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Franie works with PSP 13, and I use PSP 12
But this tutorial can be realized with another version of PSP

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The tubes Franie uses have been sent by the authors on different groups
And she has their permission to use them
Some of them have been found on the WEB,
If you see a tube that belongs to you, contact Franie or myself
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Filters used

Unlimited 2/BKG Kaleidoscope/Kaleidoscope  and  @BlueBerry Pie
Toadies/Weaver
Flaming Pear/Flexify 2
Mura’s Meister/Copies
VM Toolbox/Brightness Noise
Simple/Diamonds
Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow

Material
1 layers alpha channel
1 tube by Didier
1 element (PNG and PSP)
1 color palette

Tubers’ authorizations  HERE

Franie’s colors
Don’t hesitate to change them and to change the blend modes of the layers
According to your tubes and images

Execution
Step 1
prepare the colors in the materials palette
color1 as foreground and color 2 as background

Step 2
prepare a radial gradient as below

Step 3
open the layer “canal_Alpha_Didier”/window/duplicate
we will work on the copy
paint with the gradient
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/BKG Kaleidoscope/Kaleidoscope 3

Step 4
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/BKG Kaleidoscope/@BlueBerry Pie (default settings)
layers/duplicate – image/mirror
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on Overlay
layers/merge/merge visible

Step 5
selections/load-save selection/load selection from alpha channel (selection #1)
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
effects/distortion effects/ripple

effects/edge effects/enhance
layers/duplicate – image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

Step 6
activate the bottom layer (merged)
selections/load selection from alpha channel (selection #2)
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
layers/duplicate – image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 7
layers/duplicate – image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
effects/texture effects/blinds

again, apply the texture effects

effects/edge effects/enhance
effects/plugins/Toadies/Weaver

adjust/sharpness/sharpen

Step 8
activate the bottom layer (merges)
selections/load selection from alpha channel (selection #3)
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
layers/duplicate – image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
effects/plugins/Flaming Pear – Flexify2

selections/select all – selections/float – selections/defloat
selections/select none
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Copies

layers/duplicate – image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/image effects/offset

Step 9
layers/duplicate – image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

drop shadow again -> -3 / -3 / 30 / 25 / color1
adjust/sharpness/sharpen

Step 10
prepare a linear gradient as below

Step 11
activate the layer on top of the stack
layers/new raster layers
selections/load selection from alpha channel (selection #4)
paint with the gradient
selections/select none
effects/plugins/Toadies/Weaver

adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
layers/arrange/move down (3 times)
layers/duplicate – image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 12
in the layers palette, you should see this

and your layer looks like this

Step 13
activate the bottom layer (merged)
selections/load selection from alpha channel (selection #5)
selection/promote selection to layer - selections/select none
effects/plugins/VM Toolbox/Brightness Noise

effects/3D effects/drop shadow

effects/plugins/Toadies/Weaver

adjust/sharpness/sharpen more

Step 14
layers/duplicate – image/flip
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
layers/merge/merge down

Step 15
activate the layer on top of the stack
activate element 1, copy and paste as a new layer
don’t move it, it’s in the right place

Step 16
image/add borders/color 3

Step 17
COPY
selections/select all
image/add borders

selections/invert
layers/new raster layer
paste into selection (the image is in the clipboard)
effects/plugins/Simple/Diamonds
selections/invert once more
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
0 / 0 / 50 / 20 / black (twice)
selections/select none

Step 18
image/add borders/2 pixels/color 3
selections/select all
image/add borders/50 pixels/White
selections/invert

Step 19
prepare a linear gradient as below
color 3 as foreground, color 2 as background

paint the selection with the gradient
adjust/blur/gaussian blur

effects/plugins/Graphic Plus/Cross shadow (default settings)
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/as before (twice)
selections/select none

Step 20
activate the tube of the man, copy and paste as a new layer
move it on the right
layers/duplicate – activate the layer underneath
effects/distortion effects/wind (twice)

activate the layer on top of the stack
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
image/add borders/2 pixels/color 3
apply your watermark, save as... type JPEG

Your tag is now finished
Written on 2013/03/01

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