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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And she has their permission to use them
If you see a tube that belongs to you, contact Franie or myself
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all the tubers apply their watermark
no watermark ---> stolen tubes , stolen work... don’t help thieves

Filters used
Unlimited 2
<Bkg Designer sf10 l> - ALFs Border Mirror Bevel
Special Effects 1 – Aged Film
Simple - Pizza Slice Mirror
Simple - 4 Way Average
Carolaine & Sensibility - cs-texture
DSB Flux – BlastItalian Editors Effect – Picture in Picture

Material

1 alpha layer (selections)
2 flowers tubes (see for more  )
1 mask
1 texture -> copy / paste into the lfolder « Textures » of your Corel PSP
1 gradient -> copy / paste into the folder « gradients » of your Corel PSP
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 -> FG color -> #ffe100
color 2 -> background color -> BG color -> #494c1c
color 3 -> #a5ba9a


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

Realization
1
open alpha-layer
window -> duplicate
cloe the original and work with the copy
rename it « Raster 1 »

2
in the materials palette, set colors 1 and 2 ad FG and BG colors

3
in the materials palette, set the gradient provided in the FG box
don’t hesitate to change colors matching with your tubes
to change the gradient according to your colors --> click on the color stop

then click on the square box

do this for each color you want to modify

4
flood fill layer with this gradient
layers -> duplicate
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> <Blg Designers sf10 I> / ALF’s Borders Mirror Bevel

5
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> Alpha #1
selections -> promote selection to layer
selections -> select none
layers -> duplicate - image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Special Effects 1 / Aged Film

6
selections -> select all
selections -> float  -  selections -> defloat
selections ->  modify -> sleect selection borders

zoom in to see your work
flood fill tool / match mode : none
flood fill selection with color 2
selections -> select none
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow / color 2

drop shadow again, changing (10) by (-10)

7
highlight « Copy of Raster 1 »
effects -> geometric effects -> cylinder horizontal

selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> Alpha #2
selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> texture effects -> texture

selections -> modify -> select selection borders

flood fill selection with color 2
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow as in step 6

8
highlight top layer
set color 3 as FG color
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> Alpha #3
flood fill selection with color 3
selections -> select none
layers -> duplicate

9
close the visibility of « Raster 2 » - « Copy of Raster 2 » is still highlighted
effects - > geometric effects -> spherize

effects -> image effects -> offset

layers -> duplicate - image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
blend mode of the layer : Screen
effects -> edge effects -> enhance more
layers -> arrange -> move down Twice

10
highlight top layer (Raster 2)
open the eye
effects -> reflection effects -> rotating mirror

effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling
layers -> duplicate and merge down
blend mode of the layer : Multiply (or Hard Light)
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow / color 2

11
highlight « Copy of Raster 1 »
effects -> plugins -> Simple / Pizza Slice Mirror
effects -> plugins -> Simp^le / 4 Way Average
effects -> edge effects -> enhance
effects -> plugins -> Carolaine & Sensibility / cs-Texture

12
« Copy of Raster 1 » is highlighted
layers -> new raster layer, and flood fill with color 3
open the mask and minimze it to tray
layers -> new mask layer -> from image

layers -> merge -> merge grouyp
effects -> image effects -> offset -> H : 0 / V : -17 / Transparent / Custom
blend mode of the layer : Screen

13
close the eye of bottom layer (Raster 1)
highlight layer above
layers -> merge -> merge visible
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 90%
selections -> select all  - selections -> float  -  selections -> defloat
layers -> new raster layer
effects -> 3D effects -> cutout

selections -> modify -> select selection borders / 2  pixels and check « both sides »
flood fill selection with color 2
selections -> select none

14
highlight « Raster 1 »
open the eye
effects -> plugins -> DSB Flux / Blast/Left

effects -> plugins -> DSB Flux / Blast/Right

15
image -> add borders -> ..
2 pixels color 2
5 pixels color 3
2 pixels color 2
5 pixels color 1
2 pixels color 2
COPY

16
selections -> select all
image -> add borders -> 50 pixels color 3
selections -> invert
layers -> new raster layer
edit / copy
effects -> plugins -> Italian Editors Effects / Picture in Picture

se’lections -> select none

17
with the magic wand, select white parts of your tag
(or other plain color, on my screenshot it is already color 2 after applying the plugin)

set color 2 as FG color
flood fill selection with this color
adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

effects -> 3D effects -> dfrop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / black
selecitons -> select none

18
selections -> select all
selections -> modify -> contract : 50 pixels
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow as before
selections -> select none

19
copy / paste as new layer the flowers tube
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 70%
move it as shown on the final result
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 10 / -10 / 50 / 20 / black

20
apply your watermark
merge all layers (flatten) and save as... type .jpeg
Your tag is finished

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