Lonely heart
Original can be found here
Franie works with PSP 13, and I use PSP 19
But this tutorial can be realized with another version of PSP
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Filters used
Mehdi / Wavy Lab 1.1
Simple / Pizza Slice Mirror
Simple / Quick Tile
MuRa's Seamless / Emboss at Alpha
Graphics Plus / Quick Tile I
AAA Frames / Texture
Material
1 layer « Alpha_selections »
2 tubes « man »
2 elements
1 text
1 texture (install it into the forder « selections » of Corel Folder)
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 --> #a42464c
color 2 -> background color --> BG -> #ffdfab
color 3 -> #a99783
color 4 --> #2a2118
Use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab it and move it
Realization
1
open tha elpha layer-selections, duplicate
close the original, work with the copy
name your layer « Raster 1 »
2
in the materials palette, prepare colors 1 & 2 as FG and BG colors
3
effects -> plugins -> Mehdi / Wavy Lab 1.1
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
blend mode of the layer : Overlay
layers -> merge -> merge down
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling
4
layers -> duplicate
effects -< plugisn -> Simple / Pizza Slice Mirror
effects -> plugins -> Simple / Quick Tile
5
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #1
selections -> promote selection to layer
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur -> 30
effects -> texture effects -> blinds -> color 1
effects -> 3D effec ts -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / black
selections -> select none
6
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #2
flood fill selection with color 2
adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise
effects -> plugins -> Alien Sin Eye Candy 5 Impact / Glass / Clear (default settings)
effects -> 3D effects as before (don’t change the settings)
selections -> select none
7
highlight « copy of raster 1 »
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #5
selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> texture effects -> soft plastic -> color 2
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / black
selections -> select none
8
copy / paste as new layer « element 1 »
effects -> image effects -> offset
9
highlight top layer
in the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #6
flood fill selection with the gradient
adjust -> add noise as in step 5
selections -> select none
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirroir -> mirror vertical
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> plugins -> Mura’s Seamless / Emboss at Alpha
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow
10
copy / paste as new layer « element 2 »
effects -> image effects -> offset
effects -> plugins -> Mura’s Seamless / Emboss at Alpha as before
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow as before
11
highlight « Copy of Raster 1 »
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #4
selections -> promote selection to layer
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur / 30
effects -> artistic effects -> halftone -> colors 1 and 2
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 20 / black
selections -> select none
12
highlight top layer
in the materials palette, set color 4 as FG color
layers -> new raster layer
activate the text tube
file -> export -> custom brush -> name the brush tip « affairs of the heart text brushes_15 »
activate the paint brush tool, apply on the right (see final result) -> size 354
effects -> plugins -> Mura’s Seamless / Emboss at Alpha / default settings
move it as shown
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 1 / 1 / 100 / 2 / black
13
highlight « Copy of Raster 1 »
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection #3
selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> image effects -> page curl -> color 3 and 2
selections -> select none
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> vertical mirror
14
highlight « Copy of Raster 1 »
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur / 50
effects -> texture effects -> texture
15
close the eye of bottom layer (Raster 1)
keep top layer highlighted
layers -> merge -> merge visible
image -> canvas size
16
select the transparent border with the magic wand tool
selections -> invert
layers -> new raster layer
set color 4 as FG color
flood fill selection with color 4 (left click)
selections -> modify -> contract / 5 pixels
DELETE
effects -> 3D effects -> cutout
layers -> merge -> merge down
selections -> select none
17
« Raster 1 » is highlighted - open the eye of Raster 1
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 120%
image -> add borders -> check « symmetric » -> color 4
18
image -> add borders -> 50 pixels color 2
select this border with the magic wand tool
effects -> plugins -> Graphic Plus / Quick Tile 1
apply this effect once more
selections -> invert
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 15 / black
selections -> select none
19
image -> add borders -> 5 pixels color 4
select the light border with the magic wand tool
effects -< plugns -> AAA Frames / Texture Frame
selections -> select none
20
copy / paste as new layer « man_281 »
place it as shown on the final result
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 15 / 50 / 20 / black
apply your watermark
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