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
1 deco tube by Jolcsi
1 wordart tube by Jolcsi
3 selections
1 font

 

Plugins used:

Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Distortion - Radiator
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Toolbox - Seamless Tile
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Toolbox - Slipthrough
AP 01 (Innovations) - Lines - SilverLining

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.

Place the selections into your Selections folder of PSP

Adjust the Blend Mode and Opacity to your own liking.

If using other colors, you may need to colorize some of the elements.

 

 

Colors used:

 

Material Properties - Foreground: Set your Foreground color to color 1 #b86b26
Material Properties - Background: Set your Background color to color 2 #07141a

 

 

The Tutorial

Step 1

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

Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1

Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur

Layers - Duplicate

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical

In your Layer Properties - set the Opacity of this layer to 50%

Layers - Merge - Merge Down

Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More

 

Step 2

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Distortion - Radiator (default settings)

Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen More

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Toolbox - Seamless Tile (default settings)

Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - VM Toolbox - Slipthrough (default settings)

(Note: set your background color to white #ffffff to get the same effect)

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk 

Look for and load the selection - 2737

Press the Delete key on your keyboard

Selections - Select None

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/55.00) color #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Effects - Geometric Effects - Skew

 

Step 3

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk 

Look for and load the selection -2737a

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood fill tool /Fill in the Layer with the Background Color 2 #07141a

Selections - Modify - Contract

Press the Delete key on your keyboard

 

Step 4

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the Foreground color 1 #b86b26

Effects - Plugins - AP 01 (Innovations) - Lines - SilverLining

Selections - Modify - Contract

Layers - New Raster Layer

Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the Foreground color 1 #b86b26

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/55.00) color #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

 

Step 5

Selections - Modify - Contract

Effects - Plugins - AP 01 (Innovations) - Lines - SilverLining (the same settings as in Step 4)

settings are still in memory

Effects - 3D Effects - Inner Bevel (the same settings as in Step 4)

settings are still in memory

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/55.00) color #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Down - 2 times

Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/55.00) color #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

 

Step 6

Layers - Duplicate

Effects - Texture Effects - Mosaic - Glass

Layers - Arrange - Move Down

 

Step 7

Activate the second layer from the bottom - Copy of Raster 1

Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Disk 

Look for and load the selection -2737b

Press the Delete key on your keyboard

Selections - Select None

Layer - Copy of Raster 1 - is still active!

 

Step 8

Open the deco tube - jolcsi_dekor

Remove the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Do not move it - it is in the right place!

 

Your layers look like this:

Your image looks like this:

 

Step 9

Activate the top layer - Raster 2

Open the text 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: 190.00 Y: 41.00

 

***When usign other colors for your image, you will find the font Baroque Script in the materials.

Set the size of the font to 55 pixels

Set the background color to color 1 #b86b26

Type the text - 'Blanka'

Layers - Convert to Raster Layer

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (-4/0/100/1.00) color 2 #07141a - Shadow on new layer not checked

Image - Free Rotate

Position as above - X: 190.00 Y: 41.00

***

 

Step 10

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 2 #07141a

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 1 #b86b26

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 2 #07141a

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - 45px - Symmetric checked - color 1 #b86b26

Selections - Invert

Effects - Plugins - AP 01 (Innovations) - Lines - SilverLining (the same settings as in Step 4)

settings are still in memory

Selections - Invert

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/55.00) color #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Selections - Select None

Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 2 #07141a

Selections - Select All

Image - Add Borders - 20px - Symmetric checked - color 1 #b86b26

Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/55.00) color #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked

Selections - Select None

 

Step 11

Open the character tube - Jolcsi986

Remove the watermark

Edit - Copy

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

Image - Resize - 120% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked

Position the tube as shown on the final example above

Apply drop shadow to your own liking

 

Step 12

Layers - New Raster Layer

Add your name or watermark

Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)

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

Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen

File - Export - Save as JPG file

 

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I hope you enjoyed this lesson.

If you do this tutorial please email your version to me

my email address -

 

 

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My versions with a tube by Alies

 

 

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Your Versions

 

Thank you Roberta Maver for your beautiful version

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Thank you Myriam Cedro for your beautiful version

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Thank you Liriani Silva for your beautiful version

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