Christmas around the world
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Plugins
VanDerLee/Unplugged X/Transition
Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Flaming Pear/Flexify 2
Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
Unlimited 2/Factory Galery N/Wee Scratches
Unlimited 2/&BKG Kaleidoscope/Blueberry Pie
Simple/4 Way Average
Toadies/Weaver
Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling
AAA Frame/Foto Frame
VanDerLee/Unplugged W/TV RGB
Material
tubes by Jacotte
1 mask MD
1 golden pattern
1 alpha layer-selections « alpha noel autour du monde »
Open all the tubes and the mask with PSP
minimize them
open the alpha layer, window/duplicate, close the original and work with the copy
Colors
foreground color / #9e0005 (dark) / color 1
background color / #white (light) / color 2
Use the paint brush to follow the steps
Left click to grab it
Realization
Step 1
activate the copy of the alpha layer
Step 2
in the materials palette, prepare a radial gradient
Step 3
fill the layer with the gradient
Step 4
effects/plugins/Van Der Lee/Unplugged X/Transition
Step 5
effects/image effects/seamless tiling
Step 6
effects/plugins/&BKG Kaleidoscope/Mirrored and Scaled
Step 7
layers/duplicate
image/resize/75%/ uncheck “resize all layers”
in the layers palette, set the blend mode on “multiply” (or other, according to your colors)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black
Step 8
effects/image effects/seamless tiling
Step 9
layers/merge/merge visible
Step 10
effects/image effects/seamless tiling
Step 11
layers/duplicate
effects/reflection effects/rotating mirror
Step 12
effects/plugins/Mirror Rave/Quadrant Flip
Step 13
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
layers/promote selection to layer
Step 14
activate the gold pattern “or7”
place this pattern in the materials palette with the following settings
Step 15
layers/new raster layer
fil with the gold pattern
selections/modify/contract/2 pixels
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
Step 16
layers/merge/merge down
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 45 / black
Step 17
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #2
layers/promote selection to layer
Step 18
layers/new raster layer
fill with the gold pattern, same settings as before
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down
Step 19
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/Flaming Pear/Flexify 2
Step 20
image/resize/85%/uncheck “resize all layers”
Step 21
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #3
Step 22
acitvate the landscape tube “paysage noel”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
image/resize/65%/uncheck “resize all layers”
place it in the selection
selections/invert
press the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
Step 23
activate the tube “globe”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
image/resize/75%/uncheck “resize all alyers”
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 30%
effects/imageeffects/offset
layers/merge/merge down (2 times)
Step 24
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 45 / black
Step 25
effects/geometric effects/spherize
Step 26
image/resize/75%/uncheck “resize all layers”
Step 27
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 45 / black
Step 28
your layers palette must be like this
Step 29
in the layers palette, activate the layer “copy of merged” (second from the bottom)
effects/plugins/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
Step 30
layers/duplicate
image/mirror
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 50%
layers/merge/merge down
Step 31
in the layers palette, activate the layer on top of the stack
layers/new raster layer
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #4
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
Step 32
selections/modify/select the selection borders
fill with the gold pattern
layers/arrange/move down
selections/select none
Step 33
in the layers palette, activate the layer “copy of merged” (second from the bottom)
efefcts/plugins/Unlimited 2/Filter Factory Gallery N/Wee Scratches
Step 34
your layers palette must be like this
Step 35
in the layers palette, activate the layer “promoted selection 1” (third from the top)
effects/Unlimited 2/& BKG Kaleidoscope/Blueberry Pie
Step 36
effects/plugins/Simple/4 Way Average
Step 37
in the layers palette, activate the layer on top of the stack
selections/load-save selection/from alpha channel/selection #1
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections/select none
Step 38
in the layers palette, the layer on top of the stack is activated
layers/new raster layer
fill with color 2 (white)
Step 39
open the mask-MD-041 and minimize it
layers/new mask layer/from image
layers/merge/merge group
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 60%
Step 40
in the layers palette, activate the layer at the bottom of the stack (merged)
layers/arrange/bring to top
effects/plugins/Toadies/Weaver
effects/edge effects/enhance
Step 41
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling
Step 42
in the layers palette, close the visibility toggle of the layer on top of the stack
activate the layer underneath
layers/merge/merge visible
Step 43
effects/plugins/AAA Frame/Foto Frame
Step 44
in the layers palette, open the visibility toggle of the layer on top of the stack, and activate it
Step 45
layers/new raster layer
selections/select all
activate the tube “déco 1”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste into selection
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 55%
selections/select none
Step 46
activate the tube “déco 2”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
don’t move it
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 1 / 1 / 80 / 2 / black
Step 47
activate the tube “décor boules”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
effects/image effects/offset
Step 48
activate the tube “déco 3”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
don’t move it
in the layers palette, set the opacity on 85%
Step 49
activate the tube “tube-jacotte-680” (father Xmas)
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
move it on the left as shown
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
Step 50
activate the tube “garçon”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
move it on the right
apply a light shadow
Step 51
activate the tube “texte”
image/resize/80%/uncheck “resize all layers”
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as a new layer
of course you can write your own text
Step 52
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
Step 53
image/add borders/check symmetric
3 pixels color 2
3 pixels color 1
3 pixelscolor 2
Step 54
selections/select all
selections/modify/contract/9 pixels
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 5 / 5 / 35 / 35 / black
and again, replacing (5) by (-5)
selections/select none
Step 55
image/add borders/color 2 (white)/uncheck symmetric
Step 56
with the magic wand (default settings), select this border
fill with a linear gradient 45 / 0 (uncheck “invert”)
effects/plugins/VanDerLee/Unplugged X/TV RGB
transparency : 0
mode : overlay
Step 57
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections/select none
Step 58
image/add borders/check symmetric
2 pixels color 1
2 pixels color 2
Step 59
image/resize/900 pixels width
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask
apply your signature, and save as... type jpeg
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