499 - KERST 2021

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 mention a link to the tutorial.

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.

Plugings  HERE en HERE
Permission tubes HERE 
Blank color palette Alpha channel : HERE 
Materials : HERE

 

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.     

1/ 499_KaD_Text1
2/ 499_KaD_Text2
3/ 499_KaD_Deco1
4/ Kerstpatronen

Alpha Selections : open  in PSP and minimize
(this image is not empty – it contains alpha selections)
1/ BL40_KaD_Alfakanaal

Masks : open  in PSP and minimize
1/ Ildiko_Desings_Created@Mask_&_di  (3)
2/ Narah_Mask_1027

 

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/ LandK-LandKsiteofwonders : Zitah
2/ Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact
3/ Nik Software – Color Efex Pro


(-) 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 = #886514
Background color : Color 2 = #000000

1
Open the alpha channel : BL40_KaD_Alfakanaal
Window – Duplicate
Minimize the  original – we continue on the copy

 

2
Fill with background color
Plugins – L en K landKsiteofwonders – Zitah – see PS

 

3
Activate the tool “Change to target” – see PS

Settings – see PS

Color the lines with your Foreground Color (Left mouse click)

 

4
Change Foreground color to gradient : Linear – see PS

Layers – New Raster layer
Fill with gradient
Layers – New Mask Layers – From image “Narah_Mask_1027” – see PS

Layers – Merge – Merge group    (Group - Raster 2)

 

5
Change Foreground color back to Color 1
Layers – New Raster layer   (Raster 2)
Selections – Load/Save Selection – Load Selection From Alpha Channel – selectie 1 – see PS

Fill with Foreground color
Select none

 

6
Now select some Christmas balls with your magic wandLayers – New Raster layer       (Raster 3)
Fill with Foreground color
Selections – Modify – Contract : 1
Press Delete on the keyboard

TIP : You can close Raster 2 for a while to work easier

6-1
Copy one of the Christmas papers and paste as a new layer
Duplicate until all your selected balls are covered
Or make a round selection and copy, paste and slide into your selected balls

Merge down all the papers

Selection – Invert
Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none
Layers – Merge down  (Raster 3)


7
Activate Raster 2
Now select some other balls
and do the same as point 6 and 6-1, but now with a different paper

7-1
Repeat until all your balls are filled.

7-2
Merge down all the papers – see PS

8
Plugins – Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 – Impact – Glass – Clear
Select none

8-1
Plugins – Nick Color Efex Pro – see PS

Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen


9
Activate Raster 2
Layers – Duplicate
Layers – Merge –  Merge down

9-1
Activate top layer
Layers – Merge –  Merge down

Your layers now look like this

 

10
Change Foreground color to Color 3
Layers – New Raster layer   
Fill with Foreground color
Layers – New Mask Layers – From image “Ildiko_Desings_Created@Mask_&_di  (3)” – see PS

Layers – Duplicate (you now have 2x the mask in your layers)

Layers – Merge – Merge group    (Group - Raster 3)

10-1
Image – Mirror and Flip
Press K – Pos X : 0 – Pos Y : -46 – Press M   UITLEG
Adjust – Sharpness – Sharpen more–
Change Layer opacity to 65
Layers – Arrange – move down

 

11
Activate top layer
Activate & copy : 499_KaD_Text1
Edit – Paste as a new layer   (Raster 3)
Press K – Pos X : 113 – Pos Y : 277 – Press M

 

12
Activate & copy : 499_KaD_Text2
Edit – Paste as a new layer   (Raster 4)
Press K – Pos X : 502 – Pos Y : 44 – Press M

 

13
Activate & copy : 499_KaD_Deco1
Edit – Paste as a new layer   (Raster 5)
Press K – Pos X : 51 – Pos Y : 241 – Press M

 

14
Layers – New Raster layer    (Raster 6)
Select all
Fill with background color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 15

Fill with foreground color (Color 3)
Selection – Modify – Contract : 1

Fill with background color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 2

Fill with foreground color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 1

Fill with background color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 2

Fill with foreground color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 1

Fill with background color
Selection – Modify – Contract : 2

Press Delete on the keyboard
Select none

 

15
Add your name or watermark,
Add my watermark to your creation  HERE

16
Image – Add Borders : 1 pix color background
Save as JPG file and you're done!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial
Karin
08/09/2021

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