Tati Designs - Aries English

Please read my Terms (TOU) before doing the tutorial.

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Please, credit to Tati Designs, thank you.

Materials

PSPX9 (you can use any version).

If it's not easy for you to find tubes with this theme,
in the material you will find a folder with tattoos.
In Step 70 I explain how to use them.

Download the tutorial material here:

Filters:
Mehdi / Sorting Tiles (download here).
Carolaine and Sensibility / cs-texture and CS_DLines (download here).
Simple / Offset By 3 (download here).
Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow (download here).
&<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher (download here).**
[AFS Import] / sqborder2 (download here).
&<Background Designers IV / @Night Shadow (download here).**
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact (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 I have created for this tutorial on another site.

Main tube by Danimage.
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 "Preset" folder is a file, double click to install with filter Eye Candy 5 Impact.

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) #7f131a
Set your Backgroundcolor to (2) #fab67e

≈ Step 2 ≈

Set your Foregroundcolor to "Foreground/Background" Gradient:

≈ Step 3 ≈

Open the file "TD_Canal_Alfa_Aries.pspimage". Duplicate and close the original.
(This will be the base of our work, which contains selections on the alpha channel.)
Rename the layer "Canal Alfa" as "Raster 1", "Trama 1", etc, depending on the language of your PSP.

≈ Step 4 ≈

Fill your transparent image with the foreground gradient.

≈ Step 5 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Sorting Tiles:

≈ Step 6 ≈

Adjust / Blur / Radial blur:

≈ Step 7 ≈

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance More.

≈ Step 8 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Deco1_Aries" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

≈ Step 9 ≈

Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".

≈ Step 10 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Deco2_Aries" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

≈ Step 11 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (486,00) and Y (233,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

≈ Step 12 ≈

Change the Blend Mode to "Soft Light".

≈ Step 13 ≈

Activate the layer below ("Raster 2").

≈ Step 14 ≈

Set your Foregroundcolor to (1) #7f131a
Set your Backgroundcolor to (3) #ffffff

≈ Step 15 ≈

Set your Foregroundcolor to "Foreground/Background" Gradient:

≈ Step 16 ≈

Layers / New Raster Layer and fill with the gradient.

≈ Step 17 ≈

Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image / "TD_Mask1_Aries":

Layers / Merge / Merge Group.

≈ Step 18 ≈

Selections / Load/Save selecction /Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
You will see that the selection is directly available "TD_Aries_Sel1", click to "Load":

≈ Step 19 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Carolaine and Sensibility / cs-texture (default):

≈ Step 20 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 21 ≈

Layers / New Raster Layer and fill with the color (3) #ffffff

≈ Step 22 ≈

Layers / New Mask Layer / Fron Image / "TD_Mask2_Aries":

Layers / Merge / Merge Group.

≈ Step 23 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Simple / Offset By 3.

≈ Step 24 ≈

Edit / Repeat Offset By 3.

≈ Step 25 ≈

Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".

≈ Step 26 ≈

Activate the Bottom Layer ("Raster 1").

≈ Step 27 ≈

Selections / Load/Save selecction /Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Show the menu and choose "TD_Aries_Sel2", click to "Load":

≈ Step 28 ≈

Selections / Promote Selection to Layer.

≈ Step 29 ≈

Image / Mirror. - Image / Flip.

≈ Step 30 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 31 ≈

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance.

≈ Step 32 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Carolaine and Sensibility / CS_DLines (default):

≈ Step 33 ≈

Selections / Load/Save selecction /Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Show the menu and choose "TD_Aries_Sel3", click to "Load":

≈ Step 34 ≈

Selections / Invert.

≈ Step 35 ≈

Press the "Delete" key on your keyboard.

≈ Step 36 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 37 ≈

Activate the Bottom Layer ("Raster 1").

≈ Step 38 ≈

Layers / Duplicate.

