This tutorial is a personal creation.
Dedicated to Nadège
Any resemblance with another one would be only pure coincidence.
It is stricly forbidden to modify tubes, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog,
To share them in groups,
to make a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.
Thank you to respect Nicole’s work and the tubers work.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation,
and I’ll try to fix the problem as quickly as I can
I translated this tutorial with Paint Shop Pro 2020 Ultimate
you can follow this tutorial with another version of PSP, but the result might be slightly different
Thank you to respect Nicole’s work and the tubers work.
Don’t hesitate to warn me if you have any trouble with this translation,
and I’ll try to fix the problem as quickly as I can
Supplies mask - tubes - misted landscape
open the tubes, duplicate, close the originals, and work with the copies to preserve original files
if you are missing something, don't hesitate to ask Nicole. (eMail adress at the end of this translation)
place the supplies provided into the dedicated folder of PSP general folder 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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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
Plugins needed
Simple - Tramages
colors
don’t hesitate to change blend modes and opacities of the layers to match your personal colors
Use the pencil to mark your place
along the way
hold down left click to grab and move it
Realization 1
open a new image => transparent => 900 * 500 px
prepare colors 1 and 2 as FG and BG colors into the materials palette
prepare a linear gradient in materials palette / angle => 0 / repeat => 1
flood fill layer with the gradient
layers => duplicate
image => free rotate
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge visible
effects = > plugins => Simple => Pizza Slice Mirror => TWICE
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
blend mode of the layer : Multiply (or other according to the colors you chose)
layers => merge => merge visible
your tag looks like this
2
enable the Selection tool / custom selection
layers => new raster layer
copy / paste the misted landscape into selection / don’t forget to erase the watermark
selections => select none
layers => new raster layer
flood fill layer with color 2
layers => new mask layer => from image / « MASK-MD-073 »
layers => duplicate
layers => merge => merge group
opacity of the layer : 60%
3
layers => new raster layer
enable the Selection tool / custom selection
prepare a radial gradient in materials palette
flood fill selection with the gradient
selections => select none
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
layers => duplicate
layers => merge => merge down
4
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
edit => copy
edit => paste as new image
set aside for a later use (minimize to tray is a good method to find this image when you need it)
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 5 px color 2
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow
selections => select none
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 1
2 px color 2
5 px color 1
10 px color 2
select the border 10 px with the Magic Wand tool
flood fill layer with the linear gradient (prepared in step 1)
effects => plugins => Tramages / Panel Stripes / default settings
selections => select none
5
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => ...
2 px color 2
5 px color 1
30 px color 2
select the border 30 px with the Magic Wand tool
copy / paste the image (set aside in step 4) into selection
selections => promote selection to layer
adjust => blur => gaussian blur => 20
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow ( same settings as previously )
selections => select none
your tag and layers palette look like this
effects => 3D effects => Inner Bevel
layers => merge => merge visible
6 decorations
copy / paste the character tube as new layer / don’t forget to erase the watermark
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 70%
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 677 / position Y : 36
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow ( same settings as previously )
copy / paste the title tube as new layer / don’t forget to erase the watermark
enable the Pick tool with the following settings, to move the layer acurately => position X : 206 / position Y : 68
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow / white or a light color of your choice
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 1 px black
apply your watermark or signature
write your licence number if you used a licenced tube
layers => merge => merge all (flatten)
save your work as... type .jpeg
don’t hesitate to send your creations to Nicole
it will be a real pleasure for her to see them and show them in the dedicated gallery
My tag with my tube and misted image Animation created with Xero/Sparkles
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