Ball in Venice

you wil find the orignal tutorial here

This tutorial is a personal creation using PSP X3
I work with PSP19
but you can follow this tutorial with any other version of PSP

Any resemblance with another one would be pure coincidence.
It is strictly forbidden to modify images, to change their name or take off the matermarks,
To present them on your sites or blog, 
To share them in groups,
to offer them in a bank of images, or to use them on lucrative purposes.

Thank you to respect Virginia’ work and the tubers’ work.
Don’t hesitate to warn her if you have any trouble with this tutorial.
some tubes were received in sharing groups
if you think one of them is yours, or not copyright free, please let Virginia know
and a link to your site will be added
either she will delete it from the material provided if you prefer

if you use PSP 14 / 15 or 16 (or an earlier version of PSP)
the function image -> mirror became   image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
and the function image -> flip  has become  image -> mirror -> mirror vertical

Material
selections -  tubes

install all selections into the folder « selections » of Corel PSP Folder
the character tube was created by Maëlle’s Dreams

thank you not to use this tube following another tutorial

Filters used
* AAA Filters
* AAA Frames
* Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5
* Bkg Designers - (import in Filters Unlimited)
* Filters Unlimited
* Mehdi
* Mura's Meister
* Sapphire Filters (import in Filters Unlimited)
* Simple
* VM Instant Art
* VM Natural
 to download the filters, click on the banner below
Thank you very much to Janaly and Gigi for their kind permission

If you don’t know how to install filters into Unlimited 2, just click on the link below


Colors used
Virginia used these colors

Don't hesitate to change the colors and the blend mode of the layers, and the shadows,
according to your tubes and images.

Important
Open all images in PSP, duplicate them and close the originals. (shift + key D)
always work with the copies
some tubes provided are not « visible » (in order to reduce the weight of the material file)
click on visibility toggle of the layer to make it visible again

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

Prepare your material
in materials palette, prepare colors 1 and 2

prepare a linear gradient in the FG box

save your work often, in case of problems with your PSP

Realization
1
open a new transaprent raster layer 900 * 550 ppixels
flood fill with the gradient
effects -> edge effects -> enhance

2
adjust -> blur -> radial blur

effects -> plugins -> Mehdi / Sorting Tiles

effects -> edge effects -> enhance more

3
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> &<Bkg Designers sf10 I / 4 Way Average

effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> plugins -> Simple / Centre Tile / default settings
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

4
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> selections « vir_sel_av01 »

selections -> promote selection to layer
effects -> texture effects -> blinds / color #8effff

keep selection active

5
layers -> new raster layer
effects -> plugins -> VM Instant Art / Wired

blend mode of the layer : Screen  -  opacity : 75%
selections -> select none
layers -> merge -> merge down
rename this layer « ribbon »

6
layers -> duplicate
effects -> distortion effects -> wave

effects -> plugins -> VM Natural / Starmaker

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 60 / 35 / black

7
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 50%
copy / paste as new image and minimize this image to tray for a later use
move the layer as shown

layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
blend mode of the layer : Luminance (Legacy)

8
highlight bottom layer « ribbon »
effects -> plugins -> AAA Filters / Good Vibrations

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 25 / 20 / black

9
in the materials palette, change the angle of the gradient to 45
highlight top layer
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> selections « vir_sel_av02»
flood fill selection with the gradient
effects -> plugins -> Unlimited 2 -> Sapphire Filters 03 -> SapphirePlugin_0264

selections -> select none
effects -> plugins -> AAA Filters / Good Vibrations

apply once more
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

10
in the materials palette, set White as BG color
layers -> new raster layer
selections -> load-save selection -> from disk -> selections « vir_sel_av03»
activate flood fill tool

flood fill selection white (right click)
selections -> select none
effects -> plugins -> Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact / Glass
settings -> Clear, No Drop Shadow

rename this layer « pearls »

11
make sure « pearls » is highlighted

copy / paste as new layer
iamge -> resize -> 75%
image -> free rotate

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> image effects -> seamless tiling / same settings as before except Transition : 100

12
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
in the layers palette, pull down this layer above Background layer

blend mode : « Soft Light »  -  opacity : 68%

13
effects -> distortion effects -> wind

appply this effect once more but check : from left
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen more
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 60 / 20 / black

14
highlight top layer (pearls)
blend mode : Multiply 
layers -> merge -> merge down
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 45 / 20 / black

rename this layer « ribbon_pearls »
copy / paste as new image and minimize this layer to tray for a later use

15
layers -> new raster layer
selection tool / rectangle / custom selection


flood fill selection with FG gradient

selections -> modify -> contract : 40
selections -> invert
keep selection active

16
in materials palette, set color 4 as BG color
effects -> texture effects -> Weave / colors 4 and 1

selections -> invert
keep selection active

17
layers -> new raster layer
copy / paste into selection « venise_grand_canal »
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 60 / 20 / black
selections -> select none

18
sélection tool -> custom selection -> same settings as before
selections -> modify -> select selection borders

activate flood fill tool

right click to fill selection with the BG color
selections -> select none
layers -> merge -> merge down

19
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 60%
move this layer as shown

layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen (optional)
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 0 / 0 / 50 / 30 / black

20
highlight bottom layer

edit -> copy
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)

21
image -> add borders -> symmetric -> ...
1 pixel BG color
6 pixels white
2 pixels BG color

22
layers -> duplicate
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 85%
highlight background layer
adjust -> blur -> radial blur

effects -> plugins -> AAA Frames / Foto Frame

23
edit -> paste as new layer
effects -> plugins -> Mura’s Meister / Perspective Tiling

blend mode of the layer : Soft Light (don’t hesitate to modify this blend mode, according to your colors)

24
highlight top layer
copy / paste the image you minimize to tray in step 14 as new layer
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 55%

layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen TWICE
layrs -> arrange -> move down
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 3 / 30 / 20 / black

25
highlight top layer
copy / paste the layer « masque » you minimized to tray in step 7 as new layer
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 55%
image -> rotate -> free rotate

effects -> image effects -> offset

adjust -> sharpness -> sharpen

26
activate Eraser Tool

zoom in to see bettern erase the bottom of the mask
  
layers -> duplicate
image -> mirror -> mirror horizontal
layers -> merge -> merge down
blend mode of the layer : Luminance

27
highlight « copy of background » layer
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 3 / 50 / 30 / black
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -2 / -3 / 50 / 30 / black

28
highlight top layer
selections -> select none
copy / paste as new layer « 2014EXCLUSIF-Maelledreams-Carbaval2 »
don’t forget to erase Maelle’s watermark
image -> resize -> uncheck « resize all layers » -> 70%
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> 2 / 3 / 50 / 30 / black
effects -> 3D effects -> drop shadow -> -2 / -3 / 50 / 30 / black

29
apply your watermark
layers -> merge -> merge all (flatten)
file -> save as ... type .jpeg

Don't hesitate to write to Virginia if you have any trouble with her tutorial 


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