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Please, credit to Tati Designs, thank you.
Materials
PSPX9 (you can use any version).
Download the tutorial material here:
Filters:
&<Bkg Designer sf10 III> / SE Shiver (download here).**
AAA Frames / Foto Frame (download here).
Mehdi / Sorting Tiles (download here).
&<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher (download here).**
Toadies / Blur 'em! (download here).
Carolaine and Sensibility / CS-HLines (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 Sylvie Erwan.
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.
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 (1) #60768b 
Set your Backgroundcolor to (2) #dbe9f5 
≈ Step 2 ≈
Set your Foregroundcolor to "Foreground/Background" Gradient:
≈ Step 3 ≈
Open a new transparent image of 900 x 550 pixels.
≈ Step 4 ≈
Fill your transparent image with the foreground gradient.
≈ Step 5 ≈
Layers / New Raster Layer.
≈ Step 6 ≈
Selections / Select All.
≈ Step 7 ≈
Open the tube "TD_Snowflakes_Misted1" and copy.
Go back to your work and paste into selection.
≈ Step 8 ≈
Selections / Select None.
≈ Step 9 ≈
Layers / Merge / Merge Down.
≈ Step 10 ≈
Adjust / Blur / Radial blur:
≈ Step 11 ≈
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance.
≈ Step 12 ≈
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:
≈ Step 13 ≈
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Bkg Designer sf10 III> / SE Shiver (default):
≈ Step 14 ≈
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance More.
≈ Step 15 ≈
Open the tube "Tube_Woman_Sylvie_Erwan", open the visibility of the activated layer and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
≈ Step 16 ≈
Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (0,00) and Y (0,00):
Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.
≈ Step 17 ≈
Edit / Copy Special / Copy Merged.
≈ Step 18 ≈
Edit / Paste as new image.
≈ Step 19 ≈
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 2 pixels / Color: (4) #ffffff 
≈ Step 20 ≈
Effects / Plugins / AAA Frames / Foto Frame:
≈ Step 21 ≈
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 2 pixels / Color: (4) #ffffff
≈ Step 22 ≈
Edit / Copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
≈ Step 23 ≈
Image / Resize: 80% ("Resize All Layers" - Not checked).
≈ Step 24 ≈
Open the mask "TD_Mask_Degradado" and return to your work.
≈ Step 25 ≈
Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image:
Layers / Merge / Merge Group.
≈ Step 26 ≈
Layers / Duplicate.
≈ Step 27 ≈
Layers / Merge / Merge Down.
≈ Step 28 ≈
Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (44,00) and Y (52,00):
Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.
≈ Step 29 ≈
Close the visibility of this layer and go to the one below ("Raster 2").
≈ Step 30 ≈
Change the Blend Mode to "Luminance (Legacy)".
≈ Step 31 ≈
Layers / Merge / Merge Down.
≈ Step 32 ≈
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur to 25.
≈ Step 33 ≈
Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Sorting Tiles:
≈ Step 34 ≈
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Bkg Designer sf10 III> / SE Shiver (default):
≈ Step 35 ≈
Layers / Duplicate.
≈ Step 36 ≈
Image / Resize: 80% ("Resize All Layers" - Not checked).
≈ Step 37 ≈
Effects / Geometric Effects / Skew:
≈ Step 38 ≈
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher (default):
≈ Step 39 ≈
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling - Stutter diagonal:
≈ Step 40 ≈
Change the Blend Mode to"Multiply".
≈ Step 41 ≈
Layers / New Raster Layer.
≈ Step 42 ≈
Activate "Selection" Tool (S) and click on "Custom Selection":
≈ Step 43 ≈
Fill the Selection with the foreground gradient.
≈ Step 44 ≈
Selections / Select None.
≈ Step 45 ≈
Effects / Plugins / Toadies / Blur 'em! (deault):
≈ Step 46 ≈
Effects / Plugins / Carolaine and Sensibility / CS-HLines (deault):
≈ Step 47 ≈
Adjust / Blur / Motion blur:
≈ Step 48 ≈
Change the Blend Mode to"Multiply".
≈ Step 49 ≈
Activate the top layer ("Group - Raster 3") and open the visibility.
≈ Step 50 ≈
Open the tube "TD_Snowflakes_Misted2" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
≈ Step 51 ≈
Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (444,00) and Y (-132,00):
Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.
≈ Step 52 ≈
Change the Blend Mode to "Luminance (Legacy)".
≈ Step 53 ≈
Layers / New Raster Layer and fill with the color (4) #ffffff
≈ Step 54 ≈
Open the mask "TD_Mask1_Snowflakes" and return to your work.
≈ Step 55 ≈
Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image:
Layers / Merge / Merge Group.
≈ Step 56 ≈
Layers / New Raster Layer and fill with the color (4) #ffffff
≈ Step 57 ≈
Open the mask "TD_Mask2_Snowflakes" and return to your work.
≈ Step 58 ≈
Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image:
Layers / Merge / Merge Group.
≈ Step 59 ≈
Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".
≈ Step 60 ≈
Activate "Eraser" (X) Tool and remove the circles that you don't want to cover the tube:
Note: For this tube, I have only removed the one from the face.
≈ Step 61 ≈
Open the tube "TD_Wordart_Snowflakes" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
≈ Step 62 ≈
Image / Negative image.
≈ Step 63 ≈
Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (458,00) and Y (399,00):
Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.
≈ Step 64 ≈
Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 3 / 3 / 50 / 5 / Color: (3) #2a3a48 
≈ Step 65 ≈
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (3) #2a3a48
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 3 pixels / Color: (1) #60768b
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (3) #2a3a48
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 10 pixels / Color: (2) #dbe9f5
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (3) #2a3a48
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 15 pixels / Color: (4) #ffffff
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (3) #2a3a48
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 35 pixels / Color: (4) #ffffff
≈ Step 66 ≈
Open the tube "TD_Deco_Snowflakes" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.
No need move.
≈ Step 67 ≈
Layers / New Raster Layer and add your name or watermark.
≈ Step 68 ≈
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (3) #2a3a48
≈ Step 69 ≈
Image / Resize: Width 950 pixels (Resize All Layers" - Checked).
≈ Step 70 ≈
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen.
≈ Step 71 ≈
Export your work as an optimized .jpg file.
It's over!
I hope you liked it and enjoyed it.
.:. Another version of the tutorial with tubes by Guismo (woman) and mine (misted) .:.
.:. If you want to send me your work with the result of this tutorial, contact me .:.
.:. Here you can see other versions of the tutorial .:.
