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



Original here



Tubes

Material

My images: Here



Plugins

Toadies - L & K's



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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You will need:

1 main tube
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 Save the selections in the PSP Selections folder
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Set the foreground color to white
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Open a new image with the color white and dimensions 900x550px
 

Selections / Select all
 Copy your tube
Paste it into the selection
Select none
Adjust / Blur / Gaussian Blur: 25
 

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling
 

Layers / Duplicate
 Image / Free Rotate right/90
 

Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling - same as before
 

Merge Down
 Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance More
 Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [All-of-Me1-Tsha]
 

Selections / Promote selection to layer
 Layers / Duplicate
 Selections Modify / Select selection borders
 


Color the selection with white color
Select none
Effects / Texture Effects / Weave
 


Effects / Geometric Effects / Horizontal Perspective
 


Effects / Image Effects / Offset
 


Drop shadow: 0 0 85 25 black
Layers/Duplicate
Image / MIrror / Mirror Horizontal
Merge Down
Layers / Properties / blend Mode: Overlay
Layers / Arrange / Move down
Merge down
Activate the top layer - Promoted Selection
Effects / Geometric Effects / Horizontal Perspective
 


Effects / Reflection Effects / Kaleidoscope
 


Layers - Duplicate - 2 times
Activate the second layer from below - Promoted Selection
Effects / Plugins / Toadies / What are you - default
 


Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance More
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [All-of-Me2-Tsha]
 


Edit / Cut (the image will be in memory)
Select none
Activate the second layer from the top - Copy of Promoted Selection
Drop shadow - same as before
Activate the top layer - Copy (2) of Promoted Selection
Image / Resize: 50% - all layers unchecked
Paste the image from memory as a new layer
Merge down
Image / Resize: 50% - all layers unchecked
Image / Free Rotate right/45
 


Effects / Edge Effects / Enhance
Layers / Duplicate
Image / Resize: 50% - all layers unchecked
Merge down
Drop Shadow - same as before
Choose a dark color from your image and place it in the background
Border: 1px / background color
Selections / Select all
Border - unmarked symmetric - according to the print - white color
 


Selections / Promote selection to layer
Select none
Drop Shadow - same as above
Activate the background layer - background
Effects / Image Effects / seamless Tiling
 


Adjust/blur/Gaussian Blur: 25
 


Effects / Plugins / L & K's / L & K's Zitah
 


Merge visible
Add new layer
Selections / Load selection from disk / Selection [All-of-Me3-Tsha]
 


Color the selection with white color
Select none
Effects / distortion Effects / wave
 


Layers/Duplicate
Image / Mirror / Mirror Horizontal
Image / Mirror / Mirror Vertical
Merge down
Layers / Properties / blend Mode: Overlay
Layers/Duplicate
Layers / Properties / blend Mode: Soft Light
Copy the tube [Deco_AoM_Tsha]
Paste as new layer
border: 1px / background color
Selections / Select all
Border: Symmetric unmarked - as per print - white color
 


Selection / Promote selection to layer
Select none
Activate the background layer - background
Effects / Image Effects / Seamless Tiling - same as above
 


Adjust/Blur/Gaussian Blur: 25
 


Selections / Select all
Add new layer
Color the selection with the color of the background
Selections / Modify / Contract: 1
 

Press Delete
Selections / Modify / Contract: 2
 

Paint the selection with the background color
Selections / Modify / Contract: 1
 

Press Delete
Selections / Modify / Contract: 10px
 

Activate Flood Fill and reduce its opacity to 50%
Paint the selection with the background color
Return the Flood Fill opacity to 100%
Selections / Modify / Contract: 11
 

Paint the selection with the background color
Selections / Modify / Contract: 1
 

Press Delete
Select none
Activate the top layer
Copy your main tube
Paste as a new layer
Adjust the size
Apply a Drop Shadow of your choice
Position according to the model or as desired
Add the signatures
Merge all
Save as jpeg