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
4 deco tubes by Jolcsi
1 alpha selections
1 text tube by Jolcsi
Plugins used:
Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
Flaming Pear - Flexify2
Filters Unlimited 2.0 - ScreenWorks - Dense Net
Alien Skin/Eye Candy5 - Impact -Glass
You can find my plugins page - Here
Materials
The original tutorial is written on PSP 2022.
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.
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 #266d8c
Material Properties - Background: Set your Background color to color 2 #a8d4de
The Tutorial
Step 1
Open the Selections From Alpha Channel.pspimage file
Window - Duplicate
Close the original and work on the copy!!!
Step 2
Materials Properties: Set your Foreground color to foreground-background Radial style gradient (Corel_06_029)
with the following settings
Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the gradient
Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope
Layers - New Raster Layer
Step 3
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Load the Selection1
Flood fill tool / Fill in the layer with the gradient (the same settings as above)
Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope (the same settings as above)
Selections - Select None
Step 4
Adjust - Blur - Radial Blur
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror Horizontal
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X: 0.00 Y: -196.00
Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool
Step 5
Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Flexify 2
Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - ScreenWorks - Dense Net
In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Screen
Layers - Duplicate
Image - Mirror - Mirror Vertical
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Step 6
Open tube - jolcsi_dekor
Edit - Copy
Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer on your working image
Do not move it - It is in the right place
Step 7
Activate the bottom layer - Raster 1
Layers - New Raster Layer
Effects - Plugins - Mehdi - Wavy Lab 1.1
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur (Radius 40)
Step 8
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Load the Selection2
Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
Selections - Invert
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/50/25) color 3 #113241 - Shadow on new layer not checked
Selections - Select None
Activate the layer underneath - Raster 4
Layers - Delete
Step 9
The bottom layer - Raster 1 is active
Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection From Alpha Channel
Load the Selection3
Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass
Use these settings in the Basic Tab:
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/100/35) color 3 #113241 - Shadow on new layer not checked
Keep the selection selected!!!
Step 10
Open the deco tube - jolcsi_dekor2
Edit - Copy
Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection on your working image
Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen More
In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)
(Note: or colorize based on your color if needed)
Effects - Plugins - Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 - Impact - Glass - Clear
Selections - Select None
Your layers look like this:
Your image looks like this:
Step 11
Activate the top layer - Raster 3
Open tube - jolcsi_dekor3
Remove the watermark
Edit - Copy
Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer on your working image
Don't move it - it is in the right place!
Step 12
Open tube - jolcsi_virág
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: 270.00 Y: 348.00
Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool
In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Luminance (Legacy)
Adjust - Sharpness- Sharpen
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (1/1/65/0) color 3 #113241 - Shadow on new layer not checked
Step 13
Open 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: 296.00 Y: 16.00
Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool
Layers - Merge - Merge Visible
Step 14
Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 2
Image - Add Borders - 2px - Symmetric checked - color 1
Image - Add Borders - 1px - Symmetric checked - color 2
Edi t- Copy
Selections - Select All
Step 15
Image - Add Borders - 45px - Symmetric checked - color 2
Selections - Invert
Edit - Paste - Paste into Selection
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur (Radius 40) - settings are still in memory
Selections - Promote Selection to Layer
Effects - Plugins - <I.C.NET Software> - Filters Unlimited 2.0 - ScreenWorks - Dense Net
In your Layer Properties - set the Blend mode to Screen
Layers - Merge - Merge Down
Selections - Invert
Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow (0/0/65/30) color 3 #113241 - Shadow on new layer not checked
Selections - Select None
Step 16
Open tube - Jolcsi995
Remove the watermark
Edit - Copy
Edit - Paste - Paste As New Layer on your working image
Image - Resize - 115% - Resize All Layers - Not Checked
Adjust - Sharpness - Sharpen
Activate the Pick Tool (K)
Enter these values for positions X and Y on the Toolbar
X: 0.00 Y: 72.00
Press M on your keyboard to release the Pick Tool
Apply drop shadow to your own liking
Image - Add Borders - 1px - Symmetric checked - color 1
Step 17
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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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 version with woman tube by Vera Mendes
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Your Versions
Thank you Roberta Maver for the beautiful version
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Thank you Ibolya for the beautiful version
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