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~°~ 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 by Kads PSP Design

Plugins:

<I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Buttons and Frames - Rectangular Button

Mehdi - Sorting Tiles

Tramages - Pool Shadow**

AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines - SilverLining

MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling - Motion Trail

Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact

Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror

L en K - landksiteofwonders - L en K's - Zitah

penta.com - jeans

**Import into Filters Unlimited

Preparations:

Double click on the Alien Skin Preset it will install automatically.

Export the Brush to the Brush folder of PSP. (File - Export - Custom Brush)

Copy the Texture to the Textures folder of PSP if you don't already have it.

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:

#41121c #7f7f7f #ffffff #000000

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

Set your Foregroundcolor to #41121c

Set your Backgroundcolor to #7f7f7f

Color Palette: Set your Foregroundcolor to Foreground/Background Gradient (Corel_06_029) - Style: Linear

The tutorial:

01

Maximize "403_Kad_Alfakanaal" from tray

Fill with the Gradient

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Edit - Repeat Seamless Tiling

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 50

02

Layers - Duplicate

Edit - Repeat Duplicate Layer

Layer Palette: Close the Bottom Layer

Staying on the Top Layer: Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Buttons and Frames - Rectangular Button (Outline not checked)

03

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Sorting Tiles

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling (Same settings)

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Hard Light

04

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical (Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in Older versions of PSP)

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Luminance (Legacy) and lower the Opacity to 36

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Your work and Layer Palette look like this now:

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

05

Materials Palette: Change the Backgroundcolor to #ffffff

Layers - New Raster Layer

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

Fill th Selection with the Backgroundcolor (Right Mouse Click)

Selections - Select None

06

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Image - Rotate Left

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Motion Trail- Preset -"403_KaD_MotionTrail"

Image - Rotate Right

07

Effects - Plugins - AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines - SilverLining - Horizontal Gaps

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical (Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

Layers -Merge - Merge Down

Effects - Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Overlay and lower the Opacity to 57

08

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling (Same settings)

Layer Palette: Click on the middle Layer (Merged)

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

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Keep selected

09

Effects - Plugins - L en K - landksiteofwonders - L en K's - Zitah

Selectons - Select None

Effects - Plugins - Filters Umlimited -Tramages - Pool Shadow

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling (Same settings)

Layer Palette: Lower the Opacity of this Layer to 60

10

Materials Palette: Change the Backgroundcolor to #7f7f7f

Layes - New Raster Layer

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - " Selectie3"

Fill the Selection with the Backgroundcolor

Selections - Select None

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 20

11

View Rulers

Press K to activate the Pick Tool (D for the Raster Deform Tool in older Versions of PSP)

Move slightly to the left like this: (800 x 445)

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

View - Rulers

12

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal (Image - Mirror in older versions of PSP)

Layers - Merge Down

Layer Palette: Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Luminance(Legacy) and lower the Opacity to 46

Effects - Plugins - penta.com - jeans

13

Layer Palette: Open the Bottom Layer

Edit - Copy Special - Copy Merged

Layers - New Raster Layer

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - " Selectie4"

Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection (Image is still in memory)

Keep Selected

14

Effects - Texture Effects - Texture - "Corel_15_032"

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling - Default settings

Selections - Select None

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

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

15

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - Tramages - Pool Shadow

Your work and Layer Palette look like this:

16

Layer Palette: Click on the 2nd Layer from the Bottom (Merged)

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Resize - 78% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Image - Free Rotate

Press K on your Keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these Parameters:

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

17

Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds

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

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical (Image - Flip in older versions of PSP)

Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Luminance

18

Maximize "403_KaD_Text" from tray

Edit - Copy

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

Layers - Arrange - Move up

Edit - Repeat Move Layer Up

Again Edit - Repeat Move Layer Up

Pres K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these Parameters:

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

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

19

Maximize "403_KaD_Deco1" from tray

Edit - Copy

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

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these Parameters:

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

20

Maximize "403_KaD_Text1" from tray

Edit - Copy

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

Press K on your keyboard to activate the Pick Tool

Enter these Parameters:

Press any key to close the Pick Tool

21

Layers - New Raster Layer

Material Palette: Change the Foreground Gradient back to Color #41121c

Brush Tool (B) Select "1217492837" from the drop down menu   Size: 450

Stamp once with the Foregroundcolor like this:

22

Maximize "KaD_Woman_105" from tray

Erase the Watermark

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

Image - Resize - 78% - Resize All Layers - not checked

Move slightly to the Left like this:

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: Vertical: 7 Horizontal: 10 Opacity: 30 Blur: 20 Color: #000000

23

Materials Palette: Change the Backgroundcolor to #ffffff

Image - Add Borders - 1px - Foregroundcolor #41121c

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - 15px- Backgroundcolor

Edit - Copy

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

Selections - Select None

24

Image - Add Borders - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - 15px- Backgroundcolor

Image - Add Borders - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Selections - Invert

Edit - Paste - Paste Into Selection (image is still in memory)

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 7

Effects - Plugins - L en K - landksiteofwonders - L en K's - Zitah

Selections - Select None

25

Image - Add Borders - 1px - Foregroundcolor

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - 15px - Backgroundcolor

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

Selections - Select None

Image - Add Borders - 1px - Foregroundcolor

26

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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