This tutorial is by Romana, whom I thank for letting me translate her tutorials.



Original
here



Tubes

My images: here

Material



Plugins

Mehdi - Sorting Tiles
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
Muras Meister - Pole Transform



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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Save the selections to the PSP Selections folder.

For this tutorial, you will need:
1 JPG image (abstract or not)
1 main tube
1 misted landscape tube
1 decorative tube
If you want, use my images (link above).

1
Open a new transparent image measuring 900x600px
Set the color #b74133 to the foreground and #faf5ef to the background.


2
Selections / Select all
Copy your JPG image
Paste into the selection
Select none
3
Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Sorting Tiles


4
Effects / Plugins / Mehdi / Sorting Tiles


5
Effects / Plugins / Mura's Meister / Pole Transform


6
Effects / Reflection Effects / Rotating Mirror


Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror Vertical
Layers / Properties / opacity: 50%
Merge down
7
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [01ornament239-romana1]


Selections / Promote selection to layer
Select none
8
Effects / plugins / Flaming Pear / flexify 2


9
Effects / Image Effects / offset [30/0]


10
Drop Shadow: 0 0 100 15 black
11
Layers/Duplicate
Image / Resize:85% - all layers unchecked
12
Effects / Image Effects / Offset [-285/-120]


13
Layers/Duplicate
Effects / Image Effects / Offset [570/210]


14
Add new layer
paint the layer with the background color
Layers / New Mask Layer / From Image / Mask [081]


Merge Group
15
Drop shadow:0 0 100 20 foreground color
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
16
Add new layer
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [01ornament240-romana1]


Paint the selection with the foreground color
Drop shadow same as before
Select none
17
Add new layer
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [01ornament241-romana1]


Copy your misted landscape tube
Paste into the selection
Adjust / sharpness / sharpen
Layers / Arrange / Move down
Select none
18
Copy your decorative tube
Paste as a new layer
Adjust the size
Position according to the model
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Drop shadow same as before
19
Selections / Select all
Borders:
1px / #faf5ef
20px / #b74133
20px / #faf5ef
1px / #b74133
Selections / Invert
20
Effects / Artistic Effects / Enamel


21
Effects / 3D Effects / Cutout


Select none
22
Copy your main tube
Paste as a new layer
Adjust the size
Position according to the template
Adjust / Sharpness / Sharpen
Drop Shadow as before
23
Activate the Text Tool
Choose a font and adjust the size
Write "Autumn Love"
Right-click on the layer
Select [Convert to Raster Layer]
Position according to the template
24
Drop shadow: 3 8 100 2 black
25
Place the signatures
Border: 1px/#b74133
Save as a jpeg