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



Original here



Tubes

Material

Many thanks to the creators of these materials



Plugins

No Plugins



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)

     



 

SCRIPT

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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Choose two colors from your tube - Put a dark color in the background and a light color in the background
Prepare a Linear gradient


Open a new transparent image measuring 1000x700px
Paint this image with the gradient
Effects - Art Media Effects - Brush Strokes - dark color - Apply this effect twice


Effects - Artistic Effects - Topography - light color


Effects - User Defined Filter - Emboss 3


Add a new layer
Paint with white or light color
Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image - Mask [0f1580bd1b84d522bedd6fbe5201e113] (you will use the image as a mask)


Merge Group
Open the image again [0f1580bd1b84d522bedd6fbe5201e113]
Layers - Load mask from disk [ Mask 20-20]


Merge Group
Copy this image and paste it as a new layer in your working image
Layers - Properties - blend Mode: Overlay
Layers - Duplicate
Merge down (optional. It will depend on the colors used)
Add new layer
Selections - Load selection from disk - Selections [sel_angelagmn_circulo] - MOVE TO UPPER LEFT MARKED


Selections - Modify - Selection Borders


Paint with the initial gradient
Drop shadow: 2 2 60 2 black
Select none
Select the center of the circle with the Magic Wand - Tolerance and Feather=0
Again copy the image [0f1580bd1b84d522bedd6fbe5201e113] (where the mask was applied) and paste it into the selection
Select none
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Resize: 80% - all layers unmarked
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Resize: 80% - all layers unchecked
Merge down - 2 times
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal
Merge down
Layers - Properties - Blend mode: Overlay or other option (in my version I left it: normal)
Copy the main tube and paste it as a new layer
Position according to the model or as you prefer
Drop shadow of your choice
Image - Add borders - 2px - dark color
Image - Add borders - 6px - light color
Image - Add borders - 2px - dark color
Image - Add borders - 50px - white color
Select this 50px border with the Magic Wand - Tolerance and Feather=0
Paint with the gradient
Effects - Artistic Effects - Topography same as before


Effects - distortion Effects - Wave


Drop Shadow: 2 2 60 2 black
Adjust - Add / Remove Noise - Add Noise


Select none
Image - Add borders - 2px - light color
Image - Add Borders - 2px - dark color
Place signatures
Merge all
Image - Resize: 1000px (width)
Save as jpeg

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