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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If you do this tutorial please email your version to Jolcsi

Jolcsi's email address -

 

 

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