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 Annelies
1 tube by Animabelle
1 landscape image
1 texture tile by Animabelle
1 preset

 

Plugins used:

MuRa's Meister / Cloud
Alien Skin / Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow
AAA Filters / Granularity
Graphic plus / Cross shadow (It can be used alone and it can also be imported into Filters Unlimited 2.0)

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 other 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 and work with the copies to preserve the originals.

Double click on the Alien Skin Preset provided in the materials and it will automatically install in the appropriate filter for your PSP

 

Colors used:

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

Material Properties - Foreground: Set your Foreground color to color 1 #000000
Material Properties - Background: Set your Background color to color 2 #c4457a

 

 

The Tutorial

Step 1

File - New - Open a new Transparent image 900 x 600 pixels

Flood fill tool / Fill the layer with your foreground color 1 #000000

Effects - Texture Effects - Tiles

Tile shape: Square - Tile color 2 #c4457a

Effects - Geometric effects - Perspective-Horizontal

Use the following settings:

View - Rulers (tick on the Rulers to activate them)

Activate the Pick Tool (K) Mode Scale

With the left mouse clicked, shift the right center knot to 200

View - Rulers (untick Rulers)

Deactivate the Pick Tool by pressing the M key on your keyborard (or click on any other tool, for example the Selection Tool to release it)

 

Step 2

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Selections - Select All

Selections - Float

Selections - Modify - Select Selection Borders

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Flood fill tool /Fill in the Selection with the Background Color 2 #c4457a

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

 

Step 3

Layers - New Raster Layer

Layers - Arrange - Move down

Selections - Select All

Open image - image_paris

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image

Adjust - Sharpness - Unsharp Mask

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 4

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 60px - any contrasting color (I chose white) 

Activate the Magic Wand (Tolerance 0 and Feather 0)

Flood fill tool /Fill in the Selected border the Background Color 2 #c4457a

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel (settings as above - the settings are still in memory)

Selections - Select None

 

 

Step 5

Layers - Promote Background Layer

Image - Resize - 90% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

 

 

Step 6

Layers - New Raster Layer

Effects - Plugins - Mura's Meister - Cloud

Effects - Texture Effects - Texture

From the drop down menu choose texture Bricks or Brick wall or any other texture to your liking.

Layers - Arrange - Move down

 

 

Step 7

Activate the top Layer - Raster 1

Open the lady tube - Alies 12VR64-woman-30012013

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste as New Layer on your working image

Image - Resize 105% - Resize all layers not checked

Move the tube at the bottom right as shown on the final result

Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Perspective Shadow

In the User Settings look for preset shadow3_animabelle provided in the materials and click OK

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

 

 

Step 8

Open tube - persan_animabelle

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste as New Layer on your working image

Image - Resize 70% - Resize all layers not checked

Move the tube to the left side as shown on the final result

Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen

Minimize your working image for a while

 

 

Step 9

File - New - Open a new Transparent image 90 x 150 pixels

Open texture tube - tuile_animabelle - provided in the materials

Materials Properties: Set your Foreground to color 1 #000000

Materials Properties: Set your Background to Pattern

On the drop down menue - set the pattern on - tuile_animabelle

Settings - Angle 0 - Scale 54

You have this on the Material Properties

Flood fill tool / Fill in the transparent layer with the Pattern above

Effects - 3D Effects - Buttonize

Use the following settings (color #9b8752)

 

Step 10

Edit - Copy

Maximize your working image

Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer on your working image

Layers - Arrange - Move down

Position it just below the black cushion as shown on the final result

Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen

Activate the top layer - Raster 4 (the cat layer)

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

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

Use the same settings as above - shadow3_animabelle - (settings are still in memory)

 

 

Step 11

Materials Properties: Set your Foreground back to color 2 #c4457a

Materials Properties: Set your Foreground Color to Foreground-Background Linear gradient (Corel_06_029) with the following settings:

 

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2px - Color 2 #c4457a

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 40px - Color 1 #000000

Activate the Magic Wand (Tolerance 0 and Feather 0)

Select the last black border

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Flood fill tool / Fill in the border with the Linear gradient you just prepared

Effects - Plugins - AAA Filters - Granularity

Effects - Plugins - Graphic plus - Cross shadow

Selections - Select None

Image - Add Borders - Symmetric checked - 2px - Color 2 #c4457a

 

Image - Resize - 900 pixels width (the height will adapt)

 

Layers - New Raster Layer

Add your name or watermark

Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)

File - Export - Save as JPG file

 

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My version with my own tubes and deco mixed by Isa and Claudia Visa