Nicky
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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
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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
MV’s Plugins/Pano Warp
Penta.com/VTR2
Alien Skin/Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass
Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow
AP01 Innovations/Lines SilverLining
Simple/Diamonds
Simple/Top Left Mirror
Mura’s Meister/Copy 1.3
Tramages/TeeWee
Material
alpha layer_selections
1 tube by Nicky
1 tube by Luna
1 mask by Narah
1 preset-Glass
double click on the preset to install it in the plugin
1 colors 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
Use the paintbrush to follow the steps
Left click to grab it
Realization
Step 1
in the materials palette, set color 3 as foreground, and color 2 as background
and prepare a radial gradient
Step 2
activate the alpha layer_selections, window/duplicate
we will work with the copy, close the original
paint with the gradient
Step 3
selections/select all
layers/new raster layer
activate the tube of the woman “nicky-femme920”, and erase the name
edit/copy - back on your work - edit/paste into selection
selections/select none
effects/image effects/seamless tiling
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on Luminance (legacy)
layers/merge/merge down
Step 4
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/15
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on Multiply
layers/merge/merge down
Step 5
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/MV’s Plugins/Pano Warp
image/resize/90% (uncheck “resize all layers”)
Step 6
in the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient with colors 3 and 1 ( 90/1 )
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
paint the selection with the gradient
selections/modify/select the selection borders
layers/new raster layer
paint the selection with color 4
Step 7
effects/plugins/Penta .Com/VTR2
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass
preset “tuto66-franiemargot” (provided)
selections/select none
Step 8
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow
and drop shadow again, replace 5 by (-5)
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
Step 9
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
paint the selection with color 2
effects/plugins/Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow/default settings
selections/select none
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 10
layers/duplicate
image/flip
effects/image effects/offset
layers/merge/merge down
effects/plugins/AP01 Innovations/Lines-SilverLining
effects/image effects/horizontal offset 20/transparent/custom
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before (with 5 and -5)
Step 11
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #2
activate the tube of the landscape “lunapaisagem6020”
edit/copy - back on your work - edit/paste as a new layer
move it as shown on the final result
image/resize/60%
selections/invert - edit/cut (or press the delete key of your keyboard)
selections/select none
efects/edge effects/enhance
layers/arrange/move down
layers/merge/merge down (2 times)
image/resize/95%
Step 12
in the layers palette, activate the bottom layer (raster 1)
layers/duplicate
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on “dodge” or “soft light”
image/resize/90%
selections/select all - selections/float - selections/defloat
effects/plugins/Simple/Diamonds
effects/plugins/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
effects/edge effects/enhance
selections/modify/select selection borders
enlarge your work to see better, paint the selection with color 4
selections/select none
effects/3D effects/chisel/color 1
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
Step 13
in the layers palette, activate the layer on top of the stack
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Copies 1.3/background color n°1
layers/arrange/move down (2 times)
in the layers palette, activate the layer on top of the stack
layers/merge/merge down, and set the blend mode on “Overlay”
effects/3D effects/drop shadow (color 4)
Step 14
in the layers palette, activate the layer “copy of raster 1”
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #4
selections/promote selection to layer
paint the selection with color 4
effects/texture effects/blinds/color 3
selections/select none
layers/duplicate - image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ -3 / 3 / 100 / 30 / black
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on “Screen” or “Soft Light”, opacity on 50%
Step 15
in the layers palette, activate the layer “copy of raster 1”
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #5
in the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient with colors 1 and 4
layers/new raster layer
paint the selection with the gradient
effects/plugins/Tramages/TeeWee
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on “Overlay”
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before/ -3 / 3 - 100 / 30
selections/select none
Step 16
in the layers palette, activate the layer on top of the stack
layers/new raster layer/paint with color 1
activate the mask “narah_mask_abxtract217” and minimize it
layers/new mask layer/from image
layers/merge/merge group
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on “Overlay”
layers/arrange/move down (2 times)
Step 17
your layer palette is like this
and your work looks like this
Step 18
layers/merge/merge visible
iamge/add borders/1 pixel/color 4
COPY
Step 19
image/add borders/50 pixels/white
select the white border with the magic wand tool
edit/paste into selection (the image copied on step 18)
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/15
selections/promote selection to layer
Step 20
effects/plugins/Simple/Diamonds
effects/plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
effects/edge effects/enhance more
selections/select none
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 3 / 3 / 100 / 30 / black
layers/merge/merge down
Step 21
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/50 pixels
effects/3D effects/drop shadow
3 / 3 / 50 / 30 - -3 / -3 / 50 / 30
selections/select none
Step 22
activate the tube “Nicky-Femme920”, erase the name
edit/copy - back on your work - edit/paste as a new layer
image/resize/70% (uncheck “resize all layers”)
move as shown on the final result
effects/3D effects/drop shadow -3 / 3 - 100 / 30
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
image/add borders/1 pixel/color 4
Step 23
apply your signature
save as... type jpeg
Your tag is now finished
Written on 2013/09/01
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