Smile to life

original tutorial can be found HERE


Material
tubes  -> child by Jacotte, dog by myself
decoration tubes, alpha layer (selections)


Filters Used
AFS IMPORT/SqBorder2
Simple/Blintz
Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Mura’s  Meister/Perspective Tiling
It@lian Editors effets/Effetto Fantasma
Simple/Horizontal Grain
Carolaine & Sensibility/CS Dlines
Unlimited 2/&<BKG Designers sf10 I>/Alfs Border Mirror Bevel
AP01[|Innovations]/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid
Tramages/Tow The Line
AAA Frame/Texture Frame

Colors
color 1 -> foreground color -> #cd193c
color 2 -> background color -> #ffffff


translator’s note : I work with PSPX7,
but you can realize this tag with another version of course

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

Step 2
select all
activate the background tube « fond », colorize it if necessary according to your tubes
copy/paste into selection
selections/select none

Step 3
layers/duplicate
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/65%

Step 4
image/free rotate

Step 5
effects/plugins/AFS IMPORT/SqBorder2

Step 6
view/rulers, and activate the Pick Tool
stretch the layer ->150 to the left and 750 to the right

selections/select none

Step 7
effects/plugins/Simple/Blintz
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black

Step 8
effects/plugins/Mirror/Quadrant Flip

Step 9
activate the bottom layer (Alpha layer)
effects/plugins/AFS IMPORT/SqBorder2

Step 10
activate the top layer
load selection 1 from alpha channel
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling

selections/select none

Step 11
activate the bottom layer
load selection 2 from alpha channel
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none

Step 12
layers/arrange/bring to top
effects/plugins/It@lian Effects/Effetto Fantasma

Step 13
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/horizontal mirror
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black

Step 14
blend mode of the layer : hard light (or other according to your colors)
your layers palette looks like this

Step 15
activate the copy of the alpha layer
load selection 3 from alpha channel
selections/promote selection to layer

Step 16
effects/plugins/Simple/Horizontal Grain
blend mode : hard light (or other)
selections/select none

Step 17
load selection 4 from alpha channel
hit the delete key of your keyboard

Step 18
keep the selection active
activate the copy of the alpha layer (third from the top)
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black
your layers palette looks like this

Step 19
promoted selection 2 is the active layer
load selection 5 from the alpha channel
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/plugins/Carolaine & Sensibility/CS Dlines

selections/select none

Step 20
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 50 / 25 / black

Step 21
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/horizontal mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 22
activate the layer below (promoted selection 2)
load  selection 6 from alpha channel
selections/promote selection to layer

Step 23
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/30

Step 24
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/&<BKG Designers sf10 I>/Alfs Borders Mirror Bevel

effects/edge effects/enhance

Step 25
load selection 7 from alpha channel
selections/promote selection to layer

Step 26
effects/plugins/AP 01|Innovations]/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid

selections/select none

Step 27
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/horizontal mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 28
activate the background layer (Alpha Layer)
load selection 8 from lapha channel
selections/promote selection to layer

Step 29
effects/plugins/Tramages/Tow The Line

selections/select none

Step 30
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/horizontal mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 31
activate the top layer
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 1
don’t move it

Step 32
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 2
effects/image effects/offset

Step 33
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 3
don’t move it

Step 34
copy/paste as new layer teh decoration tube 4
effects/image effects/offset

Step 35
layers/merge/merge visible
image/add borders -->
2 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1
edit/copy

Step 36
selections/select all
image/add borders/50 pixels color 2
selections/invert
edit/paste into selection

Step 37
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/30

Step 38
effects/plugins/AAA Frame/Texture Frame

selections/select none

Step 39
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/25 pixels
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   5 / 5 / 80 / 35 / black    &     -5 / -5 / 80 / 35 / black
selections/select none

Step 40
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/50 pixels
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
selections/select none

Step 41
image/add borders ->
2 pixels color 2
2 pixels color 1

Step 42
copy/paste as new layer the tube of the child (don’t forget to erase the signature)
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/90%
adjsut/sharpness/sharpen
move it to the right
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   35 / 12 / 35 / 20 / black

Step 43
copy/paste as new layer the tube of the dog (don’t forget to erase the signature)
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/50%
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   35 / 12 / 35 / 20 / black

Step 44
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
image/resize/width : 900 pixels

Step 45
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask

Step 46
apply your signature
file/save as... type jpeg

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Thank you to have realized it

You can write to Jacotte (or to me) if you have any problem with this tutorial
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And to present them here

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