***Translation: January - 2020***

 

~°~ Original by Tati Design ~°~

Thank you Tati for permission to translate your tutorials.

Translated by Chris (acbdesigns)

Tested by Celine

 

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 PSP 2020 Ultimate, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

Acknowledgements:

Plugins:

<I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0

Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots

Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact

[AFS IMPORT] - sqborder2

Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1

Simple - Top Left Mirror

Mehdi - Weaver

Scribe - 4 Way Mirror ***

VM Stylize - Zoom Blur ***

AP [Lines] - Lines - SilverLining

&<Bkg Designer sf10 I > - Cruncher ***

&<Bkg Designer sf10 IV > @Night Shadow ***

  &<Bkg Designer sf10 III >- Square Bumps***

VM Toolbox - Dynamic Contrast ***

Toadies - Weaver

*** Import into Filters Unlimited

 

Preparations:

Double click on the Alien Skin Presets to install them

Open all other files in PSP and minimize to tray

 

Colors:

    Set your Foregroundcolor to  #e13848  

    Set your Backgroundcolor to #f1e7de    

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

    If you are using different colors, you may need to colorize some of the original elements

The tutorial:

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01

Open "TD_Canal_Alfa_Friends"  from tray

Window - Duplicate (Shift+D)

Close the original and proceed on the copy

Rename this image "Raster 1"

 

02

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 35

 

03

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - &<Bkg Designer sf10 - III> Square Bumps

 

04

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Sorting Tiles

 

05

Effects - Plugins - Simple - 4Way Average

 

06

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Sorting Tiles

Layers - Duplicate

 

07

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - Scribe - 4Way Mirror

Image - Resize - 75% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

 

08

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

 

09

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - "TD_Friends_Sel1"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

 

10

Effects - Plugins [AFS IMPORT] - sqborder2

 

11

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

 

12

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Weaver

 

13

Layers - Duplicate

Change the Blend Mode to Overlay

 

14

Activate Copy of Raster 1

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - "TD_Friends_Sel2"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

Layers - Arrange Bring to Top

 

15

Effects - Plugins - Toadies - Weaver - Default settings

 

16

Effects - Plugins - Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots

 

17

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Top Left Mirror

 

18

Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Backlight - Preset "TD_Friends

Note: If the Preset isn't working for you, use these settings in the Basic Tab:

Change the Blend Mode to Screen

 

19

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> - Cruncher - Default settings

 

20

Image - Resize - 75% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

 

21

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

 

22

Activate the Bottom Layer (Raster 1)

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Alpha Channel - "TD_Friends_Sel3"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

 

23

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Effects - Plugins - Toadies - Weaver - Default settings

 

24

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - VM Stylize - Zoom Blur - Default settings

Change the Blend Mode to Multiply

 

25

Effects - Plugins - AP [Lines] - Lines - SilverLining - Dotty Grid

 

26

Activate Copy of Raster 1

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - VM Toolbox - Dynamic Contrast

Change the Blend Mode to Overlay

 

27

Activate the Top Layer

Open "TD_Deco1_Friends"  from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

No need to Move

 

28

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill the Layer with the Background Color (1) #f1e7de

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - "Mask-MD-098.jpg"

Duplicate the Mask Layer twice

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Change the Blend Mode to Hard Light

Effects 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 0/0/30/20  Color:#000000

 

29

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - (5) #5e0008

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - (1) #e13848

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - (5) #5e0008

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 15px - (6) #ffffff  

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - (5) #5e0008

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 5px - (4) #951417

 

30

Select the last border with the Magic Wand

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - &<Bkg Designer sf10 IV> - @NightShadow

Selections - Select None

 

31

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - (5) #5e0008

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 43px - (6) #ffffff  

 

32

 

Open "TD_Deco2_Friends"  from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

No need to Move

 

33

 

Open "TD_Deco3_Friends"  from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

No need to Move

Effects 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 3/3/30/5  Color:#000000

 

34

Open "213_femme_p5_animabelle"  from tray

Erase the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Image - Resize 75% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

 

35

Pick Tool (K)

Enter these parameters for the X: and Y: positions on the Toolbar

X: 323.00   Y: 70.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

 

36

Layers - Duplicate

Activate the Layer below (original tube)

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 10

Change the Blend Mode to Multiply

 

37

Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow - Preset - "TD_Shadow_Friends"

Note: If the Preset isn't working for you, use these  settings in the Basic Tab:

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - (5) #5e0008

 

38

Optional: Image - Resize - Width 950 px - Resize all Layers checked

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

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Extra Examples by Chris and Celine:

Celine: