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This tutorial is from Angela das Graças who I thank for
letting me translate their tutorials.

Original here


Tubes


Material

My images: Here

Plugins
Penta.com

You can find these plugins on the websites of:
Renée
Cloclo

You can also find this tutorial translated into these languages:
(Click on the flag)


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Notes:
> Open the material / Duplicate (shift+d) / Close the originals
> Change the blend mode of the layers to match their colors.
> In older versions of PSP, Mirror Horizontal=Mirror / Mirror Vertical=Flip /
Pick tool=deformation
> Open the masks in psp and
minimize
>Adjust the size of the tubes according to your images
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SCRIPT
Choose two colors from your tube: a dark one
for the foreground and a light one for the background.
Prepare a linear gradient.
0 1 des
Open a new transparent image with 800x700px.
Paint the image with the dark color.
Effecta / Artistic Effects / Halftone
square 2 0 3 3 des rgb
Add a new layer.
Paint with the gradient.
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image / Mask [Narah-Mask_0101]
Merge Group.
Layers / Duplicate.
Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal.
Merge down.
Drop shadow: 1 1 60 1 black.
Effects / Plugins / penta.com / Dot and Cross.
72 10 2
Add a new layer.
Paint the layer with the light color.
Layers / New mask Layer / From Image / Mask [Narah_Mask_0427]
Merge Group.
Drop Shadow: 4 4 60 4 black
Blend Mode: Soft Light
Add new layer
Paint the layer with the light color
Layers / New Mask Layer / From image / Mask [ Narah-mask-0110]
Merge Group
Drop Shadow: 4 4 60 4 black
Effects / User Defined Filter / Emboss 3
Copy the main tube
Paste as a new layer
Position according to the model or as you prefer
Drop Shadow of your choice
Border:
5x / light color
5px / dark color
40px / white or different from the previous one
Select this 40px border with the Magic Wand (tolerance/Feather=0)
Paint with the gradient
Effects / Plugins / Penta.com / Color Dot
90 2 255 255 255
Effects / Plugins / Penta.com / Jeans
20 8
Effects / User Defined Filter / Glass Edges
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel - Preset [Amofada]
Select none
Border:
5px / light color
5px / dark color
Add signatures
Merge all
Save as jpeg


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