Original tutorial by Jolcsi

Thank you Jolcsi for the permission to translate your tutorial.
Translated by Marie Nickol.

You will find the original tutorial here:

 

This tutorial is a personal creation by Jolsci.

Any resemblance with another one would only be pure coincidence.

Thank you for the respect of Jolcsi’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 Jolcsi 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 Jolcsi
2 deco tubes by Jolcsi
1 image scenery by Jolcsi
1 alpha selections
1 wordart tube by Jolcsi

 

Plugins used:

Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Filter Factori Gallery A - Weave
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Paper Textures - Canvas,Fine
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Toolbox - Zoom Blur
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Desinger sf10I> - Cruncher

Note: Plugin - VM Toolbox can be used alone and it can also be imported into Filters Unlimited 2.0

You can find my plugins page - Here

 

Materials

 

The original tutorial is written on PSP 2020.
This translation is written with PSP 2020.
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.

When you open the Selections From Alpha Channel.pspimage file you will see a blank canvas.
It is not empty: it contains all the selections needed, saved to Alpha Channels.

When using other colors adjust the Blend Mode and Opacity at your own discretion.

 

Colors used:

 

Material Properties - Foreground: Set your Foreground color to color 1 #7b3f1a
Material Properties - Background: Set your Background color to color 2 #d8a578

 

 

The Tutorial

Step 1

Open the Selections From Alpha Channel.pspimage file

Window - Duplicate

Close the original

The copy will be the basis of your work

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with color 1 #7b3f1a

 

Step 2

Layers - New Raster Layer

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1

Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur (Radius 30)

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Filter Factory Gallery A - Weave

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Paper Textures - Canvas, Fine (default settings)

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/35) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Layers - Duplicate (2 times)

 

Step 3

Activate the second layer from the top - Copy of Raster 2

Effects - Plugins - VM Toolbox - Zoom Blur (default settings)

In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Multiply

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance

 

Step 4

Activate the top layer - Copy (2) of Raster 2

Image - Rotate Left

Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror

Image - Rotate Right

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Desinger sf10I> - Cruncher (default settings)

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

 

Step 5

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Load Selection #1

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/-10/60/35) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/10/60/35) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Selections - Select None

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

 

Step 6

Activate the layer underneath - Copy (2) of Raster 2

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Load Selection #2

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/10/60/35) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/-10/60/35) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Selections - Select None

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

(Older versions of PSP - Image - Flip)

Activate the top layer - Promoted Selection

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

Step 7

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Load Selection #3

Press the Delete key on your keyboard

Selections - Select None

 

Step 8

Activate the second layer from the top - Copy (2) of Raster 2

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Load Selection #4

Selections - Promote Selection to Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (10/0/60/35) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Selections - Select None

Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave

Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X:166.00 Y: 269.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

Layers-Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

(Older versions of PSP - Image - Flip)

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

 

Your layer look like this:

Layers - Raster 1, Raster 2, Copy (2) of Raster 2, Promoted Selection - Blend Mode and Opacity -Normal

Layer - Copy of Raster 2 - Blend Mode - Multiply

Your image looks like this:

 

Step 9

Activate the top layer - Promoted Selection 1

Layers - New Raster Layer

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel

Load Selection #5

Open the landscape image - jolcsi_tájkép

Edit - Copy

Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image


Step 10

Selections - Modify - Select Selection Borders

Flood fill tool / Fill in the Selection with your foreground color - Color 1 #7b3f1a

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Selections - Select None

Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X:215.00 Y: 212.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/35) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

 

Step 11

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 2 #d8a578

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 1 #7b3f1a

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 3 #ffe083

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - 45px - Symmetric checked - color 3 #ffe083

Selections - Invert

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Paper Textures - Canvas, Fine (default settings)

Layers - New Raster Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Cutout

Selections - Select None

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

(Older versions of PSP - Image - Mirror)

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

(Older versions of PSP - Image - Flip)

Layers - Merge - Merge Down (2 times)

 

Step 12

Open the character tube - Jolcsi1036

Remove the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

(Older versions of PSP - Image - Mirror)

Image - Resize 85% - Resize all layers not checked

Position the tube to the right as shown on the final result

Apply drop shadow to your own liking

 

Step 13

Open the deco tube - jolcsi_dekor

Edit - Copy

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

Position the tube to the left as shown on the final result

 

Step 14

Open the wordart tube - text

Edit - Copy

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

Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X: 193.00 Y: 89.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

 

Step 15

Open the deco tube - jolcsi_dekor2

Remove the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X: 134.00 Y: 24.00

Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool

 

Image - Add Borders - 1px - Symmetric checked - color 1 #7b3f1a

 

Step 16

Layers - New Raster Layer

Add your name or watermark

Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)

Image - Resize - 950 pixels width (the height will adapt)

File - Export - Save as JPG file

 

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