Original tutorial by Animabelle

Thank you Animabelle for the permission to translate some of your tutorials.
Translated by Marie Nickol.

You will find the original tutorial here:

 

This tutorial is a personal creation.

Any resemblance with another one would only be pure coincidence.

Thank you for the respect of Animabelle’s work and the tubers work.

These translations are mine and are intended for personal use only and it is forbidden to copy part or all of it.

You can use this tutorial for PSP lessons but please put the link back to it.

Do not hesitate to let Animabelle or me know if you have any problem with the present tutorial.

 

Materials used:

Disclaimer: Modifying or renaming files or removing watermarks from the tubes of the original tubers provided in the materials and sharing them as your own or using them for sale online or otherwise is prohibited.

1 Character tube by Gerry
1 Mask by Animabelle
2 Selections
2 Presets
4 images from the Net

 

 

Plugins used:

Alien Skin / Eye Candy 5 - Impact / Glass
Simple / Centre Tile (this plugin can also be imported in Filters Unlimited 2.0)
Alien Skin / Eye Candy 5 - impact / Perspective Shadow

Thank you Renée for sharing your plugins page ==> Here

 

Materials

 

The original tutorial was written with PSP 12 but can be done with other versions as well.
This translation is written with PSP 2018 Ultimate, if you work with older versions some things might be different but the result will be the same.

 

Note: In the latest versions of PSP the command Image-Mirror has become Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal
and Image-Flip has become Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

 

Preparations

Duplicate all the tubes including the mask and work with the copies to preserve the originals.

Double click on the two Alien Skin Presets provided in the materials and they will automatically install in the appropriate filter for your PSP

Place the Selections into your Selections folder of PSP

 

Colors used:

Note: When working with your own colors, adjust the Blend Mode/Opacity at your own discretion

 

The Lesson

Step 1

Open a new Transparent image 900 x 600 pixels

Flood fill tool / Fill the layer with your color 1 #131d38

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood fill tool / Fill the layer with your color 2 #ffffff

Open mask masque_gerry_animabelle

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image

Apply masque_gerry_animabelle - Invert mask data not checked

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

 

 

Step 2

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selection Tool (S) - Custom Selection

Flood fill tool /Fill in the Selection with color 2 white

Selections - Modify - Contract - 4 pixels

Flood fill tool /Fill in the Selection with color 1 #131d38

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 3

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Flip

Image - Mirror

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Free Rotate - Right - 90 degrees

Image - Flip

Effects - Image effects - Offset

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Image - Flip

Close the eyes of the two bottom layers (Raster 1 and Group-Raster 2)

Your Layers look like this:

Activate the top layer

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible

Open the eyes of the two bottom layers (Raster 1 and Group-Raster 2)

 

 

Step 4

Activate the Magic Wand tool (Tolerance 0 and Feather 0)

With the Shift key pressed on your keyboard select the inside of all 4 rectangles on the top Merged layer

Edit - Cut (or Delete)

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Flood fill tool - Fill in the Selection with color 1 #131d38

Layer Properties: Lower the Opacity to 50

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

 

Step 5

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk

Look for and load the selection - gerry1_animabelle

Flood Fill Tool - Fill in the selection with your color 2 white #ffffff

Selections - Modify - Contract - 4 pixels

Flood Fill Tool - Fill in the selection with your color 1 #131d38

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 6

Activate the Magic Wand tool (Tolerance 0 and Feather 0) and select the first shape at the bottom right

Layers - New Raster Layer

Open tube - image1.jpg

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image

In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)

 

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass

Look for preset glass_gerry_animabelle provided in the materials and click OK

Note: If the Preset doesn't work for you, use these settings in the Basic Tab:

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

 

Step 7

Proceed in the same way for all the other 3 shapes by Copy and Paste into Selection - image 2.jpg image3.jpg, image4.jpg , following the example as in the final result

You have this:

 

 

Step 8

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk

Look for and load the selection - gerry2_animabelle

Flood Fill Tool - Fill in the selection with your color 2 white #ffffff

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Selections - Select None

Layers - Arrange - Move down

 

 

Step 9

Layers - Duplicate

Activate the layer below - Raster 3

Effects-Texture Effects-Mosaic Glass

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

 

 

Step 10

Image - Add Borders - 5px - Symmetric checked any contrasting colour (Note: I used green)

Activate the Magic Wand tool (Tolerance 0 and Feather 0) and select the 5 px border

Flood Fill Tool - Fill in the selected border with your color 2 white #ffffff

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Use the same settings as above (the settings are still in memory)

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 11

Image - Add Borders - 50px - Symmetric checked any contrasting colour (Note: I used green)

Activate the Magic Wand tool (Tolerance 0 and Feather 0) and select the 50px border

Flood Fill Tool - Fill in the selected border with your color 2 white #ffffff

Effects - Plugins - Simple - Centre Tile

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur (use the following settings)

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Use the same settings as above (the settings are still in memory)

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 12

Open tube - Gerry-Kids 35 - 23 september 2012

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste as New Layer on your working image

Position the tube in the center as shown on the final result

(Note: If you use your own tube - resize if necessary)

Effects - Plugins - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow - Preset shadow_gerry_animabelle

Note: If the Preset doesn't work for you, use these settings in the Basic Tab:

 

 

Step 13

Image - Add Borders - 5px - Symmetric checked color 2 white #ffffff

Activate the Magic Wand tool (Tolerance 0 and Feather 0) and select the 5 px border

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Use the same settings as above (the settings are still in memory)

Selections - Select None

 

 

Add your name or watermark, resize if you wish, and save as JPG file

 

~~~~~~~

My version with my own tubes