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Laurette and I work with PSP2020 Ultimate
you can follow this tutorial with another version of PSP, but the result might be slightly different
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors and tubes
place the tools and materials provided into the appropriate folders of My COREL PSP general folder
to import presets, double-click on them, or import
open the mask(s) and minimize to tray duplicate all the tubes and decorations, and alpha layers, and work with the copies to preserve originals
install the plugins necessary
this tutorial is the property of Laurette, and the translation is my property
Supplies
2 Masks
1 Palette
4 tubes Christmas Ball (scrap kit bought by Laurette)
tubes created by Laurette
tube sharing on the internet is prohibited
Hints and Tips TIP 1 -> if you don’t want to install a font -->
open it in a software as « Nexus Font » (or other font viewer software of you choice)
as long as both windows are opened (software and font), your font will be available in your PSP TIP 2 -> from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by -->
« Mirror »has become --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » has become --> image => mirror => mirror vertical
set FG to color 1 and BG to color 2 in materials palette
color 4 => create a radial gradient this way and place as Color 4 in the materials palette
Use the pencil to mark your place
along the way
hold down left click to grab and move it
1
open a new image => transparent => 900 * 600 px
flood fill layer with color 2
selections => select all
copy / paste the landscape tube into selection
selections => select none
effects => image effects => seamless tiling => default settings
2
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 50
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise
layers => merge => merge visible
3
layers => duplicate
effects => texture effects => Weave / color 1 and 2
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
opacity of the layer : 50%
blend mode of the layer : Hard Light
4
layers => new raster layer
flood fill layer white
layers => new mask layer => from image
layers => duplicate
layers => merge => merge group
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / color 3
apply once more with the same settings
your layers palette looks like this
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 97%
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 80 / 1 / color 3
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel
6
copy / paste « Christmas BAll Frame » » as new layer
don’t move it
blend mode of the layer : Screen
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 80 / 1 / color 3
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel ( same settings as previously )
layers => merge => merge down
layers => duplicate
blend mode of the layer : Multiply
opacity of the layer : 50%
7
highlight bottom layer
copy / paste the landscape tube as new layer
make sure it is well centered (see final result)
erase the parts outside the circle
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / color 3
highlight top layer
layers => merge => merge down Twice
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel ( same settings as previously )
11
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 50 px color 1
selections => invert
set gradient as FG color in the materials palette
layers => new raster layer
flood fill layer with the gradient
effects => reflection effects => rotating Mirror ( same settings as previously )
adjust => add-remove noise => add noise ( same settings as previously )
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 80 / 40 / black
don’t forget to UNtick the box at the bottom
layers => merge => merge visible
selections => select none
13
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 1
2 px color 2
2 px color 1
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 20 px color 2
selections => invert
effects => plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Bkg Designer sf10 I> => Blur’em ( same settings as previously )
selections => select none
14
copy / paste the Christmas Ball tube as new layer
objects => align => top
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / color 3
15
copy / paste the Christmas Ball Chandelle tube as new layer
place as shown on the final result
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 100 / 1 / color 3
16
copy / paste the Woman tube as new layer
effects => image effects => offset => H : -240 / V : -35 / tick « custom » and « transparent»
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 60 / 40 / color 3
17
copy / paste the Christmas Ball Neige tube as new layer
place as shown on the final result
18
apply your watermark or signature on a new layer
add Laurette’s watermark if you wish
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
add a border => 2 px color 1
resize to 950 px width
file => save your work as... type .jpeg
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If you create a tag (using other tubes than those provided) with this tutorial
and wish it to be shown, send it to Laurette !
It will be a real pleasure for her to add it to the gallery at the end of the tutorial
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