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



Original here



Tubes

Material

My images: Here



Plugins

Flaming Pear



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 male tube
1 misted landscape tube

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Step 1
Open the Alpha file [BaseAlphaCityMan] / Duplicate (shift+d) / Close the original
Set the color #dc9263 in the foreground and the color #3b2416. Another color used: #623d29

Prepare a Linear gradient

Paint the image with this gradient:

 Effects / Plugins / Flaming Pear / Flexify 2

The image will look like this:


Step 2:

Effects / Image / Effects / Seamless Tiling - default

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Add a new layer
Paint the layer with the background color

Layers / Arrange / Move Down

 

Step 3:

Border: symmetric unchecked - color 1
50 0 0 100

Select the top and bottom border with the Magic Wand (tolerance/Feather=0)

Selections / Promote selection to layer
Activate the layer below and press Delete

Step 4:

Activate the layer above:

Effects / Geometric Effects / Circle - Transparent

Delete the layer below and remain on the Circle layer:
Selections / Promote Selection to layer
Effects / Texture Effects / Texture - Corel_15_006 texture (no material)

Select none
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling - default

Merge visible

Step 5


Add new layer
Selections / Load selection from alpha channel Selection [CManLV25]

Copy the landscape tube [images_paysages_1228382476_paysages]
Paste into the selection
Select none
(Note: if the misted color doesn't match well with the colors, use the Luminance Blend Mode or another that matches your colors)
Select none

Step 6

Border: symmetric unchecked - color 3 (#623d29)

Select these borders with the Magic Wand


Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds

Drop Shadow: 11 7 71 14.85 black
Drop Shadow: -11 -7 71 14.85 black
Select none
Border: symmetric checked - same as before but with color 1

Select these borders
Effects / Texture Effects / Texture - (corel-15-006) same as before

Drop Shadow same as before (negative as well)
Select none

Step 7
Copy the tube [2039-TU(LValella24]
Paste as a new layer
Position to the left as per the model
Copy the tube [titolo]
Paste as a new layer
Position as per the model

Step 8
Border:
2px / color 2
2px / color 1
28px / color 2
Select this 28px border with the Magic Wand
Effects / Texture Effects / Blinds - color 1

Select none
Border:
2px / color 1
4px / color 2
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract: 36

Selections / Invert
Drop shadow as before
Select none
If desired, add a decorative tube
Add signatures
Merge all
Save as jpeg