Farewell
Original can be found here
Franie works with PSP 13, and I use PSP 18
But this tutorial can be realized with another version of PSP
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please ask her first.
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please put a link towards the tutorial.
Thank you to understand and respect the rules.
The tubes Franie uses have been sent by the authors in different sharing groups
And she has their permission to use them
she also creates her own tubes
If you see a tube that belongs to you, contact Franie or myself
And a link towards your site will be added.
Filters used
Flaming Pear / Flexify 2
Plugin Galaxy / Instant Mirror
Unlimited 2 – Buttons & frames / 3D Glass Frame 1
Toadies / What Are You?...
Material
1 alpha layer with selections
2 character tubes
2 tubes misted landscapes
1 font
1 text
1 color palette
Tubers’ authorizations 
Franie’s colors
Don’t hesitate to change them and to change the blend modes of the layers
According to your tubes and images
color 1 -> foreground color -> #c7cfe4
color 2 -> background color -> #344a7b
color 3 -> #883043
color 4 -> #e2e2e0
Use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it
Realization
Step 1
open the alpha layer – window/duplicate
close the original, and work with the layer (Raster 1)
Step 2
in the materials palette, set color 1 as FG color, and color 2 as BG color
Step 3
in the materials palette, prepare a sunbrust gradient
Step 4
flood fill the layer with this gradient
Step 5
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/mirror horizontal – image/mirror/mirror vertical
blend mode : Multiply
layers/merge/merge down
effects/image effects/seamless tiling
Step 6
layers/duplicate
effects/reflection effects/rotating mirror
Step 7
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
layers/duplicate – image/mirror/mirror horizontal
layers/merge/merge down
Step 8
effcts/plugins/Flaming Pear/Flexify 2
image/free rotate
Step 9
effects/image effects/offset
layers/duplicate – image/mirror/mirror horizontal
layers/merge/merge down
Step 10
acitvate « copy of Raster 1 » (middle layer)
effects/plugins/Plugin Galaxy/Instant Mirror
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
Step 11
activate the top layer
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
selections/modify/expand
copy/paste into selection the landscape tube
layers/move/move down
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
keep the selection active
Step 12
in the materials palette, prepare color 3 as FG color, and color 4 as BG color
prepare a linear gradient
Step 13
activate the tlayer « promoted selection » (top layer)
selections/modify/select selection borders
layers/new raster layer
flood fill the selection with the gradient
effects/3D effects/inner bevel
layers/merge/merge down
selections/select none
Step 14
activate the top layer (Raster 1)
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
layers/arrange/bring to top
effects/distortion effects/polar coordinates
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/25%
Step 15
layers/duplicate – image/mirror/mirror vertical
layers/merge/merge down
image/free rotate
effects/image effects/offset
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #5
flood fill with color 4
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels
DELETE
selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow
Step 16
your layers palette looks like this
your work looks like this
Step 17
activate the layer « Copy of Raster 1 »
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #4
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Buttons & Frames/3D Glass Frame 1
apply the same effects once more but Frame size : 50 / Contrast : 128
Step 18
activate the layer « promoted selection » (second from top)
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #4
selections/modify/select selection borders
layers/new raster layer
flood fill the selection with the gradient
effects/3D effects/inner bevel
layers/merge/merge down
selections/select none
effects/3D effects/as before
selections/select none
Step 19
image/add borders -->
1 pixel color 3
3 pixels color 4
1 pixel color 3
50 pixels white
Step 20
select the white border with the magic wand tool
effects/plugins/Toadies/What Are You ?...
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
Step 21
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow
5 / 5 / 50 / 25 / black ** -5 / -5 / 50 / 25 / black
selections/select none
Step 22
coppy/paste as new layer the character tube
move it to the right (see final result)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 5 / 5 / 50 / 25 / black
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
Step 23
copy/paste as new layer the text tube
move it bottom left (see final result)
Step 24
apply your woatermark
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
file/save as.. type jpeg
Your tag is finished
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