Winter Beauty

Material
tubes - selections (Alpha layer) - preset Eye Candy Nature - user defined filter Emboss 3 - frame
doble click on the preset to install it
Emboss 3 is to copy/paste into the folder « presets » of Corel PSP
the frame Corel 09018 is to copy/paste into the folder « Corel 09 » of PSPX2
or in the folder « frames » of « My PSP Files »
thank you to the tubers : Maryse - Talanat
Filters used
Simple - AP Innovations - Tichard Rosenman - Tramages - Graphic Plus - Eye Candy 5 Impact & Nature
BKG Designers sf10I - BKG Kaleidoscope - AAA Frmaes - Mura’s Seamless
Colors
color 1 -> foreground color -> #e0f9fc
color 2 -> background color -> #4a81bd
pick up 2 colors in you main tube, set light color as foreground (except white) and dark color as background

I use PSPX7, but this tutorial can be followed with another version
Use the pencil to follow the steps
left click to grab it
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Realization
open the alpha layer, duplicate it , close the original and work with the copy
in the materials palette, prepare a sunburst gradient and fill the layer with this gradient

selections/select all
copy/paste into selection the tube « Talanat Paysage 19281113 »
selections/select none
effects/image effects/seamless tiling/default settings
adjust/blur/radial blur

effects/<user Defined Filter/Emboss3
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/21
layers/duplicate
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/75%
renma this layer Raster « 2 »
layers/duplicate
image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/60%
rename this layer Raster « 3 »
image/free rotate

effects/image effects/seamless tiling/default settings
effects/plugins/Simple/Pizza Slice Mirror
effects/plugins/BKG Designers sf10I/Cruncher

adjust/sharpness/sharpen more
effects/plugins/BKG Kaleidoscope/4QFlip Upper R

blend mode : overlay or lighten (or other) - opacity :
75%
activate the layer « 2 »
effects/plugins/AAA Frames/Foto Frame

effects/image effects/seamless tiling/defautl seetings
effects/plugins/BKG Designers sf10I/Cruncher

effcts/distortions effects/wave

selections/load selection/from alpha channel/ »selection 1 »

selections/promote selection to layer
layers/arrange/bring to top
adjust/blur/gaussian blur/21
selections/select none
image/picture frame (transparent 09018)

selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 2

copy/paste (landscape tube still in the clipboard) as new layer (resize it if necessary) (Vivi resized to 75%)
move what you want to keep in the frame
selections/invert
hit the delete key of your keyboard
selections/select none
layers/arrange/move down
activate the layer « promoted selection picture frame » and
merge down twice
your layers palette looks like this

effects/plugins/Eye Candy 5 Impact/Extrude/preset « Small Offset 45 degrees »
in the tab « basic » set the dark color as « solid color »

effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 /
50 / 25 / black
effects/geometric effects/perspective vertical

effects/image effects/offset

activate the layer « 3 »
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 3

selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
effects/distortion effects/wind

layers/duplicate - image/mirror/horizontal mirror
effects/plugins/AP Innovations/Lines Silverlining/Dotty Grid

blend mode : lighten (or overlay, or other), opacity :
100%
acitvate the layer « 2 »
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 4

selections/promote selection to layer
selections/select none
effects/plugins/Richard Rosenman/Scanlines

blend mode : overlay - opacity 80%
activate the layer « 2 »
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 5

selections/promote selection to layer and select none
effects/plugins/Tramages/Tow The Line

blend mode : Luminance (Legacy) and opacity 100%
close the eye of the top layer (the frame)
activate another layer and merge visible
open the eye of the top layer
copy/paste as new layer the tube « deco Vivi »
blend mode : Luminance (Legacy) and opacity 100%
don’t move it
layers/new raster layer (place it under the frame)
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 6

fill with the dark color

effects/plugins/Mura’s Seamless/Checks With Gradation

selections/select none and merge all (flatten)
selections/load selection from alpha channel/selection 7

effcts/plugisn/Eye Candy 5 Nature/Icicles : preset « vivi 2014 »
selections/select none
layers/duplicate - image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/15%
select the transparent part with the magic wand (default settings)
selections/invert
selections/modify/select selection borders

fill the selection with the dark color (match mode :
none)
selections/select none
effects/3D effets/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 55
/ 25 / balck
effects/distortion effects/twirl/25

effects/image effects/offset

layers/duplicate - image/resize/uncheck « resize all layers »/80%
image/mirror/horizontal mirror
effects/image effects/offset

layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
image/add borders --->
1 pixel color 2
60 pixels with a contrasting color
select this border and fill with the sunburst gradient of the begining
effects/plugins/Graphic Plus/Cross Shadow

selections/invert
effcts/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 / 70
/ 35 / black
selections/modify/expand/25 pixels
effects/plugisn/AAA Frames/Fotro Frame

effects/3D effects/drop shadow/ 0 / 0 /
70 / 35 / black
selections/invert
effects/plugins/Tramages/Tox The Line

selections/select none
copy/paste as new layer the tube « Mr Winter Beauty » and
move it as shown on the final result
resize your tube if necessary (Vivi resized to 85%)
drop a shadow of your choice
copy/paste as new layer the decoration tube, move it where you want and drop a shadow of your choice
apply your signature on a new raster layer
layers/merge/merge all (flatten)
image/add borders/1 pixel color 2
resize your tag if necessary
File/save as... type jpeg

thank you to have realized this tutorial
another tag created by Nadège


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