This tutorial is from Grafica PerGioco who I thank for letting me translate their tutorials.



Original here



Tubes

Material

My images: Here



Plugins

Mura's Meister

FM Tiles Tools

AAA Frames



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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You will need:
1 character tube
1 landscape or floral JPEG image
1 misted tube of the same image
The link to the images I used is above
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Save the selection in the PSP Selections folder
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Step 1
Open a new image measuring 900x700px
Original colors: Foreground (light color) #CED2D6 - Background (dark color) #9CB0CA

Effects / Plugins / Mura's Meister / Cloud - default

Activate the Selection Tool / Custom and set:

Step 2
Add a new layer
Copy the misted landscape tube
Paste it into the selection
Select none
Effects / Plugins / FM Tiles Tool / Blend Emboss - default

Add a new layer
Paint it with white
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image / Mask [Narah_Mask_0981]

Merge Group
Effects / Plugins / FM Tiles Tool / Blend Emboss - Default

Lengthen the mask as shown in the screenshot.

Border: 2px / dark color
Border: 2px / light color

Step 3
Prepare a linear gradient

Select the 30px border with the Magic Wand
Paint with the gradient
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract: 22

Effects / Plugins / AAA Frames / Foto Frame

Select none

Step 4
Border: 5px - light color
Select this border with the Magic Wand
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave - colors: foreground/background

Step 5
Select none
Border: 2px / dark color
Border: 5px / light color
Select the 5px border with the Magic Wand
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave - colors: foreground/background

Select none

Step 6
Border: 10px / dark color
Border: 30px / light color
Select the 30px border with the Magic Wand
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave - colors: background/foreground

Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel


Step 7
Effects / Plugins / FM Tiles Tool / blend Emboss - default

Select none
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [aurainfisso]

Add new layer
Copy the tube [valentina_eastermemories_border4]
Paste into selection
Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Effects / Plugins / AAA Frames / Foto Frame


Step 8
Select none
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal
Activate the Selection Tool (rectangle)
Select the image as shown in the screenshot

Step 10
Add a new layer
Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout

Add a new layer
Drop Shadow: -10 -10 50 5.00 black
Keep the selection
Copy the tube character
Paste into the selection
Select none
Merge Down
Border: 5px / dark color
Select this border with the Magic Wand
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave - same as before


Select none
Place the signatures
Merge all
Save as a jpeg