Challenge OKTOBER 2025 - *BLIND TUTORIAL 72

This tutorial is made with PSP 2018
But you can make it with other versions

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Leave the names and watermarks of tubes and other material intact.
It takes a lot of work to make this.
Please respect this.

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Please submit your version by 30/10 at the latest.
Thanks !

General preparations :
First install the filters that you did not have, before you open PSP !!
Open your tubes in PSP, duplicate them and close the originals.
Do not forget to remove the watermarks on the copies.

 

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.

Tubes :
(*) If you recognize them as one of your own, please let me know, so I can add your name or remove the tube.

THEME
NATIVE AMERICAN

Tubes :
(*) If you recognize them as one of your own, please let me know, so I can add your name or remove the tube.     

Choose a tube of a Native American woman or man
I use a tube of Kamil

Choose a misted tube of a woman face
I’m using a tube from AI DK (Karin Design)
    
Alpha Selections : open  in PSP and minimize
1/ BL72_KaD_Alfakanaal (this image is not empty – it contains alpha selections)

Masks : open  in PSP and minimize
1/ MASK-MD-007
2/ MASK-MD-015

Gradient : Put it in your folder “gradients”
1/ BL72_KaD_Gradient1
2/ BL73_KaD_Gradient2

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/ Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact : Glas
2/ AP01 – Lines – Silverlining : Dotty Grid
3/ 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 :

Make your own color palette first, so you can easily switch between your colors.
For this use the Alpha Color palette-6 in the materials.

Color 1 – Foreground: Light color from your tube
Color 2 Background: Darker than color 1
Color 3: Contrasting color, not too dark
Color 4: Light pink
Color 5: White
Color 6: Black
Foreground gradient : BL72_KaD_Gradient1– Linear – see PS

1
Open the alpha channel : BL72_KaD_Alfakanaal
Window – Duplicate
Minimize the  original – we continue on the copy

 

2
Fill with Gradient
Layers – Duplicate
Image – Mirror and Flip
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur : 25

 

3
Layers – New Mask layer – From Image “MASK-MD-015” – see PS

Layers – Merge – Merge group   (Group - Copy of Raster 1)
Effects – Edge effects – Enhance
Change Blend mode to Overlay

 

4
Change Foreground color to Color 1
Layers – New Raster layer
Fill with background color
Layers – New Mask layer – From Image “MASK-MD-007” – see PS

Layers – Merge – Merge group   (Group Raster 2)

 

5
Effects – Image Effects – Seamless Tiling – Default but Transition to 100
Adjust – Blur – Gaussian blur : 10

Result

 

6
Change Foreground color to Color 5
Layers – New Raster layer    (Raster 2)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie1 – see PS

Fill selection with Foreground color 3x
Select none
Effects – 3D- Effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 2 – 35 – 2 – Color #000000

 

7
Change Foreground color to Color 1
Layers – New Raster layer    (Raster 3)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie2 – see PS

Fill selection with Foreground color
Select none
Effects – 3D- Effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 2 – 35 – 2 – Color #000000

 

8
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie3 – see PS

Activate and copy your tube “misted face”
Edit – Paste as a new layer    (Raster 5)
Image – Resize    (I reduced by 30%)
Move the tube into the selection

 

9
Selection Invert
Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none
Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen

 

10
Layers – Duplicate    (Copy of Raster 5)
Image – Mirror
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie4 – see PS

Image – Resize    (I reduced by 65%)
Move the tube into the selection

 

11
Selection Invert
Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none
Adjust – Sharpen – Unsharp Mask : 2 – 30 – 2 – no check marks

12
Layers – Duplicate    (Copy (2) of Raster 5)
Image – Mirror
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie5 – see PS

Image – Resize    (I reduced by 85%)
Move the tube into the selection

 

13
Selection Invert
Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none
Adjust – Sharpen – Unsharp Mask : 2 – 30 – 2 – no check marks

14
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie6 – see PS

Layers – New Raster layer    (Raster 6)
Plugins – Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass : Clear
Select none
Layers – Merge – Merge down
Repeat 3x (Raster 3)

 

15
Activate and copy your tube “misted face”
Edit – Paste as a new layer (Raster 5)
Image – Resize    (I reduced by 90%)
Change Layer Opacity to 70

 

16
Activate Raster 3
Erase what is visible on the face
Activate Group - Raster 2
Erase what is visible on the face
Activate Group - Copy van Raster 1
Erase what is visible on the face

 

17
Change Foreground color to Color 5
Activate top layer   (Raster 5)
Layers – New Raster layer    (Raster 6)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – Selectie7 – see PS

Fill selection with Foreground color
Select none
Effects – 3D- Effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 2 – 35 – 2 – Color #000000

 

18
Activate Group – Copy of Raster 1
Plugins – AP01 – Lines – Silverlining – Dotty Grid – see PS

 

19
Change Foreground color to gradient from in the beginning
Image – Add borders :
1 pix Color 2
7 pix Color 4
1 pix Color 2
Select all

 

20
Image – Add borders : 40 pix Color 5
Selection –  Invert
Fill selection with gradient
Effecten – Graphics Plus – Cross shadow – DEFAULT

 

21
Selection –  Invert
Effects – 3D- Effects – Drop Shadow : V&H 0 – 60 – 25 – Color #000000
Select none

 

22
Add your name or watermark,
Add my watermark to your creation  HERE

 

23
Image – Add borders : 1 pix Color 2
Image – Resize – Width 900 Pixels – Resize all Layers checked
Adjust – Sharpen – Unsharp Mask : 2 – 30 – 2 – no check marks

Save as JPG file and you're done!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial
Karin
28/07/2025

Extra vb Tube KarinDesign

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In order not to ruin the surprise for others PLEASE do not post your version in puclic
before the end of the challenge.
In this case it’s 31/10/2019.
Please submit your version by 30/10 at the latest.
Thanks !

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