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 Jolcsi.
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 misted tube by Jolcsi
1 alpha selections
Plugins used:
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
Mehdi - Sorting Tile
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Bkg Kaleidoscope - Tiler
Filters Unlimited 2.0- FunHouse - Loom
(AFS) Import - sqborder2
Alien Skin/ Eye Candy5 - Impact - Glass
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.
Important Note: 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.
Colors used:
color 1- #2c4361 ; color 2 - #c7cdcf ;
Material Properties - Foreground: Set your Foreground color to color 1 #2c4361
Material Properties - Background: Set your Background color to color 2 #c7cdcf
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
Step 2
Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur (Radius 40)
Selections - Select All
Layers - New Raster Layer
Open tube - jolcsi _csaj
Remove the watermark
Edit - Copy
Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image
Selections - Select None
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur (Radius 15)
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Step 3
Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Sorting Tiles
Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance
Layers - Duplicate
Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - &<Bkg Kaleidoscope - Tiler (default settings)
In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Overlay
Step 4
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Load the selection - Selection #1
Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - FunHouse - Loom (default settings)
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/60) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked
Selections - Select None
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Resize - 110% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked
Layers - Duplicate
Repeat: Image - Resize - 110% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked
Layers - Merge - Merge Down (2 times)
Step 5
Image - Rotate Right
Effects - Reflection Effects - Rotating Mirror
Image - Rotate Left
Activate the layer underneath - Copy of Raster 1
Selections - Select All
Activate the top layer - Promoted Selection
Image - Crop to Selection
Selections - Select None
Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling (default settings)
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
Open tube - jolcsi _csaj again
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: 224.00 ; Y: -15.00
Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
Step 6
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Load the selection - Selection #2
Flood fill tool /Fill in the Selection with Color 1 #2c4361
Selections - Select None
Effects - Distortion Effects - Wave
Layers - Duplicate
Step 7
Effects - Image Effects - Seamless Tiling
Image - Flip - Flip Horizontal
Activate the layer underneath - Raster 3
Effects - Plugins - AFS IMPORT - sqborder2 (default settings)
Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen
Activate the top layer - Copy of Raster 3
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/70/25) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked
Step 8
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Load the selection - Selection #3
Flood fill tool / Fill in the Selection with Color 2 #c7cdcf
Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass
Use these settings in the Basic Tab:
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/70/25) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked
Keep the selection Selected!
Step 9
Layers - New Raster Layer
Selections - Modify - Contract (15 pixels)
Flood fill tool / Fill in the Selection with Color 1 #2c4361
Effects - Plugins - AP 01 (Innovations) - Lines - SilverLining
Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin - Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass (Clear)
Use these settings in the Basic Tab:
Selections - Select None
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen
Layers - Duplicate
Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X: 10.00 ; Y: 252.00
Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Your layers look like this:
Your image looks like this:
Step 10
Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - Color 1 #2c4361
Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - Color 2 #c7cdcf
Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - Color 1 #2c4361
Image - Add Borders - 50px - Symmetric checked - Color 2 #c7cdcf
Selections - Select All
Selections - Modify - Contract (30 pixels)
Selections - Modify - Select Selection Borders
Flood fill tool /Fill in the Selection with Color 1 #2c4361
Effects - Texture Effects - Weave
Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen More
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/80/20) color black #000000 - Shadow on new layer not checked
Selections - Select None
Step 11
Layers - New Raster Layer
Add your name or watermark
Add Jolcsi's watermark - jolcsi_szignál
Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)
Image - Resize - 950 pixels width (the height will adapt)
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 Jolcsi
Jolcsi's email address -
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My version with my own tube
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