This tutorial is from Edda Tutorials who I thank for letting me translate their tutorials.



Original here



Tubes

Material

My images: Here



Plugins

Mehdi - Toadies - Eye Camdy 5: Impact - &<kaleidoscope - Unlimited 2 - visual Manipulation



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)

     


 

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

 

 



 

SCRIPT

 

Images:
1 female fairy tube (or other)
1 jpg image with the theme

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Save the selections in the PSP Selections folder

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Colors: Foreground: #2a3e0b - Background: #e3e5be - Color 3: #6a814d
Prepare a Radial gradient

Open a new transparent image with 900x600px

2

Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Wavy Lab 1.1
Colors: 2-1-3-1



3

Selections / Select all
Copy [thumbnail] (the jpg image)
Paste into the selection
Select none

4

Adjust / Blur / Radial Blur



5

Effects / Texture Effects / Texture - Texture: Dither 75 pct - background color



6

Effects / Plugins / Visual Manipulation / Y-Mirror



7
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [Green1]
Selections / Promote selection to layer
Paint with the gradient
Select none
Effects / Texture Effects / Texture - same as above

8
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited 2 / &<Kaleidoscope / EasyCorner UpperLeft


Merge down

9
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [Green2]
Selections / Modify / Select selection borders :[inside 5 anti-alias checked]
Selections / Promote selection to layer
Paint with the gradient
Select none

10
Effects / Plugins / Toadies / What are you? - default
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited 2 / &<Kaleidoscope / EasyCorner UpperLeft - same as above
Merge down

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Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [Green3]
Selections / Promote selection to layer
Paint the selection with the gradient
Select none

12
Layers/Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal
Merge down

13
Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind - Left/100
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen More
Merge Down

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Copy and paste as new image
Minimize. We will use later

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Copy [thumbnail] (tube)
Paste as new layer
Image/Resize: 59% - all layers unchecked
Activate the pick tool and configure: X=487 - Y=31 - Press M

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Effects / Plugins / Eye Candy 5: Impact / Perspective Shadow - Preset [Reflect behind]
Merge down

17.
Image / Add borders / 2px / #d2d9b0
Image / Add borders / 4px / #6a814d
Image / Add borders / 2px / #d2d9b0
Image / Add borders / 1px / #2a3e0b

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Selections / Select all
Image / Add borders /30px /white
Selections/Invert
Selections / Promote selection to layer
Copy the minimized image above
Paste into selection
Select none

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Merge down
Image/Add borders / 2px / #d2d9b0
Image / Add borders / 4px / #6a814d
Image / Add borders / 2px / #d2d9b0
Image / Add borders / 1px / #2a3e0b

20. Add a new layer
Open the brush in the workspace File / Export / Custom Brush / Name it / OK
Activate the Paint Brush tool / Select the brush
Configure as shown in the screenshot - color d2d9b0


Stamp in the location shown on the model
Merge all

21. Image / Resize: 1000x718px - all layers checked
Adjust / Sharpness / Unsharp Mask [2 40 60 luminance checked]
Add the signatures
Merge all
Save as jpeg