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

Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
Penta com - Jeans
VM Instant Art - Tripolis


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

 

Step 1
>> Place the selections in the PSP Selections folder
>> Place the texture [Misc8] in the PSP Textures folder
Open a new transparent image measuring 900x700px
Colors:

Prepare a Radial gradient

Paint the image with this gradient
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling

Effects / Texture Effects / Fur

Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Effects / Reflection Effects / Rotating Mirror

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror Vertical

Step 2
Layers / properties / Opacity=50%
Merge Down
Copy (it will stay in memory)
Add new layer
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [01ornament52-romana1]

Paste the image copied above into the selection
Select none
Effects / Plugins / Flaming Pear / Flexify 2

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling


Step 3
Effects / Plugins / Unlimited 2 / VM Instant Art / Tripolis

Stay on the layer
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [01ornament53-romana1]

Press the delete key on the keyboard
Select none
Objects / Align / Bottom (adjust the position, touching the image to the edge)
Activate the Pick Tool / Click on the top center slider and drag down to the height of 350px

Layers / Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror Vertical
The image will look like this (if there is a small gap in the center, adjust with the pick tool)

Merge down

Step 4
Drop shadow: 0 0 100 25 black
Add new layer
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [01ornament54-romana1]

Paint the selection with the background color
Effects / Texture Effects / Textures [misc8]

Selections / Modify / Select selection borders

Paint the selection with the foreground color
Drop Shadow: 0 0 100 15 black
Effects / 3D Effects / Inner Bevel

Select none

Step 5
Activate the Text Tool
Write "Thanksgiving" / Use a font and settings of your choice
Right-click on the layer and select Convert to Raster Layer
Position in the small frame as per the template
Drop shadow: 2 -2 100 30 black
Copy the decorative tube and paste as a new layer
Adjust the size and position on the left as per the template
Drop Shadow: 0 0 100 30 black
Image / Add borders / 1px / #68204c
Selections / Select all

Step 6
Image / Add borders / 20px / background color
Image / Add borders / 1px / background color foreground
Image / Add borders / 20px / background color
Selections / Invert
Effects / Plugins / Penta.com / Jeans

Selections / invert
Drop shadow: 0 0 100 15 black
Select none
Selections / Select all
Selections / Modify / Contract=20


Step 7
Drop shadow: 0 0 100 15 black
Select none
Copy the main tube and paste it as a new layer
Adjust the size and position it to the right according to the model
Adjust / sharpness / Sharpen
Drop Shadow: 0 0 100 30 black
Place the signatures
Image / Add borders / 1px / foreground color
Save as jpeg
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