Tutorial 81
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Thanks to Sweety for her kind permission
Sweety works with pSP 12, I work with PSP18, but it is possible to use another version.
have fun
Material
wallpapers found HERE
1 landscape image (not provided)
Selections (copy/paste into the folder « selections » of My PSP Files)
1 color Palette - 2 « persos » decorations
1 Xmas character (not provided)
Sweety used a tube by Tocha (« Tocha 23680 » received in sharing groups and not provided)
1 WA « Noel Kalino » (not provided)
Filters
Simple : (4 Way Average- Diamonds- Pizza Slice Mirror) - AP 01 (Innovations): (Lines silverlining)
AAAFrames : (FotoFrame- FrameWorks) - Flaming Pear : (Flexify 2) – VMToolbox : (Zoom Blur)
Thank you to Tine for her permission to use her filters page
Colors
foreground color -> color 1 -> #8b0000
background color -> color 2 -> #fcd588
OR
FG color -> color 1 -> #4f64ac
BG color -> color 2 -> #7999e1
you will need about 1 hour to create your tag (not counting the time to choose your tubes)
Use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it
Realization
Step1
open a new transparent raster layer 900 * 600 pixels
selections > select all
copy / paste into selection your first image (you can find one on the link given in the material)
selections > select none
effects > image effects > seamless tiling
adjust > blur > radial blur
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
opacity of the layer : 50%
layers > merge > merge down
Step 2
effects > plugins > Simple > 4 Way Average
selection tool > custom selection
selections > promote selection to layer
copy / paste into selection your first image
selecitons > select none
optional -> (if you want to skip this part, go directly to step 3)
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror orizontal – opacity of the layer : 50%
layers > merge > merge down
Step 3
effects > distortion effects >wave
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror vertical
layers > merge > merge down
effects > image effects > seamless tiling as in step 1
selection tool > custom selection
DELETE (hit the delete kay of your keyboard)
selections > select none
Step 4
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 1
activate the bottom layer (raster 1)
effects > plugins > AP 01 Innovations > LInes Silverlining
selections > invert
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 30 / black
selections > select none
Step 5
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 2
selections > promote selection to layer
copy / paste into selection the second image (best to choose a landscape)
effects > plugins > AAA Frames > FotoFrame
selections > select none
layers > duplicate
effects > plugins > Flamin Pear > Flexify 2
image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > arrange > move down
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 1
DELETE
selections > select none
Step 6
your work and your layers palette look like this
« copy of promoted selection 1 » is the active layer
layers > new raster layer
layers > arrange > move down
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 3
copy / paste into selection the second image
selections > modify > contract > 20
selections > invert
effects > 3D efefcts > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 100 / 50 / black
selections > select none
Step 7
layers > new raster layer
layers > arrange > move down
selections > select all
copy / paste into selection the second image
selections > load-save selection > from disk > selection 4
selections > promote selection to layer
selections > select none
acitvate « raster 3 »
effects > art media effects > brush stokes
Step 8
your work and your layers palette look like this
« raster 3 » is the active layer
opacity of the layer : 40% (or other, according to your colors)
you can change the blend mode if you wish (make tests !!)
activate « promoted selection 2 »
effects > distortion effects > wave as in step 3
effects > image effects > offset > H : -4 / V : -31 (check « custom » and « transparent »)
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down
effects >3 D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 10 / FG color or black
layers > duplicate
image > mirror > mirror vertical
layers > merge > merge down
copy / paste as new layer the decoration tube 1
colorize it or set the blend mode on « Luminance (Legacy) » (or other)
Step 9
your work and your layers palette look like this
« raster 4 » is the active layer
acitvate « promoted selection 1 » (second from the top)
copy / paste as new layer the decoration tube 2
lower the opacity as you like
activate « raster 3 » (second from the bottom)
copy / paste as new image
set aside for a later use
Step 10
image > add borders > 2 pixels color 1
right click on this background in the layers paeltte, -> promote background layer
image > canvas size
layers > duplicate
layers > arragne > move down
effects > plugins > Simple > Diamonds
effects > plugins > Simple > Pizza Slice Mirror
selection tool > custom selection
DELETE
selections > select none
layers > duplicate – image > mirror > mirror horizontal
layers > merge > merge down
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 5 / 5 / 100 / 50 / black * -5 / -5 / 100 / 50 / black
Step 11
layers > new raster layer
layers > arrange > send to bottom
selections > select all
copy / paste into selection the image set aside in step 9
selections > select none
image > add borders > 2 pixels color 1
Step 12
layers > duplicate
image > resize > 90% > uncheck « all layers »
effects > geometric effects > perspective vertical
effects > image effects > offset > H : 0 / V : -81
view -> rulers – activate the Pick tool
lower the layer to 655 pixels
disable the rulers and the tool
Step 13
selections > select all
selections > float – selections > defloat
selections > modify > select selection borders
layers > new raster layer
flood fill the selection with color 2 (match mode : none)
selections > select none
layers > merge > merge visible
Step 14
selections > select all
image > add borders > 40 pixels (any color)
edit > COPY
effects > 3D effects > drop shadow > 0 / 0 / 60 / 30 / black
selections > invert
edit > paste into selection
effects > plugins > VM Toolbox > Zoom Blur
effects > plugins > AAA Frames > FrameWorks
selections > select none
Step 15
selections > select all
selections > modify > contract > 20 pixels
selections > invert
selections > promote selection to layer
activate the top layer (raster 1)
selections > select all
selections > modify > contract > 40 pixels
selections > promote selectionto layer
selections > select none
your work looks like this
Step 16
« promoted seleciton 1 » is tha active layer
effects > image effects > offset > H : 0 / V : 21
activate the Pick Tool and stretch the layer to the right and to the left
 
copy / paste as new layer the character tube – resize if necessary and place it where you like
drop a shadow of your choice
Final Step
add decoration to your likings
apply your watermark – layers > merge > merge all (flatten)
file > save as... type jpeg
your tag is finished
Thank you to have realized it
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