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
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Open : 552_KaD_Alfakanaal
Window – duplicate
Minimize the original – we work on the copy
2
Fill with Background color
3
Select all
Layers – New Raster layer
Activate & copy : KaD_Woman_AIGenerated_308
Edit – Paste into selection
Select none
4
Adjust – Blur – Radial blur – see PS
Layers – Merge – Merge down
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Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Default
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Plugins – Mehdi – Sorting Tiles – see PS
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Effects – Edge effects – Enhance more
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Layers – Duplicate
Image – Resize : 80%, all layers NOT checked
Select all – Selection float – Selection defloat
Plugins – AAA Frames – Foto Frame – see PS
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Selections – Modify – Contract : 42
Press delete on the keyboard
Select none
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Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Default
Change Blend mode to Overlay
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Layers – Duplicate
Image – Mirror & Flip
Blend mode stays on Overlay but Layer opacity to 36
Layers – Merge – Merge down (Copy of Raster 1)
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Activate Raster 1
Layers – Duplicate
Image – Resize : 70%, all layers NOT checked
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Change Direction to Horizontal
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Select all – Selection float – Selection defloat
Plugins – AAA Frames – Foto Frame – see PS
Select none
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Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 0 – 80 – 40 – Color black
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Activate Raster 1
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 1 – see PS
Selections – Promote selection to layer (Promoted selection)
Layers – Arrange – MoveUp
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur : 20
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Plugins – AP 01 [Innovations] –Lines – Silverlining – Horizontal – see PS
Select none
Effects – Image effects – Seamless Tiling – Default
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Layers – Duplicate
Image – Mirror
Objects – Align – Left
Change Blend mode to Multiply and Layer Opacity to 48
Layers – Merge – Merge down (Promoted selection)
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Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 2 – see PS
Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none
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Activate the layer just below (Copy of Raster 1)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie 3– see PS
Selections – Promote selection to layer (Promoted selection 1)
Layers – Arrange – Bring to top
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur : 20
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Layers – New Raster layer (Raster 2)
Fill selection with Background color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 10
Fill selection with Foreground color
Selection – Modify – Contract: 2
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Change Foreground color to Color 4
Fill selection with Foreground color
Selection – Modify : 1
Press Delete on the keyboard
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Activate & copy : KaD_Woman_AIGenerated_308
Edit – Paste as a new layer
Image – Resize : 65%, all layers NOT checked
Slide the head into the selection
Selection – Invert
Press Delete on the keyboard
Selection – Invert
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Layers – Duplicate
Adjust – Blur – Radial blur – same values
Effecten – Unlimited 2.0 – VM Extravaganza – Transmission – see PS
Layers – Arrange – Move down
24
Activate top layer (Raster 3)
Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen
Plugins – Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass :
Select the preset on the left : 552_KaD_Glass or fill in manually – see PS
Select none
Layers – Merge – Merge down
Repeat 2x
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Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 5 – 50 – 5 – Color black
Adjust – Sharpness – Unsharp Mask : 2 – 30 – 2 – no check marks
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Activate: 552_KaD_Text
Fill selection with your Color 1 (Click a few times)
Select none
Edit – Copy special – Copy merged
Back to your work
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Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 2)
Press K – Pos X : 28 – Pos Y : 281 – Press M HELP
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V -5 – H 5 – 50 – 5 – Color black
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Activate & copy: 552_KaD_Deco1
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 3)
Press K – Pos X : 19 – Pos Y : 12 – Press M
You can color with your Color 1 using the “move to target” tool.
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V -3 – H 3 – 50 – 5 – Color zwart
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Activate the layer Promoted Selection (third layer from the bottom)
Activate & copy: 552_KaD_Deco2
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 4)
Press K – Pos X : 294 – Pos Y : 78 – Press M
*Change Blend mode to Luminance (Legacy) if you use other colors!
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Activate top layer (Raster 3)
Activate & copy: KaD_Woman_AIGenerated_308
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 5)
Image – Mirror
Image – Resize: 65%, all layers NOT checked
Press K – Pos X : 474 – Pos Y : 24 – Press M
Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen
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Layers – Duplicate
Adjust – Blur – Radial blur – same values
Plugins – AP 01 [Innovations] –Lines – Silverlining :
Change Horizontal to Dotty Grid, rest is fine
Change Blend mode to Dodge
Layers – Arrange – Move down
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Activate top layer
Effects – 3D-effects – Drop Shadow : V 0 – H 7 – 50 – 20 – Color zwart
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Image – Add borders : 1 pix Color 4
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Activate : 552_KaD_Frame
Window – Duplicate
You can color the orange line to match your color 1 using the “color changer” tool.
Back to your work
Edit – Copy
Back to your frame
Edit – Paste as a new layer
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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 !
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Layers – Merge All layers (Flatten)
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
11/03/2026
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