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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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Filters used
Freeware Filters/Needles & Pins
L&K/Mayra
Toadies/Weaver
Simple/Top Left Mirror
Mura’s Meister/Copies
Alien Skin-Eye Candy5 Impact/Glass
AA Frames/Foto Frame

Material
1 tube by Chrispastel
1 mask by Narah
2 elements
1 layer alpha_selections
1 preset_glass
(double click on the preset and it will be recorded automatically)
1 color palette

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Franie’s colors
Don’t hesitate to change them and to change the blend modes of the layers
According to your tubes and images

Realization

Step 1
Prepare the colors in the materials palette (colors1 and 3)

prepare a linear gradient

Step 2
open the layer alpha_selections/window/duplicate/close the original
we will work on the copy
paint with the gradient
adjust/blur/gaussian blur

Step 3
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/Freeware Filters/Neddles & Pins

layers/merge/merge down
layers/duplicate

Step 4
selections/load-save selection/load selection from alpha channel (#1)
layers/new raster layer
paint selection with color 2
selections/select none
effects/plugins/L&K/Mayra

and once more, the same plugin,  with the same settings
effects/image effects/offset

effects/distortion effects/wind

in the layers palette, set the blend mode to Luminance
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

layers/duplicate – image/mirror

Step 5
selections/load-save selection/load selection from alpha channel (#2)
layers/new raster layer
paint with color 3
selections/select none
effects/plugins/Toadies/Weaver

effects/edge effects/enhance

Step 6
layers/duplicate – image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 7
layers/duplicate
image/resize/disable “duplicate all layers”

image/free rotate : 90%

effects/plugins/Simple/Top Left Mirror
effects/edge effects/enhance
in the layers palette, set the blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

activate the copy of raster 1
your layers palette should look like this

Step 8
image/resize/disable “resize all layers”

image/free rotate

adjust/sharpness/sharpen

Step 9
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Copies

image/resize/disable « resize all layers »

selections/load-save selection/load selection from alpha channel (#3)
selections/invert – edit/cut
selections/select none
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

and again drop shadow with  :  -2 / -2 / 50 / 10 / black
drop the same shadows on the layer underneath

Step 10
activate element 1/edit/copy – and paste as a new layer
colorize according to your colors,
or set the blend mode of the layer to Luminance(Legacy)
Don’t move the layer

Step 11
activate element 2/edit/copy – and paste as a new layer
Don’t move it horizontally, move it very slightly vertically (see the example)

Step 12
activate Copy (2) of Raster 1
selections/load-save selection/load selection from alpha channel (#4)
layers/new raster layer
prepare a linear gradient

paint the selection with that gradient

selections/modify/select selection borders

paint the selection with color 1
selections/select none
effects/plugins/Alien Skin-Eye Candy5 Impact/Glass

Step 13
activate the upper layer
layers/new raster layer/paint with color 3
layers/new mask layer/from image

layers/merge/merge group
layers/duplicate – image/mirror – image/flip
layers/merge/merge down
in the layers palette, set the blend mode to overlay
layers/merge/merge visible

Step 14
edit/COPY

image/add borders/2 pixels/color 3
image/add borders/2 pixels/color 1
image/add borders/50 pixels/white color
select the white border with the magic wand
paste into selection (the layer is in the clipboard)
adjust/blur/gaussian blur

effects/plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame

Step 15
Selections/modify/contract

selections/promote selection to layer
effects/plugins/Freeware Filters/Neddles & Pins
as on step 3 (length : 120)
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down

Step 16
activate the tube (Chris-shtterstock) – copy and paste as a new layer
image/resize/disable “resize all layers”

adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
move it on the right as shown on the example
effects/3D effects/drop shadow

image/add borders/2 pixels/color 3
image/add borders/2 pixels/color 1

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Written on 2013/03/10

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