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



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Tubes

Material

My images: Here



Plugins

AAA Frames - Unlimited 2 - Deformation - Mura's Seamless -



You can find these plugins on the websites of:

Renée
Cloclo

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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/background tube
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1. Original colors: foreground: #673633 - background: #f7ebec
 

2. Open a new transparent image with 900x600px
3. Selections / Select all
4. Copy your landscape/background tube
5. Paste it into the selection
6. Select none
7. If you prefer, you can colorize your image according to your images
8. Effects / Plugins / Unlimited 2 / Deformation / Alias ​​Blur
 

9. Layers / Duplicate
10. Effects / Plugins / Unlimited 2 / Deformation / Vortex
 

11. Layers / Properties / Blend Mode: Overlay
12. Effects / User Defined Filter / Emboss 3
 

13. Layers / Properties / Opacity: 58%
14. Activate raster layer 1
15. Add a new layer
16. Paint with the color of background
17. Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image / Mask [Narah-Mask-1277]
 

18. Layers. Duplicate
19. Merge group
20. Effects / Texture Effects / Weave
 

21. Effects / User Defined Filter / Emboss 3
 

22. Drop Shadow: 1 1 60 2 black
23. Layers/Duplicate
24. Image / Free Rotate - left 45
 

25. Merge down
26. Layers/Properties/Opacity: 56%
27. Add new layer
28. Paint with the foreground color
29. Layers / New mask layer / From Image / Mask [Narah-Mask-1276] - INVERT MARKED
 

30. Layers / Duplicate - 2 times
31. Merge group
32. Effects / Texture Effects / Weave - same as above
 

33. Layers/Properties/Opacity: 65%
34. Drop Shadow: 1 1 5 0 35 black
35. Effects / Plugins / Mura's Seamless / Emboss at Alpha - default
 

36. Activate the Raster 1 layer
37. Activate the Selection Tool / Custom Selection and configure:
 

38. Selections / Promote selection to layer
39. Copy your landscape/background tube
40. Paste as a new layer
41. Move the image to the selection, positioning it as desired
42. Selections / Invert
43. Press Delete
44. Select none
45. Layers / Properties / Opacity: 77%
46. Effects / User Defined Filter / Emboss 3
 

47. Activate the top layer
48. Add a new layer
49. Paint with the background color or white
50. Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image / Mask [Narah-Mask_1296]
 

51. Layers / Duplicate
52. Merge Group
53. Layers / Properties / opacity: 75%
54. Effects / Plugins / Mura's Seamless / Emboss at Alpha - default
 

55. Border: 1px / black
56. Copy (will be in memory)
57. Selections / Select all
58. Border: 45px / background color
59. Selections / Invert
60. Paste the image from memory into the selection
61. Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: 25
 

62. Effects / Plugins / unlimited 2 / Deformation / Alias ​​Blur
 

63. Effects / Plugins / Unlimited 2 / Deformation / James Bondage
 

64. Effects / Plugins / AAA Frames / Photo Frame - default
 

65. Keep the selection
66. Copy
67. Paste as a new image
68. Image / Mirror / Mirror Vertical
69. Copy
70. Return to the original image
71. Add a new layer
72. Paste into Selection
73. Layers / Properties / Opacity: 48%
74. Merge Down
75. Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 40 foreground color
76. Selections / Invert
77. Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 40 foreground color
78. Select none
79. Activate the Selection Tool / custom selection and configure as shown in the screenshot
 

80. Effects / Plugins / VanDerLee / Snowflakes
 

81. Select none
82. Copy the tube [deco 1]
83. Paste as a new layer
84. Position as shown in the model
85. Copy your main tube
86. Paste as a new layer
87. Adjust the size
88. Position as shown in the model
89. Apply a drop shadow of your choice
90. Border: 2px / background color
91. Copy (will be stored in memory)
92. Selections / select all
93. Border / 35px / foreground color
94. Selections / Invert
95. Paste the image from memory into the selection
96. Effects / Plugins / Simple / Quick Tile
97. Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: 10
 

98. Keep the selection
99. Effects / Plugins / AAA Frames / Photo Frame
 

100. Effects / Plugins / AAA Frames / Photo Frame
 

101. Keep the selection
102. Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind - left 50
 

103. Effects / Distortion Effects / Wind - right 50
 

104. Effects / Plugins / Alf's Border FX / Mirror Bevel
 

105. Repeat Mirror Bevel
106. Drop Shadow: 0 2 80 40 background color
107. Selections / Invert
108. Drop shadow as before
109. Select none
110. Copy your Decorative tube
111. Paste as a new layer
112. Adjust the size
113. Position it at the bottom left as shown in the model
114. Copy the text
115. Paste as a new layer
116. Position it at the top as shown in the model
117. Border: 2px / foreground color
118. Image / Resize: 900px (width)
119. Adjust / Sharpness / Unsharp Mask
 

120. Add the signatures
121. Merge all
122. Save as jpeg