***Translation: November - 2019***

 

~°~ Original by Tati Designs ~°~

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:

      Candle and bauble tube by Kahlan

    All other materials by Tati

Plugins:

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

Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1 and Weaver

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

Simple - 4 Way Average, Top Bottom Wrap, & Diamonds

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

CPK Designs - Mirror ***

VM Natural - Weave Distortion ***

Richard Rosenman - Grid Generator

MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact

AAA Frames - Foto Frame

 Preparations:

Copy the Selections to the Selections folder of PSP

Double click on the Alien Skin Preset to install it

Open all other files in PSP and minimize to tray

 

Colors:

    Set your Foregroundcolor to  #354d6b   

    Set your Backgroundcolor to #82b3c0    

    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 a new Transparent image 900 X 550px

 

02

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 30

 

03

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew

Change the Blend Mode of this Layer to Multiply and lower the Opacity to 65

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Effects - Edge Effects - Erode

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

04

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Texture Effects - Weave

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

 

05

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

 

06

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

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

 

07

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Weaver

 

08

Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew

Change the Blend Mode to Overlay and lower the Opacity to 60

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

Close this Layer

 

09

Click on the Bottom Layer

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Disk - "TD_Merry_Xmas_Sel1"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

 

10

Effects - Plugins - Simple - 4 Way Average

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

 

11

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Resize - 61% - Resize All layers - Not Checked

Image -  Free Rotate

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Top Bottom Wrap

Image - Rotate Left

Layer Palette:

 

12

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

Image - Rotate Right

 

13

Change the Foreground to Gradient - Fore/Back  (Corel_06_029)

 

14

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill the Layer with the Gradient

Effects - Plugins - Simple Diamonds

 

15

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - CPK Designs - Mirror

 

16

Effects - Plugins - Filters Unlimited - VM Natural - Weave Distortion

 

17

Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling

Change the Blend Mode to Multiply

 

18

Click on the Bottom Layer (Raster1)

Layers - Duplicate

Layers - Arrange - Bring to Top

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

Your Layer Palette Should look like this now:

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius: 30

 

19

Effects - Plugins - Richard Rosenman - Grid Generator

 

20

Effects - Plugins - MuRa's Meister - Perspective Tiling

 

21

Click on the Layer below (Raster 2)

Selections - Load/Save - Load Selection From Disk - "TD_Merry_Xmas_Sel2"

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Selections - Select None

 

22

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

 

23

Effects - Image Effects - Page Curl

 

24

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Pick Tool (K)

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

X: -1.00   Y: 44.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Change the Blend Mode to Hard Light

Layers - Arrange - Move Up

 

25

Click on the Top Layer and open it

Layers - New Raster Layer

Fill the Layer with #ffffff

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - "TD_Mask_Merry_Xmas"

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen

 

26

Open "y1OBjRIBhOxJkokdjDTPSVFJEyQ"  from tray

Edit - Copy the Bottom Layer

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

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

 

27

Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Hue Map

Tip: It is easier to use the Up and Down Arrows on your keyboard to move the Sliders

 

28

Image - Resize - 60% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen More

Pick Tool (K)

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

X: 393.00   Y: 285.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

 

29

Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow - Prest - "TD_Shadow_Merry_Xmas"

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

If you use a different tube you might need to adjust the Center Offset Distance

 

30

Click on Raster Layer 2

Effects - Image Effects - Page Curl

 

31

Open "TD_Merry_Xmas_Misted" from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

No need to move

 

32

Click on the Top Layer

Open "TD_Merry_Xmas_Deco1" from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

Pick Tool (K)

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

X: 123.00   Y: 33.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: -20/-20/100/0  Color:#153e73

 

33

Click on the Top Layer

Open "TD_Merry_Xmas_Deco2" from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

Pick Tool (K)

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

X: 23.00   Y: -6.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: -5/-15/30/0  Color:#153e73 Shadow on New Layer - Checked

Click on the Top Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 1/1/60/10  Color: #153e73 Uncheck Shadow on New Layer

 

34

Open "TD_Merry_Xmas_Deco3" from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

Pick Tool (K)

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

X: 801.00   Y: 0.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: -5/-15/30/0  Color:#153e73 Shadow on New Layer - Checked

Click on the Top Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 1/1/60/10  Color: #153e73 Uncheck Shadow on New Layer

 

35

Open "TD_Merry_Xmas_Wordart" from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

Pick Tool (K)

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

X: 155.00   Y: 85.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: -5/-15/50/0  Color:#153e73 Shadow on New Layer - Checked

Click on the top Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: 3/3/50/10  Color:#171f29 Uncheck Shadow on New Layer

 

36

Layers - Merge - Merge All Flatten

Effects - Plugins - AAA frames - Foto Frame

 

37

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #171f29

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 3px - #ffffff   

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #171f29

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 20px - #ffffff  

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #171f29

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 50px - #ffffff  

 

38

Open "TD_Merry_Xmas_Deco4" from tray

Edit - Copy the Middle Layer

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

Pick Tool (K)

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

X: 12.00   Y: 5.00

Press M to close the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow: -5/-15/50/0  Color:#153e73

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 1px - #171f29

 

39

Optional: Image - Resize - Width 950 Pixels - 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: