Fancy Dress

Original can be found here

Franie works with PSP 18, and I use PSP 19
But this tutorial can be realized with another version of PSP

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Filters used
Toadies – Ommadawn
UnPlugged Tools - Round Button
Alien Skin – Eye Candy 5 Impact - Glass
Unlimited 2
VM Texture – Steel Basket
MuRa's Meister – Emboss at Alpha
MuR'as Meister - Cloud
AAA Frames - Frame Works


Material
1 alpha layer (selections included)
2 tubes « fancy dress » (see   for more tubes )
1 element - 2 masks - 1 font
1 borderet 1 tube « confettis »
1 preset - double click on it to install it (or import)
1 color palette

Tubers’ authorizations


Franie’s colors
Don’t hesitate to change colors and blend modes of the layers
According to your tubes and images
color 1 -> foreground color FG color -> #70419f
color 2 -> background color BG color -> #fd97c6
color 3 -> #2bbbc7
color 4 -> #dae683


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

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

2
prepare materials palette with colors 2 and 1

3
flood fill layer with color 2
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 1
open mask and minimize it to tray
layers -> new raster layer -> from image

layers -> merge -> merge group
layrs -> merge -> merge visible
effects -> edge effects -> enhance more

4
layers -> duplicate
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling

blen mode : overlay  -  opacity : 50%

5
selection tool -> custom selection

selections -> promote selection to layer
selections -> select none
effects -> plugins -> Toadies / Owwadawn

blend mode : Luminance (Legacy)
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

6
highlight « copy of merged » (second from bottom)
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #2

selections -> promote selection to layer
layers -> arrange -> move up
effects -> artistic effects -> halftone

selections -> select none
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling as before

7
highlight top layer
in material palette, prepare colors 3 and 4 this way

layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 3
effects -> plugins -> Unplugged Tools / Round Button

with the magic wand, select outside AND inside the circle and DELETE
selections -> select none

8
in material palette, prepare a linear gradient

select white circle with the magic wand and flood fill selection with the gradient
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact / Glass

selections -> select none

9
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #1

selections -> modify -> espand : 5 pixels
flood fill selection with this gradient

layers -> duplicate
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> VM Texture / Steel Basket

blend mode : overlay
effects -> enhance -> enhance more
selections -> select none
layers -> merge -> merge down
arrange this layer under Raster 1

10
highlight top layer
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 75 / 27 / black
layers -> merge -> merge down
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 50%
effects -> image effects -> offset -> H : -260 / V : 0
layers -> duplicate
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 50%
don’t move it
layers -> merge -> merge down

11
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling as before

12
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 4
open mask 462 and minimze it to tray
layers -> new mask layer -> from image

layers -> merge -> merge group
bland mode : soft light
effects -> plugins -> Mura’s Seamless / Emboss at Alpha / default settings (Twice)
-> 128 / 128 / 128 / 64 / 255 / 128
layers -> arrange -> move down Twice

13
in the materials palette, prepare colors : FG color 1 / BG color 4
image -> add borders -> check « symmetric » -> 2 pixels color
selections -> select all
image -> add borders -> 50 pixels white
selections -> invert
effects -> plugins -> Mura’s Seamless / Cloud

selections -> invert
effects -> 3D effects -> buttonize

image -> rotate left TWICE
effects -> 3D effects -> buttonize as before -> color 3
image -> rotate right TWICE
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 30 / color 4
selections -> invert

14
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection « « bordure_confettis »
selections -> select none

15
copy / paste as new layer « deguisements_50 »
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 95%
move it as shown on the final result
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow ->  15 / 22 / 45 / 30 / black

16
image -> add borders -> 2 pixels -> color 1
image -> add borders -> 50 pixels -> white
select white border with the magic wand tool
effects -> plugins -> Simple -> Center Tile
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur / 10
effects -> plugins -> AAA Frames / Frame Works

Franie chose « Purple Satin » to match her colors, don’t hesitate to choose another color
selections -> invert
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow ->  0 / 0 / 100 / 30 / black
selections -> select none

17
copy / paste as new layer « element _1 » or write your own text
effects -> image effects -> offset -> H : 0 / V : 75

18
apply your watermark
merge all layers (flatten)
save as... type .jpeg
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