Waiting for Summer
Original can be found here
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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
And a link towards your site will be added.
Filters used
Mura’s Filter Meister/Cloud
Unlimited 2/Bkg Deigners sf10 III/Saggerate
Unimited 2/Bkg Designers sf10 III/Splash !...
Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass/Clear
VM Distortion/Center Mirror
Toadies/What are You ?...
Material
1 alpha layer (selections)
1 mask by MD
1 text
2 tubes
1 color palette
2 more tubes (a gift for you..)
Tubers’  authorizations
Franie’s colors
color 1 -> foreground color -> #bcc3c7
color 2 -> background color -> #54479d
Use the paint brush to follow the steps
left click to grab it
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Realization
Step 1
prepare your colors in the materials palette
Step 2
activate the alpha layer (selections)
window/duplicate (Shift+D)
close the original, and work with the copy
Step 3
fill the layer with color 1
effects/plugins/Mura’s Filter Meister/Cloud
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Bkg Designers sf10 III/Xaggerate
Step 4
layers/duplicate
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
effects/plugins/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
eslections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
Step 5
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down
Step 6
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #2
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow (2 times)
Step 7
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
selections/promote selection to layer
keep the selection active
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Bkg Designers sf10 III/Splash!...
selections/select none
Step 8
activate the tube of the flower8
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck “resize all layers”/39%
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before ( 0 / 0 / 50 / 20 / black )
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
Step 9
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
selections/modify/select selection borders
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 2
layers/duplicate - selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down (3 times)
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass/Clear
Step 10
in the layers palette, activate “copy of raster 1 (second from the bottom)”
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #4
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before (2 times)
Step 11
selections/modify/contract
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/texture effects/blinds/color 2
selections/modify/select selection border
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 2
layers/duplicate - selections/select none
Step 12
layers/merge/merge down (2 times)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before (2 times)
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Clear (as in step 9)
Step 13
your layers palette looks like this
your work looks like this
Step 14
in the layers palette, activate the top layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #5
layers/new raser layer
fill with color 2
activate the tube of the flower8
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste into selection
adjuste/sharpness/sharpen
effects/plugins/
alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Glass/Clear as in step 9
selections/select none
layers/duplicate
effects/image effects/offset
Step 16
layers/duplicate
effects/image effects/offset
layers/merge/merge down/2 times
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
Step 17
in the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient with colors 1 & 2
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #6
fill the selection with the gradient
selections/select none
effects/plugins/VM Distortion/Center Mirror
effects/distortion effects/wave
(you might notice a slight difference on your work compared to the example)
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #7
selections/invert/press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
layers/arrange/move down 3 times (your layer must be placed under the frame of the flower)
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 75%
Step 18
in the layers palette, activate the top layer
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 2
activate the mask “MASK-MD-077” and minimize it
layers/new mask layer/from image
layers/merge/merge group
layers/duplicate
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on “Multiply”
layers/merge/merge down
image/free rotate
image/mirror
Step 19
in the layers palette, close the visibility toggle of the bottom layer (raster 1)
activate another layer
layers/merge/merge visible
image/resiée/uncheck “resize all layers”/90%
selections/select all - selections/float - selections/defloat
selections/modify/select selection border
fill with color 2
selections/select none
Step 20
select the transparent part with the magic wand tool
effects/3D effects/drop shadow
drop shadow again replacing (3) by (-3)
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow ->
3 / 3 / 75 / 50 / black ** -3 / -3 / 75 / 50 / black
selections/select none
Step 21
open the visibility toggle of Raster 1
selections/select all
image/add borders/check “symmetric”/50 pixels/white
selections/modify/select selection borders as in step 19
fill with color 2
selections/select none
Step 22
select the white part with the magic wand tool
effects/plugins/Toadies/What Are You?.../default settings
effects/edge effects/enhance more
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as in step 20
3 / 3 / 75 / 50 / black ** -3 / -3 / 75 / 50 / black
selections/select none
Step 23
activate the tube of the woman
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck “resize all layers”/75%
move it to the left (see final result)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as in step 20
3 / 3 / 75 / 50 / black ** -3 / -3 / 75 / 50 / black
adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
Step 24
activate the tube of the text
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
move it as shown on the example
eventually, colorize it (if you use different colors)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow
Step 25
image/add borders/5 pixels/color 2
apply your signature
file/save as... type jpeg
Your tag is now finished
Written on 2014/05/06
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