp-Tiling
Paste as a new layer, objects – Align – Bottom (Rename this layer Copy (2) of Raster 1)
8-1
Plugins – Tramages – Pool shadow – Default
9
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 20 – Color #000000
10
Activate Copy of Raster 1
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 1 – see PS
Selections – Promote selection to layer (Promoted selection)
11
Effecten – Unlimited 2.0 – FFGA – Marble Madness One – see PS
12
Change foreground color to Color 5 (White)
Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 2)
Fill selection with foreground color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 10
Fill selection with background color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 2
Fill selection with foreground color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 4
Press Delete on the keyboard
Layers – Arrange – Move down
13
Activate the layer above (Promoted selection)
Selection – Invert
Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none
Plugins – Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass – Clear
Layers – Merge – Merge down
14
Layers – Duplicate
Image – Mirror
Layers – Merge – Merge down
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 20 – Color #000000
15
Activate Copy of Raster 1
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 2 – see PS
Selections – Promote selection to layer (Promoted selection)
Plugins – Carolain & Sensibility – CS-HLines – see PS
16
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 20 – Color #000000
Select none
16-1
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – same values
17
Activate Raster 1
Effecten – Unlimited 2.0 – Italian Editors Effect – Picture in Picture – see PS
Stay on this layer
Result
18
Activate and copy : KaD_WomanFace67
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 3)
Image – Resize : 70%, all layers NOT checked
Objects – Align – Top
Effects – Edge effects – Enhance
19
Activate and copy : 549_KaD_Element1
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 4)
Layers – Arrange – Bring to top
Press K – Pos X : 300 – Press Y : 315 – Druk M HELP
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 1 – 50 – 1 – Color #000000
20
Foreground color : Color 1
Background color : Color 3
Foreground gradient – Linear – see PS
Layers – New Raster layers (Raster 5)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 3 – see PS
Fill selection with gradient
Select none
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 1 – 50 – 1 – Color #000000
21
Change Background color to Color 4
Layers – New Raster layers (Raster 6)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 4 – see PS
Fill selection with background color
Select none
Effects – Edge effects – Enhance
21-1
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 1 – 50 – 1 – Color #000000
22
Activate and copy : KaD_AI-Generated_Man31
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 7)
Image – Resize : 60%, all layers NOT checked
Press K – Pos X : 561 – Pos Y : 4 – Press M
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V 0 & H 7 – 50 – 20 – Color #000000
Adjust – Sharpness – Unsharp Mask : 2 – 30 – 2 – no check marks
23
Image – Add borders : 1 pix Color 1
Select all
25 pix Color 5
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 40 – Color #000000
Select all
24
Image – Add borders : 5 pix Color 1
Selection – Invert
Adjust – Add/remove Noise – Add noise – see PS
Select all
25
Image – Add borders : 25 pix Color 5
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 40 – Color #000000
Select none
26
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”
27
Image – Add Borders : 1 pix color 1
Image – Resize – Width 900 Pixels - Resize all Layers checked
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
11/01/2026
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