Happy new year 2016

Original tutorial can be found here

This tutorial was created by Libellule with PSPX7
I use PSPX9
but it can be realized with other versions

General conditions
This tutorial is an original and personal design of Libellule.
any resemblance with another one would be pure coincidence.
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You must indicate the artists’ copyrights
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Preparation
install all plugins if necessary (double click on them)
copy the masks into the folder “mask” of Corel Folder or open with PSP and minimize it (best method)
open the tubes and duplicate them. Work with copies, close original images

Colors
color 1 --> foreground color --> FG --> #3d4d9b
color 2 --> background color --> BG --> #131b4c
color 3 -> #ffffff

don’t hesitate to change colors, blend modes, to match your colors and tubes
keep white as third color

Filters

Material


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

Realization
1
in materials palette, prepare colors 1 and 3

open alpha layer

2
window -> duplicate
close original image, work with copy

3
in materials palette, prepare a radial gradient

4
flood fill layer with gradient

5
adjust -> blur -> gaussian blur -> 40

6
selections  -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 1

7
selections -> promote selection to layer

8
effects -> plugins - Kang 2 -> Mora 5 -> default settings
this plugins may be imported into Ulimited 2

9
selections -> select none

10
effects -> plugins -> Simple -> Top Left Mirror

11
effects -> plugins -> FM Tile Tools / Blend Emboss

12
blend mode of layer : lighten

13
highlight background layer

14
effects -> plugins -> AAA Filters / Textures

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layers -> merge -> merge visible

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effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling

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layers -> new raster layer

18
flood fill layer with color 1

19
effects -> plugins -> Ulead Particle / default settings

20
effects -> texture effects -> soft plastic

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blend mode : hard light

22
adjsut -> sharpness -> sharpen more

23
layers -> Merge -> merge down

24
layers -> new raster layer

25
flood fill layer with color 1

26
layers -> new mask layer -> from image

27
layers -> merge -> merge group

28
effects -> edge effects -> enhance

29
layer’s opacity : 80%

30
selections  -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 2

31
layers -> new raster layer

32
keep selection active
prepare a linear gradient

33
flood fill seleciton with the gradient
keep selection active

34
effects -> plugins -> Xero -> Ultraviolet / default settings
keep selection active

35
adjust -> add-remove noise -> add noise

36
open Mina’s tube and erase her watermark

37
edit -> copy
keep selection active

38
back to your tag
edit -> paste as new layer
keep selection active

39
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 90%
move the misted image into selection as you like

40
selections -> invert

41
DELETE (press delete key of your keyboard)

42
selections  -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 3

43
in materials palette, set color 2 as FG color

44
flood fill selection

45
effects -> plugins AP01 [Innovations] / Lines Silverlining

46
selections -> select none
your layers palette

47
highlight Raster 1
if you work with another misted tube than Mina’s, highlight Raster 2
translator’s note : I highlighted Raster 2 to see fireworks tube better

48
edit / copy Guismo’s misted image « calguis6feux2129.pspimage »

49
back to your tag
edit -> paste as new layer

50
image -> resize -> 60%

51
activate Pick tool and move this layer

if you use another misted tube, move this layer with the Move Tool

52
highlight top layer

53
layers -> merge -> merge down TWICE

54
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow

your layers palette

55
image -> resize -> 70%

56
effects -> image effects -> offset

57
highlight « Group-Raster 1 »

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selections  -> load-save selection -> from alpha channel -> selection 2

59
effects -> plugins -> Ulimited 2 -> Photo Aging Kit / Frame 1 - default settings

60
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow

61
selections -> select none

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highlight top layer

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copy Word Art image

64
back to your tag

65
paste as new layer

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activate Pick Tool to move this layer

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adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

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highlight background layer (merged)

69
layers -> new raster layer

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flood fil with color 3 - opacity 50%

(don’t forget to set opacity back to 100% for a later use of this tool)

71
open mask Gabry

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layers -> new mask layer -> from image

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layers -> merge -> merge group

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effects -> edge effects -> enhance

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image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal

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image -> mirror -> mirror veretical

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copy tube « happy new year-decor1 »

78
paste as new layer - don’t move it

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image -> add borders ->......
2 pixels color 2
3 pixels color 3
2 pixels color 2
edit -> COPY

80
image -> add borders ->......
35 pixels color 3
2 pixels color 2
3 pixels color 3
2 pixels color 2

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selections -> select all

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image -> add borders -> 15 pixels (any color)

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selections -> invert

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edit -> paste into selection

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effects -> plugins -> Simple -> 4 Way Average

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selections -> invert

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effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow

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selections -> modify -> contract -> 49 pixels

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effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow as before

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edit -> repeat

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selections -> select none

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copy « nouvelle_annee_decor2 »

93
paste as new layer - don’t move it

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copy « Tube Femme Noel divers 4 by Candice.B.pspimages »

95
paste as new layer

96
place it bottom left

97
apply your watermark

98
image -> add borders -> 1 pixel black

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file -> save as... type .jpeg
your tag is finished

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