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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