tutorial_sweety

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translator’s note : This translation is my property,
it is strictly forbidden to copy or distribute it on the Net
Thanks to Sweety for her kind permission
Sweety works with PSPX2, I work with PSP2019, but it is possible to use another version.
tubes without tuber‘s watermark are ALWAYS stolen tubes
Please respect the tuber ‘s work
do like me : choose tubes with a watermark and give credit to the tuber
Thank you ! have fun...

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 from PSPX4, in the later versions of PSP the functions « Mirror » and « Flip » have been replaced by --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 » --> image => mirror => mirror horizontal
« Flip » --> image => mirror => mirror vertical

Material
1 color palette – 5 Selections (save into the folder « selections » of psp General folder)
3 Decorations
other tubes are not provided, you will have to use your personal collection

Plugins
Filters Unlimited 2.0 : &<Background DesignersIV>: (Sf10 Shades Of Shadow) –
VM Instant Art: (Tripolis) – Transparency: (Elimitate Black) -
L en K landksiteofwonders : (L en K’s Zitah ) - Graphics Plus : (Cross Shadow) –
MuRa’s Meister: (Cloud) – Xero: (Fritilary) - DSB Flux: (Blast) –
VM Toolbox: (Zoom Blur) – AAAFrames: (foto Frame) -

Thank you to Tine for her permission to use her filters page

Colors
foreground color -> FG -> color 1 -> #4e3b37 (dark color)
background color -> BG-> color 2 -> # f9e0aa (light color)
you will need about 1 hour to create your tag (not counting the time to choose your tubes)
according to the version of PSP you use, your tag might be slightly different from the example

Use the pencil to follow the steps
hold down left click to grab and move

Realization
1
choose a landscape and pick up 2 colors, a dark one (FG) and a light one (BG)
open a new transaprent image 900 * 600 px
selections => select all
copy / paste into selection the landscape image
selections => select none
effects => image effects => seamless tiling

adjust => blur => radial blur

2
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
image => mirror => mirror vertical
opacity of the layer : 50%
layers => merge => merge down
effects =< plugins => Unlimited 2 => &<Background DesignersIV> => sf10 Shades Of Shadow

3
layers => duplicate
effects => plugins => VM Instant ARt => Tripolis

effects => plugins => Transparency => Eliminate Black
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror vertical
opacity of the layer : 50%
layers => merge => merge down

4
blend mode of the layer : Overlay - opacity : 85%
layers => merge => merge visible

5
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection 1
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => L en K’s => Zitah

selections => select none

6
highlight layer below (Merged)
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection 2
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => L en K’s => Zitah / same settings as before
selections => select none

7
your work and layers palette look like this

highlight layer below (Merged)
layers => duplicate
blend mode of the layer : Multiply - opacity : 50%
highlightlayers above ( promoted selectiion 1 )
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 10 / 25 / black
drop the same shadow on top layer (promoted selection)

8
layers => merge => merge visible
(optional) => effects => plugins => Graphic Plus => Cross Shadow

copy / paste as new layer decoration 1
don’t move it
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection 3
DELETE on your keyboard
highlight bottom layer (Merged)
selections => promote selection to layer

9
selection is still active
selections => modify => contract => 5 px
copy / paste into selection the landscape image
selections => invert
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 50 / 20 / black
selections => select none
layers => duplicate
image => mirror => mirror horizontal
layers => merge => merge down
layers => arrange => bring to top

10
your work and layers palette look like this

highlight middle layer (Raster 1)
selections => load-save selection => from disk => selection 4
DELETE on your keyboard
highlight bottom layer (Merged)
selections => promote selection to layer
effects => plugins => Mura’s Meister => Cloud

11
selections is still active
effects => 3D effects => inner bevel

effects => plugins => Xero => Fritilary

adjust => sharpness => sharpen
layers => arrange => move up
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 1 / 1 / 50 / 20 / black
selections => select none

12
highlight top layer (promoted selection)
layers => merge => merge down TWICE
your work and layers palette look like this

copy / paste as new layer decoration 2
don’t move it
layers => arrange => move down
optional => blend mode : Luminance (Legacy)
highlight top layer
layers => duplicate
effects => geometric effects => circle / Tick « transparent »
image => resize => untick « resize all layers » => 50%

13
optional
selections => select all
layers => new raster layer
layers => arrange => move down 3 times
copy / paste as new selection the landscape image

selections => select none
selection become « Raster 3 »
enable the Pick Tool (K), and pull down to lower border

these actions are necessary if you want your image to be well centered in relation to the ball

14
enable the selection tool => rectangle => custom selection

NB : this selection may be used in the previous step, to paste the landscape in the right place
after you have selected this way, selections => invert
and delete

15
selections => select none
effects => plugins => DSB Flux => Blast

opacity of the layer between 65% and 70%

highlight « Raster 2 » (above)
effects => 3D effects => drop shadow => 0 / 0 / 50 / 20 / black
highlight layer above (Raster 1)
layers => merge => merge down
highlight top layer and drop a shadow as before
layers => merge => merge down Twice

16
Decoration
copy / paste as new layer decoration 3
effects => image effects => offset => H : 0 / V : -267 => Tick « custom » and « transparent »
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
copy / paste as new layer the character tube
resize if necessary
copy / paste as new layer the Word Art
resize if necessary
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)
add other decorations of your choice
drop a nice shadow on all elements

17
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 2 px BG color
edit => COPY
selections => select all
image => add borders => tick « symmetric » => 50 px any color
selections => invert
edit => paste into selection
effects => plugins => VM Toolbox => Zoom Blur