Anya_Balance

~°~ Original by Kads PSP Design ~°~

Thank you Karin for your permission to translate your tutorials.

Translated by Chris for ASDWebdesigns

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Materials:

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.

This translation is written with PSPX9, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

All Materials created by Karin (KaDs PSP Design)

Plugins:

VanDerLee - Unplugged X - 45° Angle

MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass

Preparations:

Double Click on the Eye Candy Preset it will install automatically

Open all other files in PSP, duplicate and minimize to tray. Close the originals.

From PSP 14, 15 AND 16 there is no option for Image - Mirror & Image - Flip There is a new option but this does not give the same result except when the tube/image covers the whole image from side to side There is an easy way to add the old Mirror and Flip options to the Image Menu I have written a tutorial you can find it HERE. From PSP 17 the option is back

Colors:

#c0a697 #6b1122 #000000 #ffffff

Note: When working with your own colors, play with the Blend Mode and/or Opacity at your own discretion

Set your Foregroundcolor to #c0a697

Set your Backgroundcolor to #6b1122

The tutorial:

01

Maximize "407_KaD_Alfakanaal" From tray

Note: This Alpha has a White background and is named Raster 1

02

Effects - Plugins - VanDerLee Unplugged X - 45° Rectangle - Backgroundcolor

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

03

Effects - Plugins - VanDerLee Unplugged X - 45° Rectangle - Foregroundcolor

04

Effects - Plugins - VanDerLee Unplugged X - 45° Rectangle - Backgroundcolor

05

Efects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling - Default settings

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

06

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

07

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Overlay

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

08

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

09

View - Rulers

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Drag the Top Middle node down to 500px

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:    Vertical: 0    Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 80   Blur: 40 Color: #000000

10

Materials Palette: Change the Foregroundcolor to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - "Selection 1"

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 2px

Edit - Cut (or hit Delete on your keyboard)

Keep Selected

11

Flood Fill Tool: Lower the Opacity on the Toolbar to 25

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Raise the Opacity of the Flood Fill Tool back up to 100

12

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave (Same settings)

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:    Vertical: 0    Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 30   Blur: 5 Color: #000000

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Luminance

13

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - "Selection 2"

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor #6b1122

Selections - Modify - Contract - 20px

Edit - Cut   (or hit Delete on your keyboard)

Selections - Select None

14

Effects - Texture Effects - Weave

Magic Wand:

Click in the Middle of the Rectangle

Layer Palette: Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Keep selected

15

Effects - 3D Effects - Chisel

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill the Selection with the Foregroundcolor

Selections - Modify - Contract - 2px

Edit - Cut (or hit Delete on your keyboard)

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Edit - Repeat Layer Merge Down

16

Image - Resize - 30% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these Parameters for the X and Y positions

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

17

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Enter these Parameters for the X and Y positions

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

18

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass - Preset "407_KaD_Glass"

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:    Vertical: 3    Horizontal: 3   Opacity: 50   Blur: 5 Color: #000000

19

Maximize "KaD_Woman_106" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Image - Resize - 58% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Activate our Pick Tool (K)

Enter these Parameters for the X and Y positions

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:    Vertical: 0    Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 30   Blur: 5 Color: #000000

Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask

20

Maximize "407_KaD_Text1" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Activate your Pick Tool (K)

Enter these Parameters for the X and Y positions

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:    Vertical: 1    Horizontal: 1   Opacity: 35   Blur: 2 Color: #000000

21

Maximize "407_KaD_Text2" from tray

Edit - Copy

On your work image: Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer

Activate your Pick Tool (K)

Enter these Parameters for the X and Y positions

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

22

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - Backgroundcolor

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 15 px - Foregroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1 px - Backgroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 35 px - Foregroundcolor

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow:    Vertical: 0    Horizontal: 0   Opacity: 40   Blur: 20 Color: #000000

Selections - Select None

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - Backgroundcolor

23

Optional: Image - Resize - Width 900 Pixels - Resize all Layers checked

Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask

Add your name or watermark, save as JPG file and you're done!

Extra Examples by Chris and Anya

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