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



Original here



Tubes

Material

My images: Here



Plugins

Mura's Meister



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 main tube
1 decorative tube
1 landscape image
1 background image

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Step 1
Original colors: Foreground: #683c26 - Background: #e1e1df
 

Open the alpha channel file [alphak] / Duplicate (shift+d) / Close the original
Rename to Raster 1
Selections / Select all
Copy the background image (BGK)
Paste it into the selection
Select none
Copy the tube [deko]
Paste it as a new layer
Effects / Distortion Effects / Polar Coordinates
 

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance

Step 2
Activate the Raster 1 layer
Selections / Load selection from alpha channel / Selection 1
 

Selections / Promote selection to layer
Paint the selection white
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image / Mask [Narah-Mask-1180]
 


Merge group
Select none
Layers / Load mask from disk / Mask [20 20]
 

Merge Group
Activate the top layer
Merge down
Adjust/Sharpness/Sharpen
Activate the Raster 1 layer
Selections / Load selection from alpha channel / Selection 2
 


Selections / Promote selection to layer
Layers / Arrange / Bring to top

Step 3
Adjust / Add Noise/ Remove - Add Noise
 


Step 4
Effects / 3D Effects / Chisel
 

Select none

Step 5
Effects / Plugins / Mura's Meister / Copies (before configuring, click Reset)
 

Image/Resize: 60% - all layers unchecked
Activate the pick Tool and configure: X=22 -Y=34 - press M
 

Drop shadow: 0 0 50 2 black

Step 6
Copy your tube misted landscape
Paste like new Layer
Layers / Arrange / Move down
Activate the top layer
Edit / Copy Special / Copy Merged / Paste as new image / return to your main image
Selections / Load selection from alpha channel / Selection 3
 


Add a new layer
Paste the copied image above into the selection
Effects / 3D Effects / Chisel - same as before


Select none
Activate the Pick Tool and configure: X=21 - Y=124 - Press M
 


Step 7
Copy the tube [schnee]
Paste as a new layer
Objects / Align / Bottom
Activate the Raster 3 layer (large star)
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Resize: 40% - all layers unchecked
Effects / plugins / Mura's Meister / Copies
 


Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal
Position to the right as per the model

8. Activate the second layer from bottom to top
Add a new layer
Paint with the color White
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image / Mask [Narah_Mask-0530]
 


Layers / Duplicate
Merge Group
Activate the top layer
Copy the tube [schneeball]
Paste as a new layer
Position it at the bottom left as per the model
Copy the smaller (decorative) tube
Paste as a new layer
Adjust the size
Position it as per the model between the snowballs

Step 9
Border:
1 px / foreground color
3 px / background color
2 px / foreground color
Selections / Select all
Border: 45px / white
Selections / Invert
Copy your landscape jpg image
Paste it into the selection
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: 25
 


Add a new layer
Copy the tube [Rahmen]
Paste it into the selection
Layers / Properties / Blend mode: overlay
Selections / invert
Drop shadow: 0 0 80 40 black
Select none

Step 10
Copy your second tube
Paste as a new layer
Adjust the size
Position as per the model
Drop Shadow of your choice
Copy the text
Paste as a new layer
Position at the top as per the model
Border: 5px / background color
1px / foreground color
Copy the tube [deco 1]
Paste as a new layer
Merge visible
Image / Resize: 900px (width) - all layers checked
Adjust / Sharpness / Unsharp Mask
 


Add the signatures
Merge all
Save as jpeg