≈ Step 39 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Graphics Plus / Cross Shadow:

≈ Step 40 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Sorting Tiles:

≈ Step 41 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> / Cruncher (default):

≈ Step 42 ≈

Image / Resize: 55% ("Resize All Layers" - Not checked).

≈ Step 43 ≈

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling:

≈ Step 44 ≈

Selections / Load/Save selecction /Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Show the menu and choose "TD_Aries_Sel4", click to "Load":

≈ Step 45 ≈

Selections / Invert.

≈ Step 46 ≈

Press the "Delete" key on your keyboard.

≈ Step 47 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 48 ≈

Selections / Load/Save selecction /Load Selection from Alpha Channel.
Show the menu and choose "TD_Aries_Sel5", click to "Load":

≈ Step 49 ≈

Effects / Plugins / [AFS Import] / sqborder2:

≈ Step 50 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 51 ≈

Activate the Top Layer ("Raster 3").

≈ Step 52 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Deco3_Aries" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

≈ Step 53 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (527,00) and Y (270,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

≈ Step 54 ≈

Change the Blend Mode to "Overlay".

≈ Step 55 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Deco4_Aries" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

≈ Step 56 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (819,00) and Y (-7,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

≈ Step 57 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Texto_Aries" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

≈ Step 58 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (669,00) and Y (19,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

≈ Step 59 ≈

Effects / 3D Effects / Drop Shadow: 0 / 0 / 30 / 20 / Black

≈ Step 60 ≈

Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (1) #7f131a
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (2) #fab67e
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (1) #7f131a
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 15 pixels / Color: (3) #ffffff
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (1) #7f131a
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 5 pixels / Color: (4) #aa2a23

≈ Step 61 ≈

Activate "Magic Wand" Tool, Tolerance and Feather to 0.
Select the border 5 pixels.

≈ Step 62 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Unlimited / &<Background Designers IV / @Night Shadow (default):

≈ Step 63 ≈

Selections / Select None.

≈ Step 64 ≈

Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 1 pixel / Color: (1) #7f131a
Image / Add Borders / Symmetric - 50 pixels / Color: (3) #ffffff

≈ Step 65 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Deco5_Aries" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

≈ Step 66 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (732,00) and Y (504,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

≈ Step 67 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy5: Impact / Perspective Shadow and, on "Settings", select preset "TD_Shadow_Aries":

Note: If the preset hasn't been installed, in the "Basic" tab you have the settings.

≈ Step 68 ≈

Open the tube "TD_Deco6_Aries" and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

Note: If you use other colors, color with your color values (1).

≈ Step 69 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (12,00) and Y (14,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

≈ Step 70 ≈

Open the tube "tube_danimage_magali_2019", remove the watermark and copy.
Return to your work and paste as new layer.

Note: If it's not easy for you to find tubes with this theme, here I explain a possible option:

Select a tube having a visible area of skin where a tattoo can be placed.
Choose a tattoo and copy and paste as a new layer in your work.
Resize to the appropriate size (don't worry if the picture has a white background).
Place the tube and change the Blend Mode to "Multiply".

≈ Step 71 ≈

Image / Mirror.

≈ Step 72 ≈

Image / Resize: 70% ("Resize All Layers" - Not checked).

≈ Step 73 ≈

Activate Tool "Pick" (K) and modify the positions of X (64,00) and Y (16,00):

Press the "M" key to deactivate the "Pick" Tool.

≈ Step 74 ≈

Adjust / Hue and Saturation / Hue Map:

Note: This step is for this specific tube.

≈ Step 75 ≈

Adjust / Sharpness / Unsharp Mask:

Note: This step is for this specific tube.

≈ Step 76 ≈

Effects / Photo Effects / Film and Filters:

Note: This step is for this specific tube.

≈ Step 77 ≈

Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen.

≈ Step 78 ≈

Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy5: Impact / Perspective Shadow and, on "Settings", select preset "Drop Shadow, Blurry"
and, in the "Basic" tab, lower "Overal Opacity" to 75: