

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

Original here


Tubes


Material

Many thanks to the creators of
these materials


Plugins
VM Toolbox / Instant Tile
VM Instant Art / Tripolis
Carolaine and Sensibility / CS_LDots e CS_DLines

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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For this tutorial, you will need:
1 main tube
1 landscape or Christmas scene tube
1 gnome tube
Small star tubes (optional)
1
Open a new transparent image measuring 900x700px
Colors used in the original version: Foreground: #8badcb /
Background: #ffffff
2
Click on the foreground and prepare a Sunburst gradient
Color the image with this gradient
Layers - duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal
Layers - Properties - Opacity=50%
Merge down
3
Effects - Distortion Effects - polar Coordinates
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical
Layers - Properties - Opacity=50%
Merge down
4
Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror
5
If it is too dark, apply: Adjust / Brightness and Contrast /
Brightness/Contrast
6
Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Geometric Effects - Perspective Vertical
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical
Merge down
7
Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew
8
Effects - Plugins - Unlimited 2 - VM Toolbox - Instant Tile
9
Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 20 black
10
Add a new layer
11
Selections - Load selections from disk - Selections
[01ornament59-romana1]
12
Copy your decotube 1 (landscape) - paste into selection
Selections - Modify - Select selection borders
Paint the selection with the foreground color
Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 20 black
Select none
13
In this item 13, follow the steps only if you are going to apply the
stars. In my version, I didn't select it, I just pasted it as a new
layer, a tube of stars found on the net. Add new layer
Selections - Select all
Copy your second decorative tube (stars) - paste into selection (optional)
Select none
Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 20 - white
14
Copy your third decorative tube (gnome) - paste as new layer
Adjust size and position to the right as per template
Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 20 - black
15
Type the title "Christmas Lady" using a font and settings of your
choice
Position as per template
Drop Shadow: 3 -3 80 3 black
16
Image - Add borders - 1px - #8badcb
Selections - select all
Image - add borders -20px - #8badcb
Image - Add borders -5px - #ffffff
Image - Add borders - 20px - #8badcb
Selections - Invert
17
Effects - Plugins - Carolaine and Sensibility- CS_DLines
18
Effects - plugins - Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-LDots
19
Keeping this frame selected
Copy and paste as a new layer
In Frame: Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal
Copy
Return to your main image
Select none
Paste this image copied above as a new layer
Layers - Properties - opacity 50%
Merge down
20
Add new layer
Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout
21
Copy your main tube - Paste as a new layer
Adjust the size and position to the left according to the model
Drop Shadow: 0 0 80 20 black
22
Image - Add borders - 1px - color #ffffff
Finalize:
Place the signatures
Merge all
Save as jpeg
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Thank you Irene for testing my translations



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