tutorial_bea_fantasy

The original tutorial can be found HERE

Conditions of use of the material provided
It is forbidden to modifiy, change the name, take off the watermarks or alter the tubes.
It is forbidden to share them in groups or offer them on your site, blog or forum.
If you want to use them to create a tutorial, you must ask the permission to the authors.
the tubes used for this tutorial have been received in sharing groups
Béa has the permission of the tubers to use them

respect the tubers’ work : never use tubes without a watermark or a signature : they are stolen tubes
the tubes you find « on the web » without the tuber’s name are ALWAYS stolen tubes
if you think Bea used one of your tubes, please let her know,
and if this proves to be true, a link to your site or blog will ba added.
Or if you prefer, the tube wil be removed from the material’s folder

Tips and Hints
TIP 1-> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as the software’s window is opened, your font will be available in your PSP
TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror » --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image => mirror => mirror vertical

Material
tubes - mask - presets - color palette - alpha layer (selections included)

double click on the presets (or import) to install
open the mask and minimize to tray
open all tubes, duplicate . Work with the copies

colors

don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to mmatch your tubes and colors

Filters Used
Alien skin eye Candy 5 Impact - Carolaine and Sensibility -
Ap Lines - Mehdi - Simple - Italian Editors Effect -
Vm Stylize (Unlimited)

translator’s note
I use PSP2019 to create my tag and write my translation
but this tutorial can be realized with another version
according to the version of PSP you use, the results might be slightly differents
don’t hesitate to change the blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your tubes and colors

Use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab and move it

Realization
1
open the alpha layer, duplicate
close the original and work with the copy

2
set colors 1 and 2 as FG and BG colors

3
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Wavy Lab 1.1 / color 3 and white in the last two boxes

effects => plugins => VM Stylize / Motion Trail Wild

layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
blend mode of the layer : Multiply - opacity : 50%
layers => merge => merge visible

4
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => Simple => pizza Slice mirror
effects => plugins => Simple => Half Wrap
effects => refection effects => rotating mirror

5
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #1
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => Carolaine and Sensibility / CS_Linear_H

effects => plugins => Carolaine and Sensibility /CS_LDots

edit => repeat CS_LDots
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40 / black
selections => select none

6
layers => duplicate
highlight layers just below
effects => plugins => It@lian Editors Effect / Effetto Fantasma

effects => edge effects => enhance more

7
highlight bottom layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #2
selections => promote selection to layer
selections => select none
layers => arrange => move up
your layers palette looks like this

effects => image effects => seamless tiling / Side by Side

effects => plugins => AP Lines / Lines Silverlining

8
highlight second layer from bottom (copy of merged)
layers => new raster layer
flood fill with coloe 3
layers => new mask layer => from image

effects => edge effects => enhance more
layers => merge => merge group
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40 / black
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical

9
highlight second layer from bottom (copy of merged)
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #3
selections => promote selection to layer
selections => select none
layers => arrange => bring to top
effects => plugins => AP Lines / Lines Silverlining (same settings as before)
edit => repeat
effects => image effects => seamless tiling

10
layers => new raster layer
selections => load-save selection => from alpha channel => selection #4
effects => plugins => Mehdi => Wavy Lab 1.1 / same settings as before (FG and BG colors => 1 & 2) (see step 3)

11
copy / paste as new layer the landscape tube (don’t forget to erase the watermark or signature)
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 75%
center the tube on selection
selections => invert
DELETE on your keyboard

12
highlight layer below (Raster 1)
effects => texture effects => mosaic Glass

selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40 / black
selections => modify => select selection borders

flood fill selection white
effects => plugins => AP Lines / Lines Silverlining (same settings as before)
effects => texture effects => blinds / black

effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40 / black
selections => select none

13
highlight top layer
copy / paste as new layer the character tube
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 75%
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%
move to the right
effects => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow
load the preset « Shadow_mondefeerique » provided

14
edit => copy special => copy merged
edit => paste as new image / set aside for a later use

15
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
1 px white
3 px color 2
3 px color 3
3 px color 2
selections => select all
iamge => add borders => UNtick « symmetric »

effects => image effects => seamless tiling / Side by Side
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40 / black
selections => select none

16
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
3 px white
5 px color 2
5 px color 3
5 px color 2
35 px white

17
decoration (sphere)
highlight the image set aside in step 14
effects => geometric effects => Circle

image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 35%
effects => geometric effects => Spherize

effects => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass
load the preset provided « Glass_mondefeerique »

effects => Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Perspective Shadow
load the preset provided « Shadow 2»

18
edit => copy
back to your main work
edit => paste as new layer
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 85%
adjust => sharpness => sharpen
move to the left
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 100 / 40 / black

19
copy / paste the text as new layer
move at the top left (see final result)

20
apply your watermark (or signature)
add the copyright of the tuber if you chose a tube under licence
image => add borders => 2 px color 2
image => resize => tick « resize all layers » => 900 px (width)
adjust =< sharpness => unsharp mask

file => save as... type .jpeg

Your tag is finished.
Thank you for following this tutorial
Don’t forget to sign (to avoid plagiarism) and save file as… type JPEG

My tag with my mist and tube

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