Mysterious

Original tutorial can be found HERE


Material
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Filters Used
Simple : Pizza slice Miror
AP innovation : lines silver lining : Dotty grid
Unlimited : Penta com : VTR2
Thank you Renée and Cloclo for sharing your plugins' pages





use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab it and move it


Realization
1
open alpha layer (with invisible selections)
layers -> duplicate
work with the copy and close original layer to preserve it (in case you have to redo your work)
save your work often in case of problems with PSP

2
flood fill with a linear gradient

3
layers -> duplicate

4
effects -> artristic effects -> colored foil

blend mode : Luminance (Legacy)
layers -> merge -> merge down

5
effects -> Simple -> Pizza Slice Mirror

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effects -> reflection effects -> rotationg mirror

7
layers -> duplicate
image  -> mirror -> mirror verticalm
layer’s opacity : 50%
layers -> merge -> merge down

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selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha Channel -> selection #1
selections -> promote selection to layer

9
effects -> plugins -> AP Innovations / Lines Silverlining / Dotty Grid

effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections -> select none

10
highlight alpha llayer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha Channel -> selection #2
selections -> promote selection to layer
layers -> arrange -> bring to top

11
effects -> geometric effects -> spherize

effects -> edge effects -> enhance

12
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black

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selections -> modify -> select selection borders

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layers -> new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 1
effects  -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

selections -> select none
layers -> merge -> merge down

15
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha Channel -> selection #3
layers -> new raster layer

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copy / pastge into selection landscape tube
effectgs -> edge effects -> enhance more

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layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections -> select none

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layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha Channel -> selection #4
flood fill selection with a linear gradient -> 45 / 0 / uncheck « invert »

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effects -> artistic effects -> topography

20
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection the woman’s misted face
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
layers -> merge -> merge down

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lock layer
effects -> 3D effects -> cutout

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unlock layer
selections -> modify -> select selection borders

23
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill selection with color 1

24
effects -> texture effects -> weave / color 1

25
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel

selections -> select none
layers -> merge -> merge down

26
set white as FG color
flood fill tool’s opacity : 60%
layers-> new raster layer
flood fill white
don’t forget to reset opacity of the tool to 100% for later use

27
open mask 1 and minimize it to tray
layrs -> new mask layer -> from image

effects -> edge effects -> enhance
layers -> merge -> merge group

28
layers -> arrange -> move down TWICE

29
copy / paste as new layer Text tube
don’t move it

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clove the eye of Alpha layer
highlight top layer
layers -> merge -> merge visible

31
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 85%
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black

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open the eye of Alpha layer and highlight this layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha Channel -> selection #–5
selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Penta.com VTR 2

selections -> select none

33
layers -> arrange -> bring to top
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black

34
highlight « merged » layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from alpha Channel -> selection #–6
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 1

35
selections -> modify -> contract -> 5 pixels
DELETE
selections -> select none

36
effects -> texture effects -> weave (don’t change settings)
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel (don’t change settings)
layers -> merge -> merge down

37
layers -> merge -> merge visible

38
image -> canvas size

39
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with a linear gradient -> 0 / 1 / uncheck « invert »
layers -> duplicate
effects -> artistic effects -> colored foil (don’t change settings)
blend mode : Luminance (Legacy)
layers -> merge -> merge down

40
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill white
open Mask 2
layers -> new mask layer -> from image / mask 2
effects -> edge effects -> enhance
layers -> merge -> merge group
layers -> merge -> merge down

41
selections -> select all
alyers -> new raster layer
flood –> fill with color 1selections -> modify -> contract / 10 pixels
DELETE
selections -> select none

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effects -> texture effects-> weave (as before)

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effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel (as before)
layers -> merge -> merge dow
layers -> arrange -> move down

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highlight Merged layer
selections -> select all
selections -> float  -  selections -> defloat

45
layers -> new raster layer
flood fill with color 1
selections -> modify -> contract / 5 pixels
DELETE
selections -> select none

46
effects -> texture effects-> weave (as before)
effects -> 3D effects -> inner bevel (as before)

47
layers -> merge -> merge dow
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black

48
copy / paste as new layer « Deco » tube
don’t move it
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

49
image -> resize -> resize « all layers » checked ->900 pixels (width)
adjust -> sharpness -> unsharp mask

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