Tutorial 45

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You can find the banners of these tubers in the left column of her blog, under the heading "autorisations"

some of the tubes Sweety uses were received in sharing groups
or found on the web
if one of them is your property, please let us know
a link to your site will be added
they are provided as « single-use » for this tutorial
you are not allowed to share or use them for another purpose.
This tutorial is a personal creation,
any resemblance with another one would be pure coincidence
you are not allowed to share it or present it on your site, blog or forum
without the permission of Sweety

Thank you to the tubers for their great job
they make our creations possible

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
I work with PSP12, but it is possible to use another version.

have fun

Material
8 selections - 2 presets for the plugin Extrude - 1 image (google image)
1 tube « seagull » - 1 tube « curtain » (scraps elements)
1 tube decoration by Animabelle (not provided) - 1 tube character by Lisa T - 1 tube decoration-flower by Alies
Open the tubes, duplicate them and work with the copies
copy the selections and paste them into the folder « Selections » of « My PSP Files »
double click on the presets, and they’ll be installed automatically

Filters
Mehdi/Sorting Tiles - Simple/Half Wrap - VM Toolbox/Grid - Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Extrude - Nick Software/Color Efex Pro
Thank you to Tine for her permission to use her filters

Colors
foreground color -> color 1 -> #153542
background color -> color 2 -> #236951
color 3 ->#ba934e

Use the pencil to follow the steps left click to grab it

Step 2
effects/plugins/Mehdi/Sorting Tiles/Block Range 150 / 300 / block 250 / check « plus »

layers/duplicate - image/mirror - opacity of the layer : 50%
layers/merge/merge down
layers/duplicate - image/flip  - opacity of the layer : 50%
layers/merge/merge down

Step 3
effects/plugins/Simple/Half Wrap
selections/load selection from disk/selection 1
selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
effects/image effects/seamless tiling

layers/duplicate - image/flip
layers/merge/merge down

Step 4
selections/load selection from disk/selection 2
hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
activate the selection tool/rectangle/custom selection

selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 5
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection from disk/selection 3
activate the flood fill tool and fill the selection (several clicks - color 3)
selections/select none
selection tool/rectangle/custom selection

hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
activate the eraser tool/settings : small blend

selections/load selection from disk/selection 4
flood fill tool / fill the selection with color 3
selections/select none
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   1 / 1 / 65 / 15 / black

Step 6
layers/new raster layer
load selection from disk/selection 5
activate the image of the landscape (or another of your choice)
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste into selection
selections/select none
selection tool/rectangle/custom selection

hit the delete key of your keyboard
keep the selection active
in the layers palette, activate the the second layer from the bottom
hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
in the layers palette, activate the top layer
layers/arrange/move down

Step 7
layers/duplicate - image/mirror/opacity of the layer : 50%
layers/merge/merge down/opacity of the layer : 80%
your layers palette looks like this

selections/load selection from disk/selection 5
layers/new raster layer
effects/plugins/VM Toolbox/Grid ( change the settings of the colors according to your own colors)

selections/select none
activate the selection tool/custom selection/same settings as before (still written)
hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   1 / 1 / 65 / 15 / black
in the layers palette, activate the layer above (Raster 2)
layers/merge/merge down 4 times

Step 8
selections/load selection from disk/selection 6
in the layers palette, activate the bottom layer (Raster 1)
selections/promote selection to layer
layers/arrange/bring to top
selections/modify/select selection borders/1 pixel/check « outside » and « anti-alias »
layers/new raster layer
fill the selection with color 3
selections/select none

Step 9
layers/new raster layer
selections/load selection from disk/selection7
activate the image of the landscape
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste into selection
selections/select none
layers/duplicate - image/mirror/opacity 50%
layers/merge/merge down/opacity 80%
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   1 / 1 / 65 / 15/  black
layers/arrange/move down
in the layers palette, activate the top layer
layers/merge/merge down twice

