tutorial_jacotte_beautiful

Beautiful Autumn

original tutorial can be found HERE

Material

Filters Used
Simple : Blinz
Miror Rave : Quadrant Flip
Vanderlee Unplegged X : Vertical tile
L en K's : Zitah et Adonis
Mura Meister : Perspective Tilling
Unlimited : BKg Designer sf I0 I : Cruncher
AP Innovations Lines Silverlining : Dotty grid
Graphic Plus : Cross Shadow
AAA Frame : Foto Frame
Richard Roserman : Solid Border
Xero : Tekstya

Colors

translator’s note : I work with PSPX8,
but you can realize this tag with another version of course

use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it

Realization
Step 1
open the alpha layer
window > duplicate
close the original and work with the copy

Step 2
in the materials palette, prepare a radial gradient
FG color > choose a light color
BG color > choose a dark color

Step 3
flood fill the layer with the gradient

Step 4
effects > image effects > seamless tiling

Step 5
effects > plugins > Simple > Blintz

Step 6
effects > edge effects > enhance more

Step 7
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror vertical
blend mode of the layer : Overlay (or other of your choice)
layers > merge > merge down

Step 8
effects > plugins > Mirror Rave > Quadrant Flip

Step 9
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > selection #1
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none

Step 10
effects > image effects > seamless tiling

Step 11
layers > duplicate
blend mode of the layer : Multiply (or other)
layers > merge > merge down

Step 12
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > selection #1
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 13
copy/paste into selection the landscape tube

Step 14
layers > new raster layer
flood fill with the FG color
sleecitons > modify > contract > 5 pixels
DELETE
selections > select none

Step 15
blend mode of the layer : Overlay (or other)
layers > merge down

Step 16
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black

Step 17
activate the second layer from the bottom (promoted selection)
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > selection #2
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none

Step 18
effects > plugins > VanderLee > Unplugged X > Vertical Tile

Step 19
layers > arrange > bring to top
blend mode of the layer : Multiply (or other)

Step 20
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 21
activate the bottom layer
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > selection #3
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 22
effects > plugisn > L en K’s Zitah

selections > select none

Step 23
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black

Step 24
layers > arrange > move up

Step 25
activate the bottom layer
layers > duplicate

Step 26
effects > plugins > Mura’s Meister > Perspective Tiling

Step 27
layers > arrange > move up twice
effects > edge effects > enhance

Step 28
activate the layer « Promoted Selection 3 » (third from the bottom)
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > selection #4
selectionw > promote selection to layer

Step 29
effects > plugins > Bkg Designers sf10 I > Cruncher

Step 30
adjust > sharpness > sharpen more
selections > select none

Step 31
blend mode of the layer : Multiply (or other)

Step 32
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black

Step 33
acivate the bottom layer
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > selection #5
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 34
effects > plugins > AP Innovations > Lines Silverlining > Dotty Grid

Step 35
effects > 3D effects > Inner Bevel

selections > select none

Step 36
layers > arrange > bring to top
adjust > sharpness > sharpen more

Step 37
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 38
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 1 / 1 / 50 / 25 / black

Step 39
activate « promoted selection 2 » (second from the top)
selections > load-save selection > from alpha channel > selection #6
selections > promote selection to layer

Step 40
effects > plugins > L en K’s Adonis

selections > select none

Step 41
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down

Step 42
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 1 / 1 / 50 / 25 / black

Step 43
activate the bottom layer
edit < COPY

Step 44
layers > merge > merge all (flatten)

Step 45
selections > select all
image > add borders > 80 pixels FG color

Step 46
selections > invert
layers > new raster layer
edit/paste into selection
blend mode of the layer : Multiply
effects > plugins > Graphic Plus > Cross Shadow

Step 47
effects > plugins > AAA Frames > Foto Frame

Step 48
same plugin but with new settings

Step 49
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black

Step 50
selections > invert
activate the Background layer

Step 51
effects > plugins > Richerd Rosemman > Solid Border > BG color

selections > select none

Step 52
select the small border created with the magic wand tool

effects > plugins > Xero > Tekstya

adjust > sharpness > sharpen more
selections > select none

Step 53
selections > select all
selections > modify > contract > 80 pixels
effects > 3D effects > Cutout

selections > select none

Step 54
layers > merge > merge visible

Step 55
image > add borders > 5 pixels FG color and 3 pixels BG color

Step 56
copy/paste as new layer the character tube
image > resize > uncheck « resize all layers » > 85%
move it to the right (see final result)

Step 57
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 25 / -30 / 50 / 30 / black

Step 58
copy/paste as new layer the flower tube
move it where you like
drop a shadow as before

Step 59
copy/paste as new layer the text tube
move it properly
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 1 / 1 / 100 / 0 / black

Step 60
layers > merge > merge all (flatten)

Step 61
image > resize > width : 900 pixels

Step 62
adjust > sharpness > unsharp mask

Step 63
apply your watermark and save as... type jpeg

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