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Please, credit to Tati Designs, thank you.
Materials
PSPX9 (you can use any version).
Download the tutorial material here:
Filters:
Mehdi / Wavy Lab 1.1 (download here).
Two Moon / VerticalChopBlur (download here).
Simple / Half Wrap (download here).
L and K landksiteofwonders / L en K's Zitah (download here).
&<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher (download here).**
Eye Candy5: Impact / Glass (download here).
** Import this filter with "Unlimited".
IMPORTANT
It is forbidden to modify or rename files or remove the watermark.
Please do not use the material provided outside this tutorial.
Main tube by Maëlle Dreams. A mask is also Meëlle's.
The rest of the material used in the tutorial is mine.
Preparation
Duplicate the tubes. Close the originals.
Install the Filters in the "Plugins" folder of your PSP.
In the "Selecciones" folder are 4 files, put them in the "Selections" folder of your PSP.
Colors
Choose colors in harmony with your tube.
This is the tutorial palette:
If you use other colors, you must play with the Blend Mode and the Opacity of the layers.
Step 1
In your Materials palette:
Set your Foregroundcolor to #729209
Set your Backgroundcolor to #3e3548
Step 2
Open a new transparent image of 900 x 550 pixels.
Step 3
Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Wavy Lab 1.1:
Step 4
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur to 50.
Step 5
Effects / Plugins / Two Moon / VerticalChopBlur:
Step 6
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:
Step 7
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance.
Step 8
Image / Flip.
Step 9
Layers / Duplicate.
Step 10
Effects / Plugins / Simple / Half Wrap.
Step 11
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:
Step 12
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance.
Step 13
Selections / Load/Save / Load Selection from Disk: choose "TD_No_Limits01":
Step 14
Selections / Promote Selection to Layer.
Step 15
Selections / Select None.
Step 16
Effects / Geometric Effects / Skew:
Step 17
Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay" and lower the Opacity to 80.
Step 18
Effects / Plugins / L and K landksiteofwonders / L en K's Zitah:
Step 19
Click on the Layer below ("Copy of Raster 1").
Step 20
Selections / Load/Save / Load Selection from Disk: choose "TD_No_Limits02":
Step 21
Selections / Invert.
Step 22
Press the "Delete" key on your keyboard.
Step 23
Selections / Select None.
Step 24
Set your Backgroundcolor to #652caa
(this is important for the effect of the filter we are going to use).
Step 25
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher:
Step 26
Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".
Step 27
Activate the Top Layer ("Promoted Selection").
Step 28
Layers / New Raster Layer.
Step 29
Selections / Load/Save / Load Selection from Disk: choose "TD_No_Limits03":
Step 30
Fill the Selection with #a758d3
Step 31
Selections / Select None.
Step 32
Lower the Opacity to 50.
Step 33
Layers / Duplicate.
Step 34
Set your Backgroundcolor to #a5d7d8
(this is important for the effect of the filter we are going to use).
Step 35
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher:
Step 36
Change the Blend Mode to "Multiply" and increase the Opacity to 100.
Step 37
Activate the Bottom Layer ("Raster 1").
Layers / Duplicate.
Step 38
Layers / Arrange / Bring to Top.
Step 39
Open the mask "TatiDesigns_Mask_No_Limits1" and return to your work.
Step 40
Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image:
Before merging, duplicate the mask layer:
Layers / Merge / Merge Group.
Step 41
Effects / Reflection Effects / Rotating Mirror:
Step 42
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:
Step 43
Change the Blend Mode to "Multiply".
Step 44
Activate the Bottom Layer ("Raster 1").
Step 45
Image / Mirror.
Step 46
Activate the Top Layer ("Group - Copy of Trama 1").
Step 47
Layers / New Raster Layer and fill with the color #652caa
Step 48
Open the mask "MASK-MD-011" and return to your work.
Step 49
Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image:
Before merging, duplicate the mask layer:
Layers / Merge / Merge Group.
Step 50
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance More.
Step 51
Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".
Step 52
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 0 / 0 / 50 / 30 / White
Step 53
Layers / New Raster Layer and fill with the white color #ffffff
Step 54
Open the mask "TatiDesigns_Mask_No_Limits2" and return to your work.
Step 55
Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image:
Layers / Merge / Merge Group.
Step 56
Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay" and lower the Opacity to 50.
Step 57
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance.
Step 58
Window / Duplicate.
Layers / Merge / Merge Visible.
Leave this image aside, we'll use it later.
Step 59
Open the tube "TD_Deco1_No_Limits" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
Step 60
Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (25,00) and Y (12,00):
Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.
Step 61
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 1 / 1 / 40 / 1 / Black
Step 62
Layers / New Raster Layer.
Step 63
Selections / Load/Save / Load Selection from Disk: choose "TD_No_Limits04":
Step 64
Fill the Selection with color #ffffff
Step 65
Selections / Modify / Contract / 1 pixel.
Step 66
Press the "Delete" key on your keyboard.
Step 67
Selections / Modify / Contract / 15 pixels.
Step 68
Fill the Selection with color #ffffff
Step 69
Selections / Modify / Contract / 1 pixel.
Step 70
Activate the image that we had apart in Step 58 and copy.
Go back to your work and paste into selection.
Step 71
Effects / Art Media Effects / Brush Strokes:
Step 72
Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy5: Impact / Glass and,
on "Basic",
modify settings:
Step 73
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 1 / 1 / 40 / 1 / Black
Step 74
Open the tube "TD_Text_No_Limits" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
Step 75
Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (66,00) and Y (48,00):
Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.
Step 76
Image / Negative Image.
Step 77
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 1 / 1 / 40 / 1 / Black
Step 78
Change the Blend Mode to "Screen".
Step 79
Open the tube "TD_WordArt_No_Limits" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
Step 80
Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (628,00) and Y (413,00):
Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.
Step 81
Image / Negative Image.
Step 82
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 3 / 3 / 50 / 5 / Black
Step 83
Open the tube "maelledreams-femme86" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
Step 84
Image / Resize: 65% ("Resize All Layers" - Not checked).
Step 85
Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (294,00) and Y (0,00):
Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.
Step 86
Adjust / Brightness and Contrast / Brightness/Contrast:
Step 87
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 10 / 10 / 60 / 20 / Black
Step 88
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: #3e3548
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 10 pixels / Color: #ffffff
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: #3e3548
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 30 pixels / Color: #ffffff
Step 89
Open the tube "TD_Deco2_No_Limits"" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
Step 90
Layers / New Raster Layer and add your name or watermark.
Step 91
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: #3e3548
Step 92
Export your work as an optimized .jpg file.
It's over!
I hope you liked it and enjoyed it.
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