Step 10
layers/duplicate
selction tool/rectangle/custom selection/top : 0 / left : 639 / bottom : 550 / right : 810
hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/90%
activate the eraser tool

erase the small lines on the right

image/free rotate/right/90°

effects/image effects/offset/ H : 250 / V : 231 / check « custom » and « transparent »

Step 11
activate the pick tool (K) mode « scale »
« shrink » left and right as shown on the screenshot

disable the pick tool (M)
layers/duplicate - image/flip
layers/merge/merge down twice
layers/duplicate - image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/70%
layers/duplicate
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/70%
your tag and your layers palette look like this

layers/merge/merge down twice
edit/copy
edit/undo twice
edit/paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/90%
effects/plugins/Mura’s Meister/Perspective Tiling/default settings

view/rulers
activate the pick tool (K) mode scale
lower to 410

disable the rulers and the pick tool
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   1 / 1 / 65 / 15 / black

Step 13
in the layers palette, activate the layer below (Copy 2 of promoted selection 1)
layers/duplicate
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Extrude
settings tab : extrude tuto 45 sweety

basic tab

selections/load selection from disk/selection 8
layers/new raster layer
activate the image of the landscape
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste into selection
layers/arrange/move down
layers/duplicate/blend mode of the layer on « screen » (or other)
selections/invert
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black
selections/select none

Step 14
your layers palette looks like this

activate the second layer from the bottom (promoted selection)
effects/geometric effects/perspective Horizontal/45/check « transparent »
activate the selection tool/rectangle/custom selection
top : 0 / left : 773 / bottom : 511 / right : 900
selections/modify/expand/3 pixels
hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
layers/duplicate - image/mirror
layers/merge/merge down

Step 15
in the layers palette, activate the 5th layer from the bottom (Copy 2 of promoted seleciton 1)
effects/plugins/Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact/Extrude/choose the preset « extrude tuto 45(2) sweety »


effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black
drop the same shadow on the third layer from the bottom (promoted selection 1)
image/add borders/check « symmetric »/2 pixels color 3
edit/COPY

Step 16
selections/select all
image/ad borders/check « symmetric »/40 pixels /contrasting color
selections/invert - edit/paste into selection
adjsut/blur/radial blur

selections/promote selection to layer - image/flip
your layers palette looks like this

Step 17
in the layers palette, floating selection is active
right click on it and choose « defloat »
opacity of the layer : 50%
layers/merge/merge down
effects/edge effects/enhance more
selections/promote selection to layer
blend mode of the layer « dodge » (or other)
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 70 / 40 / black
effects/user defined filter/emboss 3
selections/select none
layers/merge/merge down

The decoration 1
before adding the decoration tubes I applied the plugin « Nik Software »
it is optional

if you decide to use this option -> adjust/brightness and contrast/curves

activate the tube of the woman made by Lisa T (or another one)
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
image/mirror - image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/65 %
effects/image effects/offset/ H : 300 / V : 5 / check « custom » and « transparent »
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 70 / 40 / black
adjust/sharpness/sharpen
activate the tube of the seagull
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
image/mirror - image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/20%
move it where you like
effects/3D effects/drops shadow/   0 / 0 / 70 / 40 / black
Sweety duplicated the seagull 2 times, each time she resized to 80%
activate the tube of the decoration made by Animabelle (or another one) (Animabelle’s tube is not provided)
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/20%
move it whe you like
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 70 / 40 / black

The decoration 2
layers/new raster laeyr
selections/select all
activate the tube of the curtain
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste into selection
selections/select noneSweety applied the plugin Nik Software (optional)
activate the selection tool/rectangle/custom selection
top : 90 / left : 265 / bottom : 458 / right : 721
hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
layers/arrange/move down 5 times
Sweety erased the part of the curtain which is behind the woman

activate the tube of the flower made by Alies
edit/copy - back to your work - edit/paste as new layer
layers/arrange/bring to top
iimage/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/60%
move it where you like
effects/3D effects/drop shadow/   0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / black

Final step
image/add borders/check « symmetric »/1 pixel color 3
apply your signature
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
image/resize/width 950 pixels
adjust/sharpness/unsharp mask

file/save as.... type jpeg

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