Summer Colors
original tutorial can be found HERE
Material
tubes 123 – by Jacotte
Filters Used
Unlimited : VM Natural : Weave Distorsion
Simple : Pizza Slice Miror
Miror Rave : Quadrant Flip
Carolaine et Sensibility : CS-LDots
Flaming Pear : Fexify 2
Unlimited : Tramage : Tow the Line
Cybia : Screeworks : Point d'Aray
L en K' : Adonis
Mura Meister : Perspective Tilling
Screeworks : Point d'Aray
Colors
in the materials palette, set color 1 as ForeGround color, and color 2 as BackGround color
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 « couleurs d’été »
window/duplicate
close the original, and work with the copy
Step 2
in the materials palette, prepare a linear gradient / 0 / 1 / uncheck « invert »
Step 3
flood fill the layer with the gradient
Step 4
layers/new raster laayer
in the materials paeltte, prepare a linear gradient / 90 / 1 / uncheck « invert »
flood fill the new layer with this gradient
Step 5
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/VM Natural/Weave Distortion
blend mode : soft light
effects/edge effects/enhance more
Step 6
effects/plugins/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
Step 7
layers/merge/merge down
Step 8
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection 1
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/plugins/Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Step 9
effects/plugins/Carolaine & Sensibility/CS-LDots
Step 10
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 70 / 25 / black
selecitions/select none
Step 11
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection 2
selections/promote selection to layer
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
selections/select none
Step 12
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/mirror vertical
layers/merge/merge down
Step 13
layser/duplicate
effects/plugins/Flaming Pear/Flexify 2
Step 14
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/50%
effects/image effects/offset
Step 15
effects/texture effects/blinds/FG color
Step 16
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/mirror vertical
layers/merge/merge down
Step 17
activate the bottom layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection 3
selections/promote selection to layer
layers/arrange/bring to top
Step 18
effects/plugins/Unlimited 2/Tramages/Tow The Line
Step 19
effects/3D effects/drop shadow as before
selections/select none
Step 20
effects/image effects/seamless tiling
Step 21
layers/duplicate
image/mirror/mirror horizontal
layers/merge/merge down
Step 22
layers/arrange/move down TWICE
Step 23
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection 4
edit/cut
selections/select none
Step 24
activate the bottom layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection 7
selections/promote selection to layer
Step 25
effects/plugins/Cybia/Screenworks/Point Array
selections/select none
Step 26
layers/duplicate – image/mirror/mirror horizontal
Step 27
effects/image effects/offset/ 300 / 3
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 70 / 35 / black
Step 28
layers/arrange/move up TWICE (under the promoted selection 1)
Step 29
your layers palette looks like this
Step 30
activate the top layer (promoted selection 1)
layers/merge/merge down
Step 31
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection 5
layers/new raster layer
copy/paste into selection the landscape tube
effects/edge effects/enhance
selections/select none
layers/arrange/move down
Step 32
activate the bottom layer
effects/plugins/L’en K’s/Adonis
Step 33
your layers palette looks like this
Step 34
activate the layer « promoted selection 2 »
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection 6
Step 35
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling
selections/select none
Step 36
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
Step 37
image/add obrders/check « symmetric » -->
2 pixels FG color
2 pixels BG color
Step 38
image/add borders/50 pixels BG color
Step 39
select the large border with the magic wand tool
flood fil the selection with a linear gradient/ 45 / 5 / uncheck « invert »
Step 40
effects/plugins/Cybia/Screenworks/Point Array
selections/select none
Step 41
image/add borders-->
3 pixels FG color
3 pixels BG color
Step 42
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 1
colorize if necessary
Step 43
effects/image effects/offset
Step 44
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 2
colorize if necessary
Step 45
effects/image effects/offset
Step 46
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube 3
Step 47
effects/image effects/offset
Step 48
activate the character tube
erase the watermark – image/mirror/mirror horizontal
copy – back to your work – edit/paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck « all layers »/75% (if you use Jacotte’s tube)
move it where you like
Step 49
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 75 / 35 / black
Step 50
copy/paste as new layer the flowers tube
move it to the right
effects/3D effects/ as before
Step 51
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
Step 52
image/resize/ width --> 900 pixels
Step 53
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask
Step 54
apply your watermark save as... type jpeg
Your tag is finished